A local veterans community service group is leading a community service event on Saturday, Aug. 3 at Bay 84th Street Community Garden.
Volunteers from The Mission Continues (TMC), an organization that connects veterans to community service projects, will be at the garden from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Civilian volunteers are also welcome to join the event.
The volunteers will be working on updating the compost station and general upkeep of the community garden. Children participating will be painting miniature wooden birdhouses, which will be displayed throughout the garden. Also on hand will be donated books for youngsters to take home, a seed-planting session and a family-friendly BBQ.
Girl Scout and Boy Scout members are encouraged to participate and earn their gardening patches during the service event.
“We are not just a community garden, we are here to serve and improve the community through productive positive experiences,” said Spencer L., a liaison for the community garden.
Founded in 2018 by local community activists, the Bay 84th Street Community Garden has brought together the Far Rockaway community with an array of local events throughout the years. The garden strung from a former dumping ground that was later converted with the help of the NYC Department of Sanitation and JetBlue volunteers. It is under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks and supported by GreenThumb, the nation’s largest urban gardening program.
To sign up for the event, click here.
