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Boost Your Gift on #GiveSTLDay
_____________________________________________ THANK YOU for planning your donation to Brightside on #GiveSTLDay – Thursday, May 5th! ______________________________________________ No matter the size, your #GiveSTLDay donation can have an even greater impact when you donate during specific time frames. Boost your gift during various Power Hours throughout #GiveSTLDay. We are excited and grateful for the generosity of the William A. Kerr […]
Flowers for Downtown 2022
Show your St. Louis pride and be part of this year’s efforts to make downtown St. Louis a more beautiful, vibrant and inviting destination! Gather your friends, family, co-workers or community group and join us on Saturday, May 21st to help plant flowers along Market Street and Tucker Boulevard in conjunction with the City Parks Department. […]
Neighbors Naturescaping Kick-off Meeting
Join us on Thursday, May 12th at Brightside starting at 6:00 p.m. You can participate in person at the Brightside Demonstration Garden (social distancing practices will be followed) or, if you prefer, you can participate virtually through Zoom. At this meeting, you will learn how your neighborhood group can apply for a Neighbors […]
Flower Shower -> Blitz Blooms!
Did you know we’re growing dianthus, marigolds and celosia in the Greenhouse at Forest Park? 40,000 of each in honor of our 40th anniversary! Now we need your help to plant them! Every year, Blitz Blooms volunteers plan a neighborhood cleanup and then plant these annuals in public spaces across St. Louis. Blitz Blooms as […]
April Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for April. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!
Volunteers Bring the Demo Garden to Life
While Brightside’s programs have evolved over the years, our commitment to creating a cleaner, greener, more sustainable St. Louis has remained constant. In honor of Earth Month we pause to thank the thousands of volunteers and donors who have helped make this possible over the past 40 years. Today is also a great opportunity to […]
Clean-ups to Daffodils
Since 1982, Brightside and volunteers have been working hard to clean up neighborhoods. Over time, we quickly learned that cleaning up wasn’t enough. We needed to do more to make St. Louis beautiful so we started planting daffodils. More than 14 million daffodils were planted in all! 🤩🌼 Celebrate the beauty of STL with us! […]
March Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for March. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!