Corporate Month of Service at

Cityview School in Minneapolis

Hard-working volunteers from UHG assemble two planter benches in record time!

On the morning of Saturday, September 15th, Corporate Month of Service 2007 started with the bang of a few dozen hammers.  Over 70 volunteers from UnitedHealth Group and Piper Jaffray got together at Cityview Performing Arts Magnet School on the north side of Minneapolis to put the finishing touches on the renovation project begun by Hands On Twin Cities in July. 

A few brave, and very skilled, Piper Jaffray volunteers opted for the difficult task of building a ramp.

In just three hours, these volunteers built three planter benches, weeded the landscaping areas, planted dozens of new shrubs, lay new mulch layers, built a ramp for the outdoor performance stage, and painted birdhouses and murals to decorate the improved community gardens. 

Cityview faculty and their families came to be a part of the action.

The work that our volunteers accomplished at Cityview is a testament to community involvement, cooperation, and compassion.  The hard-working staff at Cityview took time out of their already busy schedules to help Hands On Twin Cities make sure that the project was well-planned and that the volunteer had everything they needed.  The volunteers gave up a weekend morning to work outside in nearly freezing weather.  Our heartfelt appreciation to everyone at Cityview, UnitedHealth Group, and Piper Jaffray for making this fantastic day of service possible, and for Being the Change. 

Corporate Month of Service has just begun!  Check our website regularly to see updates of the latest projects, as well as more pictures from Cityview.

Gardening...community involvement...this volunteer has so much to smile about!

Other CMOS 2007 Projects:

Sept. 27 - Cleveland Junior High School

Oct. 6 & 13 - John A. Johnson Elementary School

October 13 - Southside Family Charter School