On a sunny Saturday morning on August 15th, a group of enthusiastic CCIP session B students volunteered in Cunningham Park. Equipped with tools and gloves, students were all ready to help with the cleaning and gardening. Under the guidance of and with help from park supervisors and staff, students helped with the grass-removing, seeds-sowing and cleaning the trashcans. After three hours of hard-work, students were very delighted to see that the lovely grass fields were all cleaned-up and repathed with nice soil.

"One of the reasons why people are fascinated with New York is definitely that it keeps many green spaces in and around the city. I am very glad to have contributed to keep it up!" exclaimed Jervy Ng Yat-fei, a year-3 student from Hang Seng Management School in Hong Kong. He added, "It was very tough for us to do gardening work under hot weather for hours. But when it came to the moment we see the works we’ve done, it was worth every drop of sweat."

The other year-3 student from City University of Hong Kong, Circle Wong Wai Huen said, "It is definitely very meaningful and grateful to volunteer in New York. It also is a very precious experience for me to rethink how can we contribute back to keeping the greens in my hometown Hong Kong."

Receiving the thanks and appreciation from the park staff, the CCIP students also expressed thank you back to the Cunningham Park staff for teaching them knowledge in gardening and most importantly, for giving them the chance to volunteer in the park.