`CLEAN TEAM' HITS STREETS : SUMMER JOB PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TRASH, GRAFFITI.Byline: Steve Getzug Daily News Staff Writer Sweat framed Lewis Loy's face as he leaned on a broom broom, common name for plants of two closely related and similar Old World genera, Cytisus and Genista, of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). and took a break from his new job picking up litter and painting out graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. along Roscoe Boulevard. Never mind it was only 9 a.m. on one of the hottest days of summer and eight hours of work lay ahead. The North Hills 17-year-old wouldn't have it any other way. A week ago, he was home, bored. Friday he was earning $5 an hour cleaning up his community. ``It's hot, but this is good work,'' Loy said, dabbing at his head with a gloved hand. Loy is one of 25 teen-agers on a work crew assembled by New Directions for Youth, which is providing the five-week summer jobs through a $35,000 grant provided through Anheuser-Busch. ``The Clean Team'' hits the streets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Youth selected for the program were judged on essays and their scholastic records, said Joe Jackson There are several people named Joe Jackson:
Sandra Arriaga, 15, of Panorama City, applied for work to stay busy between semesters at Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). High School - and to punctuate punc·tu·ate v. punc·tu·at·ed, punc·tu·at·ing, punc·tu·ates v.tr. 1. To provide (a text) with punctuation marks. 2. her resolve to make a difference in her community. She sees gangs, violence and graffiti as ills fostered by inactivity. ``Little kids need to see and participate in the positive activities that are available to them,'' Arriaga said. ``We're showing them we have an interest in the community, trying to make some changes.'' ``It's a mini-Operation Sparkle See SPARQL. ,'' said Rommel Hilario, who works for New Directions. Jackson said the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley-based organization hopes to have the grant extended beyond the summer to provide additional jobs. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Enrique Llamas, 16, and Sandra Arriaga, 15, b oth of Panorama City, drag bags Friday along Roscoe Boulevard in North Hills. (2) Vincent Furlanetto, 16, of Arleta, shovels refuse into bags. Evan Yee/Daily News |
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