About a dozen men volunteered for a Cities of Service event to install playground equipment at two City parks on a chilly 2014 November 22nd Day. The equipment was purchased through a grant from the Mayor Bloomberg Philanthropy Cities of Service Grant received earlier in the year. The crew worked at both Abbott Court Park in the City's South End and at Turner Park in the North End. Dave Perry from the Department of Community Maintenance was on hand to direct the operation. Volunteer Tom Gagne, who lives in Somerset but works in Fall River, was one of the volunteers who donated their time and labor to get major equipment into the ground before winter. The remainder of the installation will be completed in the spring. Click here for a brief video of the event.  For more information, contact Neighborhood Coordinator Perry Long at 508-676-0324. (Bottom right photo courtesy of Perry Long)

(Top row) As volunteers, including Paul DaCamera and John Wenclawik work with Community Maintenance staff Mike DeSousa on laying out the playground at Abbott Court Park in the City's South End, Neighborhood Coordinator Perry Long explains the project. (Row two) Under the direction of Community Maintenance Supervisor Chris Galligher, the group moves the tower into position. (Row three, center) Somerset resident and volunteer Tom Gagne stands in front of the completed tower. (Bottom row, right) Volunteers finish their work on a smaller structure at Turner Park in the City's North End.