For kids who never planted a daffodil bulb or volunteered to beautify a park, our East-West's Community Assistant, Ms. Sue Hu, recruited over 45 students to spend a Saturday morning raking leaves, and planting over 1000 daffodils bulbs at the Kissena Corridor Park.
Cheng Rong Shi, first on the list of volunteers.
Daffodil bulbs waiting to be planted
Students from all grade level rolled up their sleeves and worked up a sweat.
Many hands make light work...
Six graders trying their hand at digging up weeds and planting bulbs
High school students working together to clean up Kissena Park
Located across the street from East-West, students will be able to see their handy work every Spring when the daffodils bloom.
Some students took time to enjoy nature at its best
Some needed a break
Even Ms. Hu pitched in to help
Designated as It's My Park Day and presented by Partnerships for Parks, East-West's Community Advisory Board Member, Dorothy Woo, in partnership with the Kissena Corridor Park Conservancy, organized the event.
Ms. Dorothy Woo standing, second from the left, with Kissena Corridor Park Conservancy members, Congresswoman Meng, and Cheng Rong Shi
When asked if the students had a great time, an overwhelming amount of "Yes!" were shouted.
It's My Park Day t-shirts, food and drinks were provided to our volunteers.
Ms. Hu was also in charge of crowd control
Thank you to all our volunteers.
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