BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — A local youth athletic program has adopted a special landmark in Bordentown City.
Bordentown SPARTAN Bootcamp has worked with Bordentown City Mayor Jennifer Sciortino and Deputy Mayor Joe Myers, along with Marguerite Hellwich from the City Veterans Committee in order to formally adopt the Bordentown City Veterans Memorial on Farnsworth Avenue.
The group will be performing regular maintenance on the Memorial twice a month “to ensure it is always looking its best and being shown the respect it deserves,” SPARTAN founder Bill Hartz told TAPinto Bordentown.
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“One of the core components of our mission statement at Bordentown SPARTAN Bootcamp is to encourage kids to get involved in their community and give back,” said Hartz. “We also deeply value and respect the contributions of our veterans and first responders to society, so this seemed like a perfect way to allow our kids to get that experience of giving back, while honoring the sacrifices of our local veterans.”
Bordentown SPARTAN Bootcamp, which is made up of boys and girls from 5-years-old all the way through the 12th grade from mainly Bordentown and Florence, is no stranger to beautifying the community. The group has performed two major town clean ups, which involved over 70 members who worked for 5 hours, and has made the Veterans Memorial a top priority.
“Each time, we noticed the monument is a state not befitting its purpose, and it was always the first thing we addressed,” said Hartz. “Now, with this partnership in place, we will be able to maintain it, never allowing it to fall into any state of neglect or overgrowth.”
A brief ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial, which is located on the corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Veterans Way, on Friday, March 22 at 6PM to signify the adoption, followed by a clean-up of the monument. The community is invited to attend to learn more about how they can help maintain the monument, as Hartz notes that there are still some repairs that need to be made, which may eventually require a public donation campaign.
For more information about Bordentown SPARTAN Bootcamp, e-mail bordentownspartanbootcamp@gmail.com.
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