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I Love A Parade! Do You?
ORGANIZATION: National Park Service - National Mall & Memorial Parks
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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14 people are interested
Opportunity Description:
The National Park Service has diverted hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles from the waste stream by collecting empty bottles from the huge crowds along the 4th of July parade route for years. We would love for you to join us is this important effort!
It is super fun and it makes a huge difference!
Volunteers will join park service rangers and collect recyclables from the crowds at the tail end of the parade procession. (We are still a part of it though! Our truck is our float.) The crowd loves it!! Help keep the park clean while making a huge difference for the environment and spreading the word about recycling!
Volunteers need to be able to walk less than 1/4 mile. It's very slow moving. Must be able to handle bags of empty water bottles - usually very light.
Kids of all ages are welcome - must have a guardian present if under 16.
Time is 11:30-2:30. We typically meet close to the Smithsonian metro stop on the Mall.
Volunteers will receive lovely t-shirts and a lunch! :)
Please contact James Pierce / 202-744-1841
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About National Park Service - National Mall & Memorial Parks
Location:
750 Buckeye Dr, Washington, DC 20024, US
Mission Statement
The National Park Service Preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations. The park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world .
Description
The Washington that you see today had its birth two centuries ago in a rational yet visionary design unprecedented in its scale. Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan for the city and its core mall area was influenced by urban planning then current in Euproe and neoclassical landscape design exemplified by Versalles. Brilliantly adapting those ideas to Washington's terrain, L'Enfant placed the Capitol on Jenkins Hill and the "Presidents House" on a lower terrace then overlooking the Potomac River. Between them ran Pennsylvania Avenue, to symbolize the spearate but connected branches of government. The spirit of that plan lives in the city still.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
The National MallWashington, DC 20024
DATE POSTED
June 13, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A