Within the Gateway National Recreational Area at Floyd Bennett Field, large areas of this former Naval Air Base have been set aside as wildlife refuge areas. Unfortunately, most of this acreage is loaded with trash and debris and has never been cleaned.
Party City Holdings and their companies, Party City Retail, Amscan, and Anagram once again worked to return a section of this critical coastal wildlife area to its original pristine condition. This was a real top-down event where the senior executives led by example, including Jim Harrison, CEO of Party City Holdings.
A 30-cubic-yard dumpster was filled with debris and trash removed from this tidal marsh.
This cleanup became a crime scene as a human lower jaw was found during the cleanup. Click here for media coverage of the find.
A special thanks to John Nantes and Richard Hughes.