Thank you, Boston! Mayor Menino declares Boston Shines 2009 a success with approximately 6,000 people volunteering to make the city shine.  Volunteers helped beautify the city from neighborhood clean ups to planting of flowers.  This event would not be possible without the support of our sponsors & partners along with the thousands of volunteers.  The Mayor would like to thank all the volunteers, neighborhood groups and corporate sponsors for supporting this great effort.

The two day event was transformative with every part of the city teaming with volunteers taking part in making their neighborhood shine.  We saw volunteers of all ages showing their community spirit and pride.  Boston Shines is an opportunity to meet and mingle with your neighbors as well as making a difference in your community. 

2009 Report Card

Number of participating groups:	262
Number of projects:	200
# of flowers planted	2,127
Yards of Mulch	90
*PaintBoxes	20
Trash/Debris picked up:	153,360 lbs

*The PaintBox program started in 2008 provides local artists the opportunity to display their artwork on utility boxes and beautify the streetscape at the same time.

Boston Shines 2009 Sponsors

Presenting Program Sponsors, $25,000
Clear Channel
Comcast

Corporate Program Sponsor, $10,000
Bank of America
Digitas

Corporate Event Sponsor, $5,000
Nstar
Suffolk Construction
Harvard University

Neighborhood Sponsors, $250-$1,000+
Capital Waste Services
Cicconi & Sons
Lowes
Maloney Properties
MASCO
Massport
MCCA
McCourt Construction
National Grid
TD Banknorth Garden
Urban Strategy American Fund/New Boston Fund

Boston Shines 2009 In-kind Support
American Sweeping
BFI
Fred DeRoma & Sons
John J Amara & Sons
Lorusso Corporation
Mario Susi & Son, Inc.
Mass Construction
McLaughlin Brothers Contracting
O'Brien Sweeping
P.V. Barone Corporation
Rogers Sweeping
South Shore Paving
Suffolk Construction
Susi & DiMascio Company
Tri-Construction Company, Inc.

Support from City Departments*
Boston Centers for Youth & Families
Boston Housing Authority
Boston Parks Department
Boston School Department
Boston Transportation Department
Boston Youth Fund
Department of Public Works
Grow Boston Greener
Property Management

*These departments provided support in the form of supplies, materials and equipment. 

Participating Organizations by Neighborhood

ALLSTON
Allston Board of Trade/Allston Main Streets
Allston/Brighton CDC
Allston Village Main Streets
Cicconi & Sons
Clarkson University Alumni Association
Friends of Honan-Allston Library
Harvard University
Houghton Chemical
Onein3 Allston/Brighton
Parents & Community Build Group, Inc.
Maloney Properties
Massachusetts Sudanese Community Association
The Ringer Park Partnership Group

BACK BAY
Berklee College of Music
Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist
Neighborhood Association of Back Bay
St. Botolph Neighborhood Association

BAY VILLAGE
Bay Village Neighborhood Association

BEACON HILL
Beacon Hill Civic Association
Councilor Sal LaMattina
Councilor Bill Linehan
Councilor Mike Ross
Holy Cross Club of Boston
Suffolk University

BRIGHTON
Bean Snowboards Inc.
Brighton Board of Trade
Brighton Main Streets
Harvard University
New Balance Athletic Shoe

CHARLESTOWN
Bunker Hill Housing Development
Charlestown Mother's Association
Friends of Doherty Parks
Friends of Eden Park
Friends of the Navy Yard
Friends of Union Street Park
MissionSAFE Charlestown
Trenton & Concord Street Neighbors
Quinnipiac College Alumni Association

CHINATOWN
Boston Asian Youth Essential Services
Boston Chinatown Resident Association
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
Chinatown Main Street
Chinatown Neighborhood Council
Chinatown Safety Committee
Double Tree Hotel
Tuft Medical Center

DORCHESTER
Adams Village Merchant Association
Ashmont Apartments
Ashmont Hill Association
Ashmont/Adams Neighborhood Association
BELL Foundation
Bird Street Community Center
Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets
Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester
Catholic Charities Teen Center
Cedar Grove Civic
Clam Point Civic Association
Codman Square NDC
Codman Square Neighborhood Council
Columbia Savin Hill Beautification Committee
Councilor Maureen Feeney
Dien Hong Foundation Inc.
DCR
Dorchester Lacrosse
Dorchester Park Association
Dorchester Youth Hockey
Elderly Commission
Field's Corner Civic Association
Field's Corner Main Streets
Four Corners Main Street
Friends of Codman Square Library
Friends of Geneva Cliffs
Friends of Ronan Park
Friends of Savin Hill Cully
Friends of Savin Hill Park
Greater Four Corners Action Coalition
Greater Neponset Parks Committee
Harbor Point Community Task Force
Holy Cross Club of Boston
Jones Hill Neighbors
Kinh Do Restaurant
Lien Minh Dan Chu Association
Local 103 IBEW
Maloney Properties
Massachusetts Vietnamese American Women League
Mather School
Murphy School Parent Council
National Grid
Neighborhood Development
Norton/Tebroc/Levant Bowdoin Park Neighborhood
Nstar
Old Colony Development
Onein3 Dorchester
Project Deep
Richfield Area Neighborhood Group
Ridgewood Street Neighborhood Association
Saint Mark's Neighborhood Association
St. Mark's Vietnamese Parish
Savin Hill Yoga
St. Ann's CYO
St. Mark's Main Street
St. Peter's School
St. Peter's Teen Center
Suffolk County Sherriff's Department
Tedeschi Food Shops
Thornley Street Crime Watch
Truong Thinh Super Market
United Neighborhood Associaton
Upham's Corner Westside Neighborhoood Association
VACA's Youth
Victoria Street Neighborhood Improvement Project
VietAID
Vietnamese Seniors of Kit Clark Senior Services
Vietnamese Seniors of Sarah Care
Vietnamese Small Business Association
Vietnam Vets
VietAid

