Laurelton Operation Clean Up pushed forward on August 5th, 2017 despite the weather reporting the threat of torrential rain. The plan was to clean up the medians on Merrick Blvd. and place wood chips in the weeded areas for beautification. The wood chips were dropped off by the Parks Department on August 4, 2017 and the core team was concerned about them getting ruined by the weather conditions or theft if the date moved to the following weekend. The dedicated coalition of volunteers included The Federated Blocks of Laurelton, The 229 Street Block Association, David Huie of VioKMarketing Group and Brandon Phillips of The UPS Store and DIVAS for Social Justice. In addition, Laurelton Operation Clean Up had the support of former Laurelton residents Lynette Erskine,Mickey Lespinasse as well as Harry Jenkins.
Laurelton Operation Clean Up also welcomed this month our newest volunteer Erin Jones. Erin is a Rosedale resident and will be going to the second grade in the fall at P.S 270, The Gordon Parks School. Ms. Jones worked very closely with lead organizer Melva Miller ensuring everyone signed in for the clean up and actively pulling weeds from the medians on Merrick Boulevard. When asked why it was important to participate in clean up Erin stated, ” Volunteering in the clean up and help is important because working gives more energy to life.”
The next clean up will take place September 9, 2017.
