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Neighbor Brings Professional Cleaning Crew to Prospect Park
Neighbor Brings Professional Cleaning Crew to Prospect Park
When neighbor Armando Gonzalez read about Prospect Park's budget cuts, the owner of a professional cleaning company decided to volunteer his services to help keep the park looking good. He tells the Daily News he came to pick up trash because he doesn't like the idea of how it makes New York look:
"That bothers me, because I love New York. New York is full of tourists...I'd hate people to go back home and start talking about how dirty New York was - 'We went to the park and we saw a lot of garbage,'" he said. "I want them to have a good impression."
He'll be volunteering through September, and then hopes to do it again next summer.
Of course, he's not the only one volunteering his time to keep the park clean. Marie and her team from the Litter Mob continue to pick up trash in the Midwood section of the park every other Tuesday at 9am. And volunteers are always welcome, and needed.
You can also volunteer through the Prospect Park Volunteer Corps.
If you've walked through the park recently and thought about how dirty it seems, let Armando and Marie provide a little inspiration--all you have to do is show up, and you can make a difference.
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