October 2014 Brightside Events & Volunteer Opportunities

October 31, 2014

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October 2014 Brightside Events & Volunteer Opportunities

What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for October.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Plant and Bulb Preparations – Thomas Jefferson School

• Students will help prepare flower bulbs and plants for distribution and shipping.
• Volunteers Needed?  No

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Blitz Clean-Up

• Cleaning up streets and alleys near 3600 block of Iowa
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Corporate Employees Volunteer Group – Mastercard

• Volunteers will assist Neighbors Naturescaping participants prepare their garden beds for planting.
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Corporate Employees Volunteer Group – Mastercard

• Volunteers will assist Neighbors Naturescaping participants prepare their garden beds for planting.
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Plant Preparations – Whitfield School

• Volunteers will assist Brightside with unloading plants from delivery trucks and sorting them for distribution to Neighbors Naturescaping participants.
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Friday, October 10, 2014

Plant Distribution

• Individual plant and bulb orders will be available for pickup at the greenhouse in Forest Park.  We will also distribute perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees to Neighbors Naturescaping participants.
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Plant Distribution

• Individual plant and bulb orders will be available for pickup at the greenhouse in Forest Park.  We will also distribute perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees to Neighbors Naturescaping participants.
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Blitz Clean-Up

• Cleaning up streets and alleys near 3900 block of Compton
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Friday, October 17, 2014

Blitz Clean-Up

• Cleaning up streets and alleys near 5000-5200 blocks of Kingsway West, Highland and Lotus
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Friday, October 17, 2014

Pollinator Survey in the Demonstration Garden

• We will conduct a survey to count the number and variety of pollinators and birds visiting the Demo Garden.
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Blitz Clean-Up

• Cleaning up streets and alleys near 2900 James Cool Papa Bell
• Volunteers Needed?  Contact Brightside if interested

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Young Friends of Brightside Fall Garden Party

• Young Friends of Brightside will gather in our Demonstration Garden.  Stay tuned for more information.