Len Santoro thanks volunteers for their dedication and commitment while pointing out how much of a difference every project in the neighborhood contributes to the preservation of quality of life and community.
More than two dozen volunteers came out in support of the Junper park Civic Associations clean-up on Saturday to clean and paint the dual overpass at Eliot Avenue and 60th Lane.
The Juniper Juniors, of the the Juniper Park Civic Association, organized the event with the support of Maspeth High School’s Green Club and Earth Day volunteers from Stop and Shop.
This marked the second successful pairing between the Junios and the Maspeth High School’s Green Club.
The first event was the painting of the Grand Avenue Bridge by the new Elmhurst Park. JPCA gladly welcomed the opportunity to participate in the event organized by Stop and Shop.
Members of the Juniper Juniors, the civic and Shop-n-Stop volunteers brushed away scrawling on the overpass at Eliot Avenue and 60th Lane in the first of several scheduled clean-ups organized by the JPCA.
Saturday’s clean up was the first in a series of events that the Juniper Juniors will run throughout the summer.
The painting and clean-up supplies are paid for by the JPCA and Stop and Shop supplied the fresh fruit and water. The next event will be May 11th, we’ll it will involve cleaning up the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue.
The Forum would like to recognize all the volunteer’s who helped make Saturday’s event such a success:
Coordinators: Len Santoro, Juniper Juniors, Juniper Park Civic Association, Aaron Bell, Maspeth High School’s Green Club, Kelly Carr , Stop and Shop
Volunteers: Juniper Juniors: Peter Ilse, Jake Somin, Sal Mezzatesta, Kevin McManus, Michael Szabo, Giuseppe Vicino, Lauren Rottenberg, Erin Pepe. Juniper Park Civic Association: Bob Holden – President, Len Santoro – Board Member, Patrick Trinchese – Board Member, Angelo Raneri – Board Member, Lee Rottenberg– Board Member, Richie Polgar, Leonard C. Rella, Joe Termine. Maspeth High School: Aaron Bell, Cesar Valle, Miguel Garcia, Thomas Farell, Francisca Vallejo. Stop and Shop: Carletta Cantres, Catherine Dickerson, Tylessia Turner, Garadean T. Olson, Monty Bhanji, Ryan Salvatore, Amanda Hogue, Pamela Ballom, Taniya Smith, Natasha LaPorte, Xin Yi Chan, Amy Jian, Ray Diaz.
