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Help Build a Learning Garden at Gilbert Park Elementary! (age 5+) Referral
Gilbert Park Elementary is thrilled to be installing a new outdoor classroom and native habitat/learning garden in our school's central courtyard this year, and we could use your help! We'll be having work parties twice per month through the end of the school year, one on a Saturday and one on a no-school weekday.
Rain or shine, no experience necessary, tools and snacks provided.
Please contact to register and/or to discuss additional volunteer opportunities with this project.
Our work party schedule through the end of the year is as follows:
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Monday, February 18th (President's Day, no school) 12-3pm
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Friday, March 1st (no school) 12-3pm
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Saturday, March 16th, 12-3pm
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Friday, April 5th (no school) 12-3pm
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Saturday, April 20th (Earth Day, Arbor Day Celebration) 12-3pm
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Saturday, May 4th (pre-Mothers' Day plant sale) 11am-3pm
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Friday, May 17th (no school) 11-2
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Saturday, June 8th (end-of-school celebration, pre-Fathers' day plant sale) 11-2pm
Contact Mara Reynolds, Garden Education Coordinator, Gilbert Park Elementary, by clicking "Express Interest" below.
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This project is sponsored through IRCO. The mission of the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) is to promote the integration of refugees, immigrants, and the community at large into a self-sufficient, healthy and inclusive multi-ethnic society. The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) is a non-profit organization established in 1976 to serve immigrants and refugees in Portland, Oregon. IRCO assists individuals and families successfully navigate their lives from cradle through career.
Opportunity Requirements:
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Volunteers must be 5 years of age or older to participate in this opportunity; any volunteer under age 13 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone.
Click on "Express Interest" below if you are interested in helping out!
**This is a Referral Opportunity, which means it is run directly by one of our nonprofit partners. Once you express interest, someone from the partner organization should follow up with you shortly to discuss confirming you as a volunteer for this opportunity.
**Please note, your hours may not be recorded in your Hands On Greater Portland account since this is a partner-managed opportunity.
Children & Youth Education, Environment
Animals, Families, Low-income Communities, Immigrants, Refugees or Ethnic Groups
Building/Construction,Gardening/Planting,Other
Age Minimum (with Adult): 5+, Minimum Age:5+
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