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April Blitz Events–Volunteers Needed
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April Blitz Events–Volunteers Needed
What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for April. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Time: 11:00 am -1:00 pm
Location: Tandy Park, 4206 Kennerly Ave, St. Louis, MO 63113
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: Tandy Park clean-up and tree planting in honor of Ethel Hedgman Lyle, Principal Founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Email to Volunteer: kympossible137@yahoo.com
Friday, April 6, 2018
Time: 7am -7pm
Location: 5255 Maffitt
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: Heru is ready to effect positive and healthy change through gardening. Introducing his first community garden located in the 1st Ward "Heru's Westside Community Garden" will be the 1st recognized garden this community has seen that will be primarily focus on producing NON-GMO produce.
Call to Volunteer: (314) 240-9696
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Time: 9am-12pm
Location: 4601 Pope Ave.
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: Join the North Newstead Association as we clean up parts of the O'Fallon and Fairground neighborhoods! Free tools, supplies, food and beverages will be provided!
Email to Volunteer: smartinez@sfm-stl.com
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Carondelet Park
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: Friends of Carondelet Park
Please join us for a Park Clean-up the morning of April 14th
We will be picking up litter from 9:00 am until noon, come for thirty minutes or all three hours, any time you have would be appreciated.
Trash bags and equipment are being provided by Brightside, so you don't need to bring supplies.
Looking forward to meeting more Park Friends!
Email to Volunteer: friendsofcarondeletpark@gmail.com
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Time: 11am - 1pm
Location: 4317 - 4319 Shreve Ave
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: ACOPP (Assisting Children of Prison Parents) is hosting its first Penrose Pride clean up day. We will begin on the block between Calvin and Anderson where our future community/resource center is located.
Call to Volunteer: (314) 265-6414
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Time: 9:00 am until
Location: 4730 Margaretta Avenue
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: Join Alderman John Collins-Muhammad, Project Uplift (St. Peter AME Church), 21st Ward residents and volunteers to clean up the Penrose neighborhood in North City. The Clean-Up crew will meet at 4730 Margaretta Avenue at 9:00AM.
Email to Volunteer: johncollinsmuhammad@gmail.com
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Time: 2pm-4pm
Location: 5600 Acme Ave
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: There were 205 murders in the city of St. Louis, last year, unfortunately my son was one of them. To make a bad situation good, and find the Brightside of this tragedy, I'm hosting an event to bring awareness to the community of the resources available to the youth, to do different things with their lives. At the event we will clean up the street and alley. We also will beautifying the area, by raking and cleaning off the vacant lots. I will be giving back to the community, by passing out books, event tickets, and refreshments, for less fortunate children.
Call to Volunteer: (314) 550-1545
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location: 5656 Acme
Project Type: Beautification project
Description: The mother of a murder victim will sponsor an event on April 15 ,2018
there will be SLATE-JOBCORP- other services that will be made available to the community
snacks will be served
Volunteers needed to assit in clen up to prepare for a communtiy garden
Email to Volunteer: boydstuff@aol.com
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Time: 9am- 1pm
Location: Old North St. Louis Neighborhood
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: We will be doing Spring cleaning around the Old North St. Louis neighborhood. Meet at 13th Street Community Garden at 2700 N 14th Street 63106.
Email to Volunteer: matt@onsl.org
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: 6065 Garesche Ave St. Louis
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: I'm simply an event planner who has a deep passion for healthy communities and want to stop doing nothing and do something. Eve's Paradise is an open community garden on a mission to rejuvenate a community.
www.smoothlightproductions.com
Call to Volunteer: (314) 333-2879
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Time: 9am-1pm
Location: 3948 W Florissant
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: Fairground Neighborhood annual earth day clean up and beautification supplies and refreshments will be provided arrive onsite at 3948 W Florissant native garden at 9am for sign in and instructions.
Email to Volunteer: lillie.clay@att.net
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M (CDT)
Location: 2900 & 3000 Block of Sidney Street
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: Join neighbors in Tower Grove East for the neighborhood Block Blitz!
Email to Volunteer: kjuvers@gmail.com
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Time: 9am to noon
Location: West End Neighborhood
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: Spring Cleaning in the West End. We will tackle some of our alleys, streets and public parks. We will throw away trash and other debris, cut down weeds, oick up sticks, etc.
Call to Volunteer: (314) 322-3610
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Time: 10 am - 12 noon
Location: Our Neighborhood Garden, 2802 Wyoming St, 63118
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: We will pick up litter, debris, and bulk items in our alleys. We'll also be weeding Our Neighborhood Garden.
Email to Volunteer: president@bentonparkwest.org
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Time: 8A-2P
Location: Benton Park West
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: WE WILL CLEAN ALLEYS AND STREETS OF LITTER AND TAKE BULK TO ROLL OUT CART AND ASK NEIGHBORS TO DEPOSIT BULK IN ROLL OUT CART
Email to Volunteer: POTTSB@STLOUIS-MO.GOV
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Time: 3:15-4:15
Location: Buder Elementary
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: Join Buder Elementary as we clean up litter from around the neighborhood. Please meet at the front of the school.
Email to Volunteer: savannah.squires@slps.org
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Mt. Pleasant Park & Neighborhood
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: Annual neighborhood cleanup of streets and alleys. Some digging of weeds in public planting beds.
Email to Volunteer: Joseph3340@aol.com
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Time: 9 AM
Location: Alleyways, Franz Park Neighborhood
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: The Franz Park Community Association invites you to participate in a new neighborhood activity. We are visiting alleys in our neighborhood with a clean-up crew and supplies from Brightside St. Louis to provide a much needed clean-up. We will start on the alley running from Prather to Forest, between Glades and Garner.
Email to Volunteer: dannymac104@yahoo.com
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Time: 9 am to 12 noon
Location: Delor Avenue
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: The Better Bevo Now neighborhood association is hosting a community clean-up day on Saturday, April 28, from 9 am to 12 noon. Come help us pick up trash and litter to beautify Bevo!
Call to Volunteer: (314) 319-1840
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Time: 1-4pm
Location: 3120 St. Louis Ave
Project Type: Clean-up & beautification
Description: Please join us as we beautify Columbia Elementary School. Saturday, April 28, 2018 1-4pm. We will plant flowers, spruce up the garden and remove graffiti from the playground.
Email to Volunteer: Glorialevans@yahoo.com
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Time: 11AM-3PM
Location: Marine Villa
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: Dutchtown South Community Corporation alongside residents and Erase the Trace are taking the results from 2017's cleanups to target specific areas known for illegal dumping and high volumes of trash. We will take the materials we use and upcycle them into useful items for residents. Volunteers will be provided with reusable water bottles, recycle bins, and toolkits to reduce waste in-home.
Email to Volunteer: sunni@dutchtownsouth.org
Monday, April 30, 2018
Time: 8:00am
Location: 3900 block of Botanical Ave
Project Type: Clean-up project
Description: It’s that time of year when we are going outside, so I want to clean our street and alleys. This will allow me and everyone else to drive safely and walk safely around our block.
Email to Volunteer: Geegee1959@gmail.com
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