Wednesday: The Family 4th at Gasworks Park (and other destinations around Lake Union) could use plenty of helping hands. In order to help, you must register at Onereel’s volunteer Switchboard (information can be found here). Perks of volunteering at the Family 4th include an exclusive T-shirt and getting to experience the festival behind the scenes.
Thursday: Starbucks hosts its third annual post-fireworks clean-up of Gas Works Park and South Lake Union. According to their registration page, they have completely filled their volunteer slots for Gas Works Park, but they are still seeking volunteers to help at the Center for Wooden Boats. Since the weather is actually supposed to be nice on the Fifth of July (doesn’t it always work that way?), a morning spent South Lake Union should be quite a treat. Of course, if you’re just hoping to stumble down the hill and you can supply your own commemorative T-shirt and morning pastry, I’m sure no one will mind if you lend a hand at Gasworks.
Saturday: It’s the annual Kidde Parade! Janet at the Wallingford Neighborhood Association let us know that she’s in need of folks to help with registration. She says, “It’s an easy and fun job, actually. You get to see all the marchers and be in the middle of things. It would require you to be available at 9:30 to 11am on Saturday July 7th.” If you love to be in the middle of things, please send a note to Janet at [email protected].
Whichever you choose, thanks on behalf of the community!
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The Family Festival can also use help with our recycling / composting efforts. We need to borrow yard waste carts from any neighbors who are rolling distance from Wallingford Playfield. Plus we need monitors for the recycling / food waste stations to direct folks as to where to put their unwanted stuff. Monitors can be adults, adults with children, knowledgable middle and high schoolers, or pairs of elementary school Green Teamers.
To volunteer yourself or your yard waste cart, email [email protected] before Saturday.
the onereel board has no jopen volunteer obs listed now
The date of the Summer Festival and Kiddies Parade is Saturday July 7th, NOT THE 11TH!
Corrected, thanks!
The post-4th of July clean-up was fun, well-attended and a very affirming experience to see so many people come together to help cleanup the park. A large teddy bear, a few blankets, a fold-up chair, a couple old jackets, and an old backpack were all the personal items I saw or encountered in my roaming and then sorting cans and plastics at the main bag drop off site.