MLK Peace Garden Long Beach

Councilman Dee Andrews Honors Community Partners and Volunteers for the Completion of the New Peace Garden

City of Long Beach 6th District Councilman Dee Andrews, Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Weed & Seed Program, Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine, Neighborhood Services Bureau, Central Neighborhood Advisory Committee (CNAC), the South Wrigley Neighborhood Advisory Group (NAG) and the Peace Garden Leadership Group opened the MLK Peace Garden Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 10 a.m. -- 12 pm, at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, DHHS Central Facilities Center.

Located in the heart of Long Beach, the Peace Garden is a community grass roots project that Councilman Andrews brought to fruition in January of 2010, as a part of the Annual Long Beach Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Week. The recognition ceremony will focus on the neighborhood partner's and the volunteers that assisted in creating the community project. "When businesses and neighbors get involved with their local communities, we can really make things happen", said Councilman Dee Andrews. "This Peace Garden has created opportunities for community ties and these efforts are an
excellent example for neighborhoods across the country to follow because together we can do anything".

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