More than a dozen Central Hudson employee-volunteers and their friends and family members participated in a community-wide cleanup event in Newburgh on May 7.
Central Hudson employee-volunteers pick up trash, rake and sweep sidewalks as part of the Newburgh Community Cleanup event.
Central Hudson employee-volunteers take part in the Newburgh Community Cleanup organized by Safe Harbors of the Hudson.
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Employee-volunteers from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation helped beautify parts of the City of Newburgh during the Newburgh Community Cleanup on Saturday, May 7, 2011. The event was organized by Safe Harbors of the Hudson Valley. The 12-member Central Hudson team joined 150 other volunteers to collect trash and sweep walks along Chambers Street, Landers Street, South Street and Gidney Avenue in Newburgh to help keep the city “clean and green.”
According to Safe Harbors of the Hudson, the cleanup event was held in celebration of Earth Day and was “an opportunity for community members, young and old, to be a part of what’s great in the City of Newburgh.”
“Our employee-volunteers, together with their friends and family members, feel strongly about supporting our communities, and this event helped to make a noticeable difference for residents in the City of Newburgh,” said Anthony Campagiorni, Central Hudson Assistant Vice President of Government Affairs, Economic Development and Energy Efficiency, and captain of the Central Hudson team.
“Our first Newburgh Community Cleanup was a tremendous success and we could not have done it without the support of Central Hudson volunteers, as well as the support of countless individuals, businesses and organizations,” said Tricia Haggerty Wenz, Executive Director of Safe Harbors of the Hudson.
“Cleaning up Newburgh’s streets was no easy task,” Haggerty Wenz said. “It required a lot of support, dedication and old-fashioned elbow grease to make it happen. But it doesn’t stop here: All of us need to work together to keep our beautiful city clean, to educate our youth on littering and to follow the Newburgh Department of Public Works’ rules for trash and recycling collection. Hopefully one day we will no longer have to hold community cleanups!”
For more information on Safe Harbors of the Hudson, visit www.Safe-Harbors.org. To learn about community involvement at Central Hudson, visit www.CentralHudson.com and click in “In the Community.”
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