15 Participating Areas
Albuquerque ... Boise ... Boston ... Chicago
Colorado Springs ... Hawaii ... Los Angeles ... Memphis
New York ... Phoenix ... Portland ... San Francisco
Seattle ... St.Paul/Minneapolis ... Washington D.C.
Albuquerque - Rio Grande Nature Center
Trail restoration. Boise - Silver Creek Preserve
Stream restoration and land easement conservation. Boston - Greater Boston Food Bank Chicago - ALS Mammoth Music Mart
Helped plan and set-up the 25th Annual ALS Mammoth Music Mart. ALS (amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis) is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Colorado Springs - Monument Valley Park
Helped Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation plant lilacs - General Palmer's
favorite flower!
Hawaii - Liliuokalani Botanical Garden
Worked in the garden under the supervision of the staff.
Los Angeles- Heal The Bay
Helped clean the Santa Monica Beach for Heal the Bay.
Memphis - Lichterman Nature Center
Helped restock plants left from plant sale and other grounds maintenance. New York - NY Cares Spring Clean-Up Day
Joined 3,500 volunteers at 40 parks and community gardens throughout New
York City to plant flowers and shrubs, rake leaves, paint benches, mulch,
weed and clear litter. Phoenix - Arizona Veteran Home 50th Anniversary
Ceremony
Provided assistance and supported veterans in the Home. Portland - Salvation Army West Women's and
Children's Shelter
Participated in general spring cleaning activities. San Francisco - Vida Verde Nature Education
Light trail maintenance, building small flats for our vegetable seedlings,
or gardening. After lunch, Vida Verde offered everyone a chance to participate
in the goat milking/cheese making program. Seattle - Seattle Works Day
Volunteers' minimum $25 pledge and corporate sponsorship raised critical
funds that support the year-round programs, while making a tremendous
impact on the community. St. Paul/Minneapolis - Brian Coyle Community
Center
Helped the center catch up on some projects including organizing the library,
painting and other odds and ends. Washington D.C. - Anacostia River Shore Cleanup
Helped with a trash clean-up along the shores of the Anacostia River.
