“David White is our most recent Greening Youth Intern—he is just fantastic. He seems to be getting a great experience in the field and his talents are enormously helpful to us. Thanks for all you do to provide such high quality interns for our park.”
—Patty Wissinger, Superintendent, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
“On behalf of Grand Canyon National Park, I would like to commend GYF, Mike Fynn and his crew for the great work they have done so far on the relamping project at Grand Canyon. What a great group to work with! They are hard workers and showed a great interest in working and recreating in the national parks. We are lucky to have such a wonderful crew help us out. I’m looking forward to their return!”
—Deirdre Hanners, Environmental Protection Specialist, Grand Canyon National Park
“Angelou, I am thankful to have had you and the rest of the GYF team supporting and guiding me and my fellow GreenCorps members this year! I am grateful to have had the exposure and opportunities at GYF. I don’t think I would have found my true inner passion and purpose if it were not for the various leadership and responsibilities that you provided. It may seem as an end to our paths, but I see it as a continuing partnership and efforts in the green movement for a better tomorrow! A day does not pass by that I don’t think of you all at GYF! I miss the dynamic leadership and energy from you guys!”
—Jonathan Zamarripa, GYF Youth Conservation Corps Intern
“Mike (Fynn), it was great to have the crew here at the Flagstaff Area Monuments again! What would have taken a year for me to accomplish with my other duties, your crew was able to do in just a few short days. Please extend my appreciation to Ayinde (Summers) and the crew for a job well done! I know the parks will benefit from the work that was performed. I have already received positive feedback from staff members as to the increased light quality and output. Not to mention cost savings.”
—Paul Bullock, Maintenance Mechanic-Electrician, Flagstaff (AZ) Area Monuments
“Thank you so much for helping to provide this opportunity to our students who otherwise would not have these outdoor amazing opportunities! It means a lot to have such a great organization such as Greening Youth Foundation fighting for our kids too! I believe we will turn it around and kids will start playing outside again more and appreciating their environments—it is already tied so close to every human’s core, it is natural to return to it! I am already seeing differences in my kids and they are teaching other kids—they naturally recycle now! That’s a huge step!!”
