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18 people are interested
Annual Fruit Tree Sale! 2010
ORGANIZATION: Urban Harvest
Please visit the new page to apply.
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18 people are interested
10,000 Plant Fruit Tree Sale
Volunteers wanted to help with the fruit tree sale on January 9, the day of the sale and the day before the sale on Friday the 8th. We need volunteers to:
- Check customer invoices, as customers line up at the cashier stations
- Help at the Entry and Exit gates and then help direct customers to the trees they are trying to find
- Help set up Saturday morning and Saturday after the sale
- Help customers select their trees
- Help customers at the tree holding area
- Help setup the day before the sale, Friday morning
Training will be provided.
More opportunities with Urban Harvest
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Urban Harvest
Location:
2311 Canal St. Suite 200, Houston, TX 77003, US
Mission Statement
Urban Harvest is a nonprofit organization that uses fruit, vegetable and habitat gardens to improve quality of life in the greater Houston area. These gardens serve to educate, strengthen community spirit, create therapeutic environments and provide food and income. We teach organic gardening techniques, help neighborhoods build successful community gardens,create outdoor classrooms at schools that teach core curricula, nutrition and respect for the environment, provide fresh, locally grown food, and encourage responsible land use. Our work benefits all of us by improving food, diet and health. It also builds engaging schools, neighborly communities, and valuable local businesses that together sustain and improve our environment.
Description
We help start community and school gardens in greater Houston. We offer gardening classes and manage a farmer's market. We have a curriculum program in low income schools to teach science and math in outdoor classrooms. We teach places of worship and neighborhood groups how to grow food to donate to the hungry.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Rice U. Football Stadium PavillionGreenbriar at Rice & UniversityHouston, TX 77005
DATE POSTED
November 17, 2008
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 17