Country Club Civic hosts cleanup, installs new welcome sign
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BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
For the past four years, the
Country Club Civic Association
has been beautifying the
neighborhood by cleaning up
debris and graffi ti.
On Sunday, October 20,
about 15-20 volunteers rolled
up their sleeves in the annual
cleanup at the Country Club
garden’s main triangle, located
by Providence Rest Nursing
Home on Dean Avenue and Sta-
dium Avenue, where a newly
installed community welcome
sign with fl owers and plants
greet residents and visitors.
The addition of the welcome
sign at the triangle was made
possible by Partnership for
Parks, a unique public-private
partnership between the City
Parks Foundation and the NYC
Parks Department, that supports
and champions neighborhood
volunteers by giving them
the tools they need to advocate
and care for their neighborhood
parks and green spaces.
The sign is currently surrounded
by small shrubs and
seasonal annuals. The group
recently planted a stunning,
colorful array of mums in full
bloom.
The ground in the tree grove
area that encompasses most
of the island’s northern end,
was recently dressed up with
mulch to cover the sparse lawn
that struggled for sunlight.
“Everything we do is
through a membership and we
receive some grant funding to
help with the beautifi cation of
the area,” said Tom Potenzo,
public improvement coordinator,
of the Country Club Civic
Association. “This is what our
association stands for: communicating
and helping to improve
our local area.”
Councilman Mark Gjonaj
also participated in the
cleanup.
“Beautifying our neighborhoods
is essential to the environment
and our quality of
life,” Gjonaj said.
Following the cleanup, the
organization hosts its special
‘Thank you Luncheon’ for all of
the volunteers.
“We just go out and beautify
the area as much as we can for
everyone who lives here,” said
Angela Ryan, events chairperson,
of the Country Club Civic
Association. “Thank you to all
of the volunteers that came out
to help us to keep our neighborhood
beautiful and nice place
to live.”
Country Club Civic Association installes new welcome sign. Photo courtesy of the Country Club Civic Association
Councilman Mark Gjonaj (r) stopped by to lend his support.
Photo courtesy of the Country Club Civic Association
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