Dozens of Local 79 members and their families volunteered their time on Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 to clean up Wingate Park in Brooklyn and Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Projects included debris removal, trail maintenance and painting. New York City Parks employees were instrumental in identifying projects and providing the tools and equipment to get the job done. “To see such a large turn out of volunteers on the weekend is yet one of many examples of our members’ dedication to their communities,” said Local 79 Business Agent Luis Montalvo. “We thank them for their time and effort. ”
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- Local 79 park cleanup volunteers
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- Local 79 Business Manager Mike Prohaska handing out shirts to members
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- Local 79’s young volunteers
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- Local 79 volunteers help the Friends of Wingate Park with cleanup of park
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- Local 79 volunteers get ready to paint at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
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- Local 79 members clear brush on a trail by Willow Lake
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- Scraping and cleaning in advance of painting
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- Family members get sized for shirts. Triple XXX large, anybody?
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- Anthony Williamson warms up the crowd of park cleanup volunteers
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- Group shot of Local 79 park cleanup volunteers
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- Local 79 Volunteer
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- Local 79 Park Cleanup Volunteers
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- Volunteers in front of Willow Lake gate
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- Local 79 apprentice with Non-Traditional Employment for Women volunteer
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- Local 79 members with machetes for brush clearing on a trail
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- Volunteers taking a lunch break
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- Local 79 staff and member
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- Wingate Park gets spruced up
