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Sustainable Backyard Tour
The 8th Annual St. Louis Sustainable Backyard Tour is Sunday, June 10th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. FREE to all! Take a self-guided tour of private backyards and gardens throughout the St. Louis region. Talk to gardeners about their organic methods and see chickens, beehives, rain gardens, pollinator gardens and much more! The Sustainable […]
Boost Your Gift on Give STL Day
_____________________________________________ THANK YOU for planning your donation to Brightside on Give STL Day – Wednesday, May 2nd! ______________________________________________ No matter the size, your Give STL Day donation can have an even greater impact when you donate during specific time frames. Boost your gift during various Power Hours throughout Give STL Day. POWER HOURS There will be five Power […]
New City School Recycling Video Premiere
This week, Brightside had the pleasure of visiting New City School to attend the premiere of a recycling video created by the school’s third grade students, teachers and staff. The video was produced as part of the student’s annual service learning project, in which they collaborated with Brightside to create a 5-minute public service announcement to encourage recycling […]
Waste-Free Picnic
Join Brightside, along with our friends from The EarthWays Center, Tower Grove Park, The Nature Conservancy in Missouri and USGBC – Missouri Gateway Chapter as we co-host a waste-free picnic in celebration of sustainability, philanthropy, and the great outdoors on Give STL Day! There will be drinks, games and recycled crafts. Bring your picnic, your friends, […]
One Day. One Community. Give May 3rd.
Give STL Day is coming Tuesday, May 3rd! Powered by the St. Louis Community Foundation, last year $2.1 million was donated to 790 local nonprofits in just one day. Help us make Give STL Day 2016 a success by following these three simple steps: Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 3 and bookmark this giving […]
Show Off Your Sustainable Yard
The 2016 Sustainable Backyard Tour is seeking hosts for its 6th annual area-wide event. Held each year in June, this is a unique opportunity to see firsthand how homeowners in St. Louis City and County are transforming their yards in a range of environmentally sensitive ways. More than 150 families have welcomed tour goers into […]