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Letter from Chris English

I just wanted to take a quick moment to thank you all so much for such a successful day! It was really great to be riding around Dorchester seeing everyone out and about genuinely caring about how our neighborhood looks! South Dorchester alone saw some 450 volunteers across 17 different sites. Could anyone think of a better way to spend such a beautiful Saturday (and Friday) than meeting with old and new friends and helping each other make the City look awesome?

I really want to thank you all for bearing with me on my first Boston Shines. You all made it breeze by without a single hitch (aside from being short a few trash bags here and there). You couldn't have done a better job.

Please pass my thanks along to all of your volunteers, especially the kids who spent their Saturday morning with us instead of doing other things kids usually do on the weekends. And if anyone has any great pictures of your crews please send them my way. I'll put them together for Mayor Menino to show him just how hard you all worked.

Thanks again!

Chris English Neighborhood Coordinator - Dorchester Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services