Cleaning Becomes Contagious at NYC Public Schools

The 20th Annual New York Cares Day brought out more than 7,000 volunteers this Saturday, all of whom canvassed the city to help clean up, brighten and revitalize New York City public schools.

Volunteers painted colorful murals inside and outside the schools, repaired fences, re-organized libraries, planted flowers and fixed-up playgrounds. 

This year, volunteers spruced up 111 schools -- 46 in Brooklyn, including 15 in Bed-Stuy.

The schools in Bed-Stuy included:

• CS 21 K - Crispus Attucks
• P4K at 853
• PS 373 K - Brooklyn Transition Center
• CS 734 K - The Ethical Community Charter School (TECCS)
• 616 K - Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service
• MS 57 K - The Ron Brown Academy
• 336K - Academy of Business & Community Development MS/HS
• PS 243 K - The Weeksville School
• PS 309 K - George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy
• PS 297 K - Richard Stockton
• PS 353 K - Elijah Stroud
• PS/IS 137 K - Rachel Jean Mitchell
• PS 636
• PS 3 Bedford Village School
• PS 25

New York Cares Day is the city’s largest day of hands-on volunteering in the public schools. This annual day of service is run by New York Cares -- the city’s leading volunteer organization -- in partnership with the NYC Department of Education. Each year, the volunteers provide a nearly $1 million value in services to the public schools in a single day.

For more information or to volunteer with New York Cares on future projects, visit www.newyorkcares.org.