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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service - Park Clean-Up at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park
ORGANIZATION: Washington Parks & People
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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75 people are interested
Washington Parks & People will 'Think Outside' for their Martin Luther King Jr. day, hosting a park revitalization at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X park on Monday, January 20th from 10am - 2pm. Come celebrate this day of service with Parks & People and help us pick up trash, cut back invasive species and remove fallen branches. Tools, trash bags, gloves, and water will be provided; however, please bring water as we won't be able to provide any during the event. We will be able to sign off any hours volunteered as community service hours.
What: Park Clean-up at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park
When: Monday, January 20 from 10am-2pm
Where: Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park - 2400 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20009. We will meet at t he Joan d’Arc equestrian statue at the overlook inside the park.
What to bring: A water bottle and warm clothes as it may be cold.
Who: Anyone and everyone is welcome to come volunteer and give back to your community and it's parks!
*We will also host a park clean-up event at Marvin Gaye Park
Please reply via volunteermatch if you are interested in joining us!
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About Washington Parks & People
Location:
2437 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, US
Mission Statement
To grow city-wide park-based community health, equity, and justice through innnovation and partnerships across DC.
Description
Parks & People is DC's award-winning city-wide community parks partnership. Founded in 1990 to reclaim Meridian Hill/ Malcolm X Park, the organization led the transformation of that park from the most crime-ridden national park in the area to one of the safest. Parks & People has now helped advance over 250 parks, trails, streams, playgrounds, schoolyards, and community gardens and farms. Our facilities include the Josephine Butler Parks Center, an award-winning 40-room "greenhouse" for revitalizing DC greenspaces; the historic Riverside Healthy Living Center, providing park programming, youth development, and healthy park-based business incubation; the Marvin Gaye Community Greening Center, a year-round community farm, native reforestation hub, and base of park reclamation and job training through our DC Green Corps; the Piney Spring Green; and the North Columbia Heights Green, a once-blighted vacant lot that serves as a hands-on outdoor classroom for year-round healthy food production. Parks & People has led the community reclamation and transformation of Marvin Gaye Park, DC's longest municipal park, for 23 years. It also helps the Escarpment Ridge and Fort Circle network of parks, Walter Pierce Park (where 8,428 African Americans were buried after the Civil War), the east side of Rock Creek park, and numerous schoolyards. Since its founding a generation ago, Parks & People has mobilized over 300,000 volunteers for parks and green spaces of all kinds. Parks & People volunteers work hard, have fun, and make a massive difference.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Meridian Hill Park/ Malcolm X Park2400 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20008meet at the Statue Joan of Arc at 10 amWashington DC, DC 20009
DATE POSTED
January 6, 2020
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
- Environmental Education
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A