Joining Hands on New York Day.

By Jamie Anzellotti, Vice President, Relationship Manager, Citi April 22, 2011 10:12 AM

On Saturday, April 16th, 40 volunteers from Citi's NYC Green Team and African Heritage Network participated in a community garden event in East New York, Brooklyn. Euclid Garden was one of 70 clean-up projects coordinated by New York Cares as part of Hands On New York Day.

Citi and New York Cares partnered with a group of East New York residents who've been working to create welcome and vibrant green spaces in the neighborhood since 1982. Euclid Garden has been a neighborhood fixture for years, providing community members with a space to grow food, enjoy nature and hold annual fundraisers to support a variety of causes.

Citi volunteers prepared garden beds, planted flowers and vegetables, cleaned up the space and installed a 2,500 gallon water tank. We worked alongside neighbors who praised the amount we were able to accomplish in a few short hours.

Thanks to all this good work the garden will soon be water self-sufficient and the community will be able to host an upcoming fundraiser for cancer research.