Earth Week Volunteer Opportunities

How will you contribute to Earth Day this year?
C3 has a has several ways you can make an impact on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
For more volunteer opportunities visit C3 Event Calendar

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Attend C3 Leader, Morgan Conlon’s Rain Barrel Installation workshop
at the Friends of Portage Park Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 24
11am-12pm
Portage Park Field House
4100 N Long

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Work as a volunteer steward at the Park District or Forest Preserve:

Whistler Woods Restoration Day
Saturday, April, 24
10am-1pm
134th and Halstead
Oak Rescue and brush cutting
Contact: Rebecca Blazer 773-972-8080

Nature in the Neighborhood of Englewood
Saturday, April 24
10:30am – 4:30pm
Join this initiative to enhance open space for welcoming gateways, trail sites and habitats. Exciting activities include mosaic installation, mural painting, native garden planting and more Sites include 6300 S. Yale 400 W. 62nd, 550 W. 63rd, and Edmond and Junction Grove playlot
Contact rina@stayfcs.org 773-759-3273

Openlands Clean Up Day
Saturday, April 24
10am-1pm
89th & Buffalo
Please contact John Pastirik 773-991-0613

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Take your recyclables to a neighborhood drop-off center

Recycling Center Drop Off map

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Earth Day may end in April but the philosophy lives on in May.
Here’s a preview into May’s volunteer opportunities.

Attend C3 Leader, Jason Greenberg’s Green Bike Tour of Logan Square and Humboldt Park

Saturday, May 1st
Bike readiness workshop 10:00 – 11:30
Green neighborhoods bike tour 11:30 – 3:30
Socializing & after-tour discussions 3:30 – 4:00
Meet at the Humboldt Park Field House
(Sacramento just north-east of Division)

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18th Annual Chicago River Day
Saturday, May 8
9am-12pm
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty on this very important day of stewardship and service. This is Chicago’s day to give back to the river that gives so much it’s citizens.

Volunteer with C3 Leaders and Student Clubs at the following sites:
Eugene Field, C3 Teacher Steven Arnam: 773-450-4020
North Shore Channel, C3 Club North Side College Prep,
Barry Rodgers: rodgersbarry@gmail.com
Horner Park, C3 Leader Kevin Anderson and John O’Connell: 312 857-2757×16
Ronan Park, C3 Leader Michael Herman mjherman@gmail.com
Bubbly Creek/35th Street, C3 Leader Marissa Strassel and Sarah Hicks: shicks@saic.edu
Find more information here