'Dig In' To Help With MacDonald Park Improvements, Groups Say

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Park advocates and elected officials in Forest Hills are urging neighbors to get their hands dirty in order to make improvements at a local park this weekend.

The clean up and park improvement event at MacDonald Park will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 21.

Dubbed the "Spring IMP-act Day," the event is all about encouraging neighbors to get involved in park improvement efforts — including installing a new fence, planting, weeding and cleaning.

"Join neighbors and friends as we continue our volunteer efforts to help make our park a bit more inviting for all to enjoy," wrote Friends of MacDonald Park, one of the groups organizing the event alongside the Forest Hills Green Team, Partnerships for Parks, two local Girl Scout troops and Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi.

As noted, this isn't the first time that the groups have banded together in an effort to spruce up MacDonald Park.

In March, volunteers at a trash pick-up event organized by many of the same groups collected 30 bags of trash from the park.

At the time, Hevesi told QNS that helping to clean the centrally-located park has a much broader positive impact on the neighborhood.

"With its location literally in the heart of Forest Hills, you can’t measure how far these efforts reverberate throughout our communities," he told the site. "It’s so encouraging to see the outpouring of support from the community."

Find out more about this weekend's park event here.