Dozens of Home Depot employees volunteered their time Aug. 4 to help
install a bio pond along the Clinton River, near Rochester’s newest
public parking lot on Diversion Street.
Aside from the labor and supplies, the big box
conglomerate also donated 60 plants and two park benches for the
project. It’s what they like to call giving back to their communities
and the Earth.
"We're pretty excited about it," said Rochester City
Manager Jaymes Vettraino. "During Earth Day Fest (in April), we got
hooked up with Home Depot, which was looking to do a project in
association with Earth Day in Rochester. They paid the hard cost of
$7,000 to install the bio pond and are providing all the labor."
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