DOWNTOWN
Boston Redevelopment Authority
Downtown Crossing Association
Harvard University Sigma Chi Fraternity
Hyatt Hotel
Macy's
Monique's Paralegal Services

EAST BOSTON
East Boston Main Streets
Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
Jefferies Pointers
Meridian House

FENWAY
Boston Christian Science Center
Fenway Civic Association
Northeastern University, Symphony United Neighbors
Symphony United Neighbors

HYDE PARK
Clare Ave. Crime Watch
Colantuoni Brothers
Dell Rock Neighborhood Association
David Raftery Co.
Dunkin Donuts of Hyde Park
Fogg  Post
Fred DeRoma & Son, Inc.
Hyde Park Community Center
Hyde Park Main Streets
Hyde Park Masonry
Hyde Park Savings Bank
James Grant Co.
Stoneybrook Neighborhood Association

JAMAICA PLAIN
Arboretum Park Conservancy
Asticou Martinwood South St. Neighborhood Association
Bethel AME
Bromley Heath TMC
Center of Light Oder of Mercy
Centre/South Main Streets
Collins Apartment
Egleston Square Main Streets
Hyde/Jackson Main Streets
Johnson Palyground-Lamartine Oakdale Crime Watch
JP Neighborhood Council- Parks & Open Spaces
JPNDC
Mitchell Properties
Montebello Crime Watch
Neighbors for Neighbors
Parkton Road Neighbors
Sherrill House
Southwest Corridor Community Farms Garden
Tower St.
Union Avenue
Weld Hill Street
Woodbourne Neighborhood Association
Woodlawn Street

LEATHER DISTRICT
Leather District Neighborhood Association

MATTAPAN
Boston Redevelopment Authority
City Year Young Heroes & City Heroes
Comcast
Meredith & Grew
Morton Street Board of Commerce
 
MISSION HILL
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Harvard School of Public Health
MASCO
Mission Hill Main Streets
Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services

NORTH END
Columbia Management National Sales Desk
Eliot School
Fairmont Battery Wharf
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Neighbors of the North End
North End Onein3
TD Banknorth

ROSLINDALE
West Village Neighborhood Association
Cliffmont Street
Fallon Field
Fred DeRoma & Son, Inc.
Mount Hope Canterbury Manning Neighborhood Association
Neighbors Together
Liszt StreetNeighbors
Longfellow Area Neighborhood Association
Lower Metropolitan Neighborhood Association
Roslindale Green and Clean
Roslindale Litter Posse
Roslindale Village Main Streets
Stellman Road Group
SWBCDC
West Village Neighborhood Association (Fallon Field
Wetlands Task Force

ROXBURY
Alice Taylor Housing Development
Boston Public Health Commission
Church of Christ
Dudley Main Streets
Dudley Square Neighborhood Initiative
Franklin Park Zoo
Generations, Inc.
Grove Hall Board of Trade
Grove Hall Main Streets
Heritage Commons Condo Association
John Eliot Square Neighborhood Association
Maloney Properties
Mayfair, Elmore, Kensington Neighborhood Association
Norfolk House
Orchard Gardens
Peace Fellow/ Peace-a-palooza
Project R.I.G.H.T
Sociedad Latina
Suffolk Construction
United Neighbors of Lower Roxbury
United Waste Management
Vine St. Community Center
Yawkey Boys & Girls Club of Boston

SOUTH BOSTON
Andrew Square Civic Association
Fort Point
McCormick Civic Association
Moms Club of South Boston
Round Table, Inc.
South Boston Action Center
South Boston Boys & Girls Club
Tech Networks of Boston
West Broadway Neighborhood Association

SOUTH END
Berkeley Gardens
Blackstone/Franklin Neighborhood Association
Blackstone School
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Boston Cares
Boston Vineyard Church
Bradford Street Neighborhood Association
Cathedral Housing Development
Chester Square Neighborhood Association
Claremont Neighborhood Association
Community Health Corps.
Ellis Neighborhood Association
Friend's of Peters Park
Hurley Blocks Neighborhood Association
Hurley School
IBA
Ironworkers Local 7
Maloney Properties
Old Dover Neighborhood Association
Pilot Block Neighborhood Association
Rutland Square Neighborhood Association
Rutland Street Neighborhood Association
Washington Gateway Main Street
Worcester Square Neighborhood Association
Union Park Neighborhood Association
Villa Victoria

THEATER DISTRICT
Boston Redevelopment Authority

WEST ROXBURY
Charles River/ Spring Valley Neighborhood Association
Chestnut Hill Realty
City Councilor John Tobin
Roche Family Community Center
West Roxbury District Court (Probation Division)
West Roxbury High School (Media High School)
West Roxbury Main Streets

Finally, Thank you to all the individual volunteers that spent the day making Boston shine!