SAN DIEGO — A dedicated group of volunteers in San Diego is making a difference in their community every Friday morning through the Mean Green Team, a volunteer initiative of the Point Loma Association that maintains 19 public areas across the city.
Founded in the 1990s, the Mean Green Team has grown to include as many as 100 volunteers who dedicate approximately 2.60 hours of service each month to San Diego’s Parks and Recreation Department. The group’s accomplishments are impressive: they have planted more than 900 trees, removed over 9 billboards along Rosecrans, created medians and installed public art in shared spaces.
“We weed, we trim, we help the city maintain 19 public areas,” said Cecilia Carrick…