- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
Urban Harvest's 18th Annual Fruit Tree Sale
ORGANIZATION: Urban Harvest
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
9 people are interested
We need you for the following shifts:
Friday 8am-noon & noon-4pm
Saturday 7am-1pm & 1pm-4pm
Set-up (Friday - involves heavy lifting)
Set-up (Saturday) * Entrance Gate * Wagons * Volunteer Check-In * Invoice Checker * Tree Holding Area * Cashier * Pre-Sale Holding Area * Pre-Sale Order Loading (Saturday - involves heavy lifting) * Breakdown * Other
ALL VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRE-ORDER THE FRUIT TREES OF THEIR CHOICE IN ADVANCE OF THE SALE!!!
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
Houston Community College West Loop Parking Lot5601 West Loop SHouston, TX 77081
DATE POSTED
December 19, 2017
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Transactions
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- One 4-hr shift or more
- Some heavy lifting on set-up days