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Hundreds Volunteer At Maywood’s Village Wide, Village Pride 


Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker and Readith Esther put the finishing touches on Saturday’s beautification of the Maywood Home for Soldiers’ Widows. A team of volunteers planted flowers in front of the historic building during Saturday’s annual Village Pride, Village Wide event. | Michael Romain 

Sunday, May 15, 2022 || By Community Editor || @maywoodnews 

Maywood’s annual Village Wide, Village Pride community-wide cleanup event was held May 14, a few weeks after it was postponed due to inclement weather.

Mayor Nathaniel George Booker said the village ordered about 350 t-shirts for the event, so it’s safe to say several hundred people volunteered to clean up or plant greenery at 19 different sites around the village.

Laura Rogers hauls a bag of garbage, dirt and grass clippings on Saturday during the annual Village Pride, Village Wide event in Maywood. | Michael Romain 

Booker said volunteers planted flowers around the village at places like the 1100 Building, Bosco Park and the Soldiers’ Widows Home on 1st Avenue and Lake Street.

“It was definitely not as bad as it was last year or the year before,” Booker said, referencing the amount of trash and debris that volunteers collected. “There were some tires, but overall there was a lot less to clean up this year.”

Laura Rogers, Mayor Nathaniel George Booker and Readith Esther on the steps of the Maywood Home for Soldiers’ Widows on Saturday. | Michael Romain 

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