WHEATON, MD—Leading professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP announced that on Friday, October 5, more than 700 employees would volunteer a day of service in the Greater Washington area. Ernst & Young has a strong focus on corporate social responsibility. 50 of those employees were assigned to work at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD. The projects included:
– Helping to install twinkling lights on trees and shrubs for the “Garden of Lights” outdoor winter garden walk which opens to the public November 17, 2007 to January 6, 2008.
– Pulling alien/invasive plants
– Removing trash from a stream bed within Brookside Gardens.
As a small thank you for all of their hard work, Brookside Gardens gave each Ernst & Young volunteer a complimentary pass to the “Garden of Lights”.
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Contact for media only:
Leslie McDermott
Brookside Gardens
301-962-1427
Leslie.McDermott@mncppc-mc.org