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Middle School 391 Students Show They Care

Students at Middle School 391 in Tremont are trying their hands at philanthropy.

They’re participating in the O Ambassadors program, a nationwide effort that’s part of Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network.

As part of the program, MS 391 students will work to raise awareness in their community about different UN Millennium Development Goals, including poverty, education and health.

Students got to choose the region of the world they wanted to study and support. Over the coming year, they will raise funds to support development projects in Latin America.

“We’re proud to represent the voices of youth in the Bronx,” said Principal Pedro Santana. “There are so many issues in our world that need our attention and we’re ready to show that youth in the Bronx care.”

SOURCE: NYDailyNews.com

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All-Out Effort For A Greener Bronx

All around the borough, Bronxites were thinking green and doing their part Tuesday for Earth Day.

In the South Bronx, more than 200 volunteers celebrated by planting trees, shrubs and perennials in five community areas.

The event was in support of PlaNYC’s goal of planting one million trees throughout the five boroughs by 2017, and officially kicked off the Timberland Company’s plan to “green” 300 communities worldwide.

The effort will help “create the first truly sustainable 21st century city - what we call a greener, greater New York,” said Liam Kavanagh of the city Department of Parks & Recreation.

At Middle School 391 in Tremont, the celebration will last all week long.

Together with the Bronx Overall Development Council, more than 30 students, parents and school officials showed up at the school at 2225 Webster Ave. to blanket the concrete rooftop with 20 pine trees and plants.

“We are the first in the community to do this,” said Middle School 391 teacher Vic Madho. “It’s very avant-garde.”

The school’s Eco-Green team will take care of the garden, and the project will be incorporated into science lessons.

Later this week, with the help of the nonprofit PHIPPS, students will paint the school foyer and redecorate selected bathrooms in the building. Read more..

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