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Sincere Thanks to World Wide Technology
Sincere Thanks to World Wide Technology Brightside St. Louis would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Finance Department employees from World Wide Technology for their recent volunteer efforts and generous donation of $5,307. This great group volunteered twice this summer with Brightside. The first group of volunteers spent a beautiful July morning […]
Working Together for a Better Benton Park
Working Together for a Better Benton Park St. Louis’ Bud Light “Do Good. Have Fun.” project involved nearly 150 people working to establish a butterfly garden in Benton Park and paint murals around the community garden. Volunteers from Anheuser-Busch, Benton Park and Benton Park West neighborhoods plus Young Friends of Brightside St. Louis joined forces […]
Looking Back and Planning Ahead
Looking Back and Planning Ahead So far, 2014 has been a great year at Brightside St. Louis. From hosting our first Urban Gardening Symposium to revamping the beloved Blitz program, 2014 has brought great things to Brightside and we are excited to see what the rest of the year has in store. Check out our […]
Do Good and Have Fun at Benton Park
Do Good and Have Fun at Benton Park Brightside is pleased to partner with Bud Light in an exciting volunteer opportunity to enhance and beautify Benton Park and the community garden across the street. This summer Bud Light has joined with community groups across the country to organize Bud Light Do Good. Have Fun. projects […]
Sustainable Backyard Tour
Sustainable Backyard Tour Don’t miss the 4th Annual Sustainable Backyard Tour on Sunday, June 22, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Take this self-guided tour of St. Louis city and county yards to meet your neighbors and see firsthand how they are transforming their yards into sustainable assets. You’ll see everything from recycled yard furniture […]
2014 Neighbors Naturescaping Program Kick-Off
2014 Neighbors Naturescaping Program Kick-Off Join us on Wednesday, June 4th at 5:30 p.m. to kick-off the 2014 Neighbors Naturescaping season! Learn how the Neighbors Naturescaping program can help your community grow. Brightside staff will go through the application packet in detail and explain the judging criteria considered by the Selection Committee. Application packets will […]
Brightside Helping You Help the Monarchs
Brightside Helping You Help the Monarchs As you can probably gauge from the giant Monarch sculpture at the entrance to our Demonstration Garden, we love butterflies, especially Monarchs. Their spectacular multi-generational migration from Mexico to Canada and back each year continues to amaze children and grown-ups alike. Sadly, the population of Monarchs has declined drastically […]
Spring Cleaning and Greening at Lake Louie
Spring Cleaning and Greening at Lake Louie The weather has finally warmed up and that means it’s time to get dirty in the garden so we can enjoy the fruits of our labor in the months to come. We love making St. Louis a cleaner and greener place for all to enjoy, but we couldn’t […]