How more than 141 volunteers spent a Saturday building—and painting—a brighter future for Boston’s youth
Each spring for more than 15 years, OAT associates—along with their families and friends—have come together to support their local communities as part of Rebuilding Together Boston (RTB). This year, on Saturday, April 30, more than 141 volunteers joined in to repair, repaint, and landscape the Parkside Christian Academy in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The day’s goal: To help provide the school’s 150 inner-city students with a cleaner, brighter, and friendlier learning environment.
Here are some photos of OAT associates in action:
OAT associates, and their families and friends, spent the last Saturday in April participating in Rebuilding Together Boston (RTB)—a one-day project where volunteers come together to rehabilitate deteriorating homes and schools in the Boston community.
This year, volunteers were tasked with repairing and painting classrooms and beautifying the school grounds around Parkside Christian Academy, a school that serves 150 inner-city students from Boston neighborhoods including Dorchester, Roxbury, Hyde Park, and Jamaica Plain, from preschool to ninth grade.
RTB committee co-chair Nicole Braley gives volunteers a safety speech before work begins, as fellow co-chair Jim Cummings listens behind her.
OAT associates scrape and scrub lockers in the hallway of Parkside Christian Academy.
OAT associate Andrew Rosario utilizes his painting skills to beautify one of the school’s classrooms.
Several lucky associates were able to enjoy the sunny spring weather as they planted new flowers outside of Parkside Christian Academy.
Vibrant tulips now line the front of the school.
After a full day of work, volunteers repaired and painted 20 classrooms, two hallways, two after-school rooms, and the teachers’ lounge. Outside, a large (and old) wooden playground was removed, flowers were planted, 30 bags of mulch were spread, and two exterior emergency exit doors were replaced.
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