Duarte’s Promise to Honor Legacy of Cesar Chavez
With 8th Annual Community Volunteer Project
DUARTE, CA. February 28, 2012 – A cadre of community volunteers led by Duarte’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth will honor the life and legacy of the late labor organizer and civil rights leader, Cesar Chavez by putting their hands to work helping to beautify an area of the city on Saturday, March 24.
The 8th Annual Cesar Chavez Volunteer Project, sponsored by Duarte’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth, Westminster Gardens and the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, will kickoff at 9 a.m. at Westminster Gardens, 1420 Santo Domingo Ave. Continental breakfast, lunch and bottled water will keep volunteers well fed and refreshed as they complete a variety of beautification projects on the grounds of Westminster Gardens, a 32-acre community for active senior adults. Volunteers will also hear from special guest speakers who once served with the civil rights leader.
Among the work activities planned, volunteers will prepare the ground at the street entrance to Westminster Gardens and install colorful flowers and drought tolerant plants donated by the Upper San Gabriel Municipal Water District.
The annual Cesar Chavez volunteer event is one of a number of volunteer projects sponsored by Duarte’s Promise – the Alliance for Youth. In 2000, Duarte was officially named an America’s Promise “Community of Promise.” Since then, more than 100 local businesses, non-profits and religious organizations have partnered to ensure that the needs of young people are served. For more information, call Duarte’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth at Duarte City Hall, (626) 357-7931 ext. 267 or email Gary Smith at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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