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closer to me here, please. I don't bite. I promise. [Music] First of all, I want to extend a sincere thanks to all of you who have showed up today on this Saturday morning as a part of our Patterson is picking up campaign.
This is the newly transformed Barber Park. At one time, yes, at one time, unfortunately, this park did not look like this and the community cared rose up, took the park back, and we have
renovated it to have a new playground and a splash path for the children, new benches and accommodations. We've also just been joined by the councilman, council woman who represents this ward and former mayor, Ruby Nan. I saw Councilman Lewis A. VeZ here as
well. So, just want to go over some protocols as we proceed in the perimeter. Make sure that we go in groups or in pairs just for safety. Follow staff, Patterson staff. We also don't want you to pick up hazardous
materials like needles. And of course, use what we've given you, the equipment. When we get back, lunch will be provided. So again, you are a part of a movement here in this city. It's called Patterson is picking up and keeping
Patterson clean starts with you. Thank you for joining us everybody. Let's get going. Come on in the movie Lean on Me. So let's move expeditiously. Come on guys. Expeditiously picking up.
One more time. and take it out. That's the spirit of clear
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Enjoy [Music] the moment. Enjoy the moment. Let's do this. All the cigarette butts, whatever's there on that street. We're going to
clean it up. Let's go. Come on, team. Got a team coming for the second wave here. Then there's other mechanisms that we have social media to get more people to engage. Today the Girl Scouts of America, they were tableabling our
financial empowerment program tabled as well. We just got another home owner as a result, a first-time home buyer as a result of the financial empowerment center program. Ladies and gentlemen, let's keep the momentum going. We also have
[Music] uh residents uh because residents are important and their ability to be able
to use the green spaces and the amenities at Westside Clark is very valuable and this is this is what we do. This is how we do it. Yes, this is how we do it. That's what you did right there. That was good. Mel, proud of you. Thank you. I try. I try. Thank you. Young lady, come on in. You got to tell
everybody who you are, where you're from, and come and listen to the queen. We doing big things. West South Park. I clicked up for everything. I just come. I'm back home. All right. It's your queen, better known as Mrs. Rippy the Goddess. Also your host for #you podcast Atlanta. You rocking with me with my I
like that. All right. This is my mayor. Okay. Y'all don't understand. I worked hard. Got on the radio podcast. My school six alumni here. You guys are here in my home. Fourth war, baby. 10. 101. Calistry right here. So, I
appreciate y'all so much. We appreciate you and your positive energy. That is infectious. Out. Coming out. You got to be optimistic. That's your outlook right now. Dream. Come on. Come on. And we peace and blessings. Y'all tell them about the marching band. Right. And then don't Oh, if y'all didn't miss the
African heritage parade, the mayor came out for the African heritage parade. He walked with us. He talked with us. Took pictures with the drum line. I got the captain Stallion drum line right here. Okay. I started that drum line in the seventh grade. Okay. Didn't have nothing
else to do with Mr. Calvin Quinc. It was just me, my brother Bishme Cohen, and Antoine Storage that live right here in this house. don't know if they still here, but we started that and then we grew and it became what it became. So, the mayor has all of that to thank for.
I appreciate you. We appreciate you. Thank you. We got to keep it going. Let's keep it going. Thank you. I am Shondaanda Bennett from New City Parks that the director of programs and partnership. We are here today to help to clean up Patterson because Patterson
cares. Um we are uh together working with mayor with the mayor and the community to u make sure that everybody realizes that we love Patterson new city parks who loves Patterson. Thank you. And we love new city parks. Excellent.
And uh we we partnered with the city to rehabilitate Barbara Park and Westside Park and Vera Ames Park. Yes. Ver community park not far from here. So, Barber Park totally transformed. Ver as undergoing the transformation and tell about Westside Park. Westside Park is in
construction right now and we are looking forward to seeing it come to fruition um and having access or having the community have access to that wonderful park and we are just very excited to be a part of this event today. We have these wonderful
volunteers out doing what they can for the community and we love it. Thank you. And you brought your intern. Is that Marcel? That is Marcel. Marcel Ko. Come on in. Marcel. Marcel Ko. An intern with New City Parks. Absolutely. Tell us a little bit about yourself, Marcel. Well, my name is
Marcel. I go to NYU. Whoa. Very good school. Come on. My wife went there. Thank you. And I'm here with um Miss Shondaanda um to volunteer to give back, but also to be out in the uh community. Thank you. Because you know it's important for us to have our green spaces.
And having our green spaces is one thing, but keeping them clean and keeping them out today is also important, which is why New City Parks works to renovate um neglected green spaces and to make them fresh and new to help the foster community. I think it's very important. So whether you're out
here with us, Mr. Mayor, thank you, Marcel. Very well said. Thank you. Thank you. New City Park, show them brand awareness. Show them your logo. We're glad to be out here with you, mayor. And we're proud to be partners in progress in Patterson. Thank you. Come on.
You the best one. Thank you. You in uh where's the one in county jail? Uh damn, it was a long time ago. Uh the hardware store. Uh [Music]
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the Green Acre Community Court. [Music] 7 a.m. You can garden. You can help your babies. You can plant your own fruits, vegetables. He's welcoming you. Okay. He's welcoming you. He's welcoming us.
He's welcoming us. Patterson is picking up. Come out and help you baby how to garden. Teaching them how to garden. Grow their own food, their own fruit and vegetables. Here with Mr. Deacon Davis.
Green Acres Community Garden. 7 years in the making. Going strong. Okay. Let's go. Yes. Some people were messy over here. You noticed, right?
Yeah. Thank you. Thank you, volunteers. Thank you. [Music] Hi, I'm Councilwoman Ruby Cotton here in
the fourth ward and of course we are here now today in Barber Park which everyone know years ago it was a drug infested park and if you look at it now is just absolutely doable. And we have the organization called Occupying Barber Park Committee. And I want to thank all of them that made sure that we got this
park back where it needed to be. And now we're doing the clean up. And I want to thank the state of New Jersey to continue to have clean communities, which is Patterson is basically probably the only one that still do clean communities. So if you have not been to Barber Park, please come out. We have a
lot of activities that's going to be going on for the rest of the summer. So make sure you come out. And once again, thank you Clean Communities, thank you Occupy Barber Park Committee, and thank you, Mayor Andre. And thank everyone who came out and volunteered today to do the
clean up at Barber Park. Thank you. God bless you all. Flowers Ruby Cotton brought to Barbara Park to make the park look homey, loving, and caring for our city. Ruby Cotton brought these flowers
here, and me and the ladies planted them. Very nice. [Music]
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