A group of two dozen volunteers gathered to beautify Raimondi Park where the Oakland Ballers will soon be playing on a new field.
OAKLAND -- As people across the Bay Area devoted part of their Saturday to Earth Day service projects, one volunteer effort in Oakland was about more than just cleaning up an old city park. It was about starting something new.A group of two dozen volunteers gathered at Raimondi Park in west Oakland , to collect trash, power-wash playground equipment, and even add some splashes of new color by planting poppies.
We'll all be out here supporting.''We're super excited to see the transformation happening. I want to say 'quickly' but it's been a lot of work and a long time coming,' said Steve Fernando, as he picked up trash. 'It just spells change for the region, for the residents, for Oakland, for West Oakland. A lot of opportunity, so all of us are very positive, very happy about it.
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