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March Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
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!
A Blast From the Past: Project Greenlot
A Blast From the Past: Project Greenlot In 1982, St. Louis had thousands of overgrown vacant lots filled with fallen buildings and dumped debris. To address this destabilizing environmental injustice, the Operating Engineers Local 513 apprenticeship program relocated to St. Louis to work with Brightside and the City to clear vacant lots. For the next […]
40 Years of Blitz Clean-ups!
40 Years of Blitz Clean-ups! In honor of Brightside’s 40th anniversary, we will be sharing special stories and photos since 1982 to help celebrate the hard work St. Louisans have put in to support cleaning and greening our city! Forty years ago, city residents felt the number one problem facing St. Louis was […]
October Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
October 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 October. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!
September Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
September 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 September. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!
Blitzin’ & Bloomin’
Blitzin’ & Bloomin’ Now is the perfect time to organize a neighborhood cleanup and Brightside is here to help! Through our Blitz program, neighbors can request trash bags and borrow needed tools such as brooms, shovels, rakes, litter grabbers and recycling carts for cleaning up alleys, streets and vacant lots in their neighborhood. Simply request […]
Neighbors Naturescaping 2020 Edition
Neighbors Naturescaping 2020 Edition During these challenging times, we all need hope for a brighter future. Brightside can help! Beautiful flowers and trees can make a difference for you and your neighbors. Brightside invites city neighborhood organizations, non-profits and institutions to work together to beautify a public space with Missouri native plants. For the past […]
March Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
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!