~Photos by Claudia Ferro

City Year and Biogen Care Deeply volunteers teamed up to support students at the West Somerville Neighborhood School (WSNS) on Friday, September 14.

Approximately 200 Biogen Care Deeply volunteers completed a day of service, arriving at the school at about 9:20 a.m. Friday morning to take part in a day-long school beautification project.

The celebration to kick off the day’s events included a morning rally as well as a short speaking agenda held in the school’s gymnasium. Volunteers then deployed into their designated teams and began the work. There was a brief closing ceremony in the afternoon, also in the gymnasium.

Attending the opening ceremony were Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone; Biogen Chief Executive Officer, Michel Vounatsos; Ward 7 Alderwoman, Katjana Ballantyne; Biogen Foundation Executive Director, Chris Barr; and representatives from City Year.

The closing ceremony was attended by Superintendent of Schools, Mary E. Skipper; West Somerville Neighborhood School Principal, Kathleen Seward; West Somerville Neighborhood School Assistant Principal, Kimberly Murphy Baker; and Ward 7 School Committee Member, Carrie Normand.