Following an intense blizzard
that brought over two feet of snow to the City on February 8th and 9th,
2013, participants in the YouthBuld
Program and other volunteers spread out across the City to help
seniors and people with disabilities clear the piles of snow that blocked
sidewalks and kept cars locked in icy piles along the streets. Dubbed
"Operation Shovel" and organized by Neighborhood
Outreach Coordinator Perry Long at Government Center, the teams were
assigned to offer assistance at no cost to residents who had called to
request help. "This is part of our mission to give back to the
community," commented YouthBuild Program Manager Carmen Riccardi.
Other volunteers included Mike and Dave Pina who helped some disabled
people in the Niagara neighborhood. "We realize that everyone is not
in a position to deal with this kind of storm, and connecting people with
volunteers who can help at no cost is part of the mission of the
neighborhood associations," stated Long.
Click here
for a short 
video of the YouthBuild group in action. Click
here for the Herald News article. For more
information, contact Neighborhood
Outreach Coordinator Perry Long
at 508-676-0324.
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(Top
row) YouthBuild participants step out of their bus on Holden Street to
clear a driveway for Carmen Ouellette, and Yesenia David and Akie Headley
begin digging into a snow pile. (Row two, left and right) Yesenia and
Jorge Rodriguez work to clear a snowed-in car. (Row two, center) Student
Cullen O'Leary and GED instructor Eric Gomes pose for a photo in front of
the YouthBuild bus. (Row three, center) Sarom Sarit, Akie Headley, Amber
Moniz, Javier Ramos, Michelle Tirado, Jorge Rodriguez, Yesenia David,
Cullen O'Leary and John Boyer pose for a group photo after completing the
job. (Bottom row) Volunteers Mike and David Pina work on clearing a pile
of snow as Dino Bissaro, center, of the Niagara Neighborhood Association
stands by. |
