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Don’t Wait, Water Now!
Don’t Wait, Water Now! One of the warmest years on record in Missouri in addition to an extremely mild fall, leaves our plants at risk during this winter drought. Don’t wait, water your plants now while we have warm days upon us. Click the press release shown below from the Missouri Green Industry Alliance to […]
Unstash That Trash!
Unstash That Trash! Free Electronics Recycling! Free on-Site Paper Shredding! Free Hard Drive Destruction! Free Medicine Disposal! Free Clothing Recycling! Free Community Resource Fair! Bring an item to recycle and get a FREE LUNCH! The event encourages responsible recycling and waste management in under-served communities. Participants are encouraged to bring recyclables, including electronics, clothing and […]
Get Gardening! MU Extension Office
Get Gardening! MU Extension Office Join the Missouri University Extension Office for their “Get Gardening!” program! What: This is an after-school gardening program for kids! Children ages 8 to 12 will learn about gardening through science, math, art and design projects. Each week will include hands-on investigations and planting projects to take home. When: Wednesdays, May […]
Nestle Purina Petcare Pride Day Makes A Big Impact
Nestle Purina Petcare Pride Day Makes A Big Impact This week over 100 Nestle Purina employees volunteered with Brightside in the Soulard and Dutchtown neighborhoods. Volunteers cleaned up gardens, mulched and planted flowers in and around Soulard Market Park, Pontiac Square Park and Aboussie Park in Soulard and helped on the Sunflower Project in Dutchtown as […]
New City School Recycling Video Premiere
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 […]
Waste-Free Picnic
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, […]
Give STL Day Extended
Give STL Day Extended Thank you to everyone who took time to make a donation for Give STL Day. Unfortunately, technology did not cooperate and many people were unable to complete the online giving form. To give folks another opportunity to support the organizations they love, the St. Louis Community Foundation has graciously extended Give […]
One Day. One Community. Give May 3rd.
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 […]