- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Garden Volunteers Needed at Oakton Community College
ORGANIZATION: Oakton Community College Community Garden
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Join us at Oakton's Des Plaines Campus for community gardening (located outside exit 31)! We will provide tools and gloves, but please bring water, hat, sunscreen, and bug spray if needed. All are welcome! Children under 18 should come with an adult. We encourage volunteers to take home fresh produce. The rest will be donated to local food pantries and community members in need. For questions, please contact dpgarden@oakton.edu.
Volunteer days are Mondays 9-10:30am and Thursdays 3-4:30pm, but weather dependent. We will announce cancelled days on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pg/OaktonCommunityGarden/
More opportunities with Oakton Community College Community Garden
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Oakton Community College Community Garden
Location:
1600 E Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016, US
Mission Statement
Oakton is the community's college. By providing access to quality education throughout a lifetime, we empower and transform our students in the diverse communities we serve.
Description
Vision
Dedicated to teaching and learning, Oakton is a student-centered college known for academic rigor and high standards. Through exemplary teaching that relies on innovation and collaboration with our community partners, our students learn to think critically, solve problems, and to be ethical global citizens who shape the world. We are committed to diversity, cultural competence, and achieving equity in student outcomes.
Values
A focus on Oakton students is at the core of each of these values.
-We exercise responsibility through accountability to each other, our community, and the environment.
-We embrace the diversity of the Oakton community and honor it as one of our college's primary strengths.
-We advance equity by acknowledging the effects of systemic social injustices and intentionally designing the Oakton experience to foster success for all students.
-We uphold integrity through a commitment to trust, transparency, and honesty by all members of the Oakton community.
-We cultivate compassion within a caring community that appreciates that personal fulfillment and well-being are central to our mission.
-We foster collaboration within the college and the larger community and recognize our interdependence and ability to achieve more together.
Ratified by the Board of Trustees, March 21, 2017
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1600 E. Golf RoadDes Plaines, IL 60016
DATE POSTED
June 6, 2019
SKILLS
- Environmental Education
- Customer Service
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Please wear closed-toed shoes and dress for the weather.