Boston Shines, thanks to many hands
Max Ritter is not yet 2 years old, but he’s already a veteran of helping Allston “shine.” “I came with him last year and carried him in my backpack,” said his mother, Gabrielle Ritter, herself a veteran participant of the annual Boston Shines event. “It’s a beautiful day, and [he] may as well get a sense of community early, right?” Gabrielle Ritter, a University and commercial leasing manager with Harvard Campus Services, was one of 75 volunteers from the Harvard community who turned out to pitch in and help their community on April 25. Now in its 12th year, Boston Shines is sponsored in part by Harvard Public Affairs and Communications (HPAC) and Harvard Real Estate Service (HRES). The citywide cleanup continued to attract folks from all over campus, including from Harvard athletics, Campus Services, Harvard Business School (HBS), Harvard Planning and Project Management (HPPM), and the Harvard Innovation Lab. The group met...