At the May 17th neighborhood clean-up, recruiter Joe Divencenzo stands ready to inform prospective Bigs and Littles about the mentoring program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay.

For more pictures of the May 17th Taking Pride in Lynn Neighborhood clean-up, click here.

  

We couldn't have had a successful neighborhood cleanup without the help of everyone who participated, first and foremost, the residents of Lynn who gave up their Saturday morning to improve the neighborhood.

Special thanks to our sponsors, who funded the event:
SCI Lynn
Mayor Chip Clancy and the city of Lynn
Ward 3 Neighborhood Association

These socially responsible businesses also made contributions:
Harrington Trophy printed and donated 50 "Taking Pride in Lynn" T-shirts at the last minute
the 7-11 on Chestnut St. and Essex provided gatorade and water
Nina's Convenience Store supplied work gloves
Osborne Pharmacy also supplied work gloves
Lynn Meatland provided subs and potato chips for lunch
Brothers Deli sent a tray of chicken salad
Pizza Lovers provided 2 pizzas

The following people and organizations donated their time, effort and expertise. Check out their links!

Girls, Inc.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lynn
Highlands Coalition
Department of Public Works
Lynn Lumber
The Food Project
Lynn Time Bank
Calvin Anderson
Ward 3 Councilor Darren Cyr
the Lynn Police Department
Massachusetts Trial Court Community Service Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay

I would also like to thank Kimberlee Powers, principal of the Ingalls school, for letting us use the schoolyard, and the Custodian's Union for giving us access to electrical power on a Saturday.