Greetings, Bridging The Gap Volunteers!

We hope you all are well and enjoying the return of spring! (At least, the calendar says it’s spring – some days, it’s hard to tell!) Spring is the busy season at Bridging The Gap, and we hope you’ll consider joining us for one of the many sustainability projects we’re hosting in the community over the next few months.

This is Bridging The Gap’s April Volunteer Update, which contains information about upcoming volunteer opportunities. If you can join us for any of the projects below, please directly contact the staff person listed.

As usual, we have a long list of opportunities to share, so just skim the headings and read the items that interest you.

More information about these and other volunteer opportunities may be viewed by clicking HERE

Volunteer Opportunities April 2009 - June 2009

Summer Internships! BTG will be offering several internships this summer, which will be posted to the volunteer page of our website this month. These offer a great way to gain experience in environmental and non-profit work!
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Community Recycling Centers – Great For Students with Service Requirements!
The Community Recycling Centers need you to help reduce the amount of trash going to the landfill! Sign up to volunteer at one of our Recycling Centers and you’ll help conserve resources, reduce waste and meet other citizens who care about the environment.
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KCMO Tree Site Identification Volunteers
Be part of the solution to climate change! The city of Kansas City, Missouri is undertaking a climate protection plan that includes planting 120,000 additional trees over the next 10 years. This first requires identification of available planting sites.
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Great American Cleanup - March-May. Why not help with some “spring cleaning” for our whole community? You can choose from a number of community cleanups and beautification activities from March through May.
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Heartland Tree Alliance Tree Planting Event - April 24
Join us as we help beautify and revitalize Waterway Park, located at 11th and Grandview in Kansas City, Kansas, by planting trees. No experience necessary; training will be provided.
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Arbor Day Tree Planting Event – Saturday, April 25, 9:00 AM to Noon
Heartland Tree Alliance’s largest Arbor Day tree planting event will be held at Budd Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Everyone is invited to help plant trees.
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Kansas City WildLands Spring Planting Day - Saturday, May 2, 9:00 AM to Noon
Get Planting! Focus will be on planting wildflower seedlings grown from locally harvested seed. Several locations.
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Help BTG with "The Wall" for Earthfest - An Unusual Volunteer Activity
Passionate about promoting energy efficiency? Here’s one big way you can help! We’re looking for volunteers who can help us move, set up, disassemble, and move again…The Wall. The Wall was built by the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis as a demonstration of the ways insulation works inside the walls of a house. We want to show The Wall to Kansas Citians at our EarthFest event May 9 – and return it to St. Louis!
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EarthWalk/EarthFest - May 9
This popular spring event consists of two parts: The EarthWalk is a fundraiser for Bridging The Gap’s environmental sustainability programs, and the EarthFest is a fun educational event that helps area residents learn how to live more sustainably.
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Heartland Tree Alliance Tree Care Workday – May 16
This volunteer opportunity is perfect for anyone who loves trees! No special training required.
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Sustainability Speakers Needed!
Do you have a desire to educate others about steps they can take to live more sustainably? Join our campaign that’s spreading the sustainability message throughout our community!
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Sustainability “Peoplers” Needed!
Do you want to teach others about sustainability and the Bridging The Gap programs that support it, but you feel a little shy about public speaking? BTG seeks volunteers who can staff information tables for us at community events and who enjoy proactively engaging with members of the public.
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Rain Barrel Workshop Volunteers - Seasonal/Ongoing
BTG offers workshops designed to give citizens the confidence and knowledge to make their own rain barrel, which can then be used to capture hundreds of gallons of water from their roofs. Volunteers are needed to assist with all aspects of these popular workshops.
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UMKC Clean Commute Volunteer - Ongoing
UMKC Clean Commute, managed by BTG, encourages students and faculty at the University of Missouri-Kansas City to ride bikes to campus through the semester-long loan of bikes from our on-campus facility. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks.
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Summer/Fall Volunteer Opportunities
BTG also offers a long list of fun summer and fall volunteer opportunities. CLICK HERE if you like to plan ahead!

Many of our opportunities are perfect for both individuals and groups. In addition, if you have a group looking for a project on a day not listed here, please give us a call. We’re always willing to see if we can offer a project on a date that’s not included here.

We hope you’ll find at least one thing here you’d like to get involved in over the next few months. Thanks again for all you do to help create a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable community!