Volunteer Opportunities
Community Awareness Committee.
Interim Chair: Sally Ennis
This committee
works with other community groups to raise awareness on the importance
of preserving our natural resources. It is committed to abating
litter and promoting recycling in Evanston.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Adopt A Spot-volunteer to
clean up a little piece of Evanston all year long. Volunteers
committ to picking up trash at the spot on a regular basis.
KEB supplies the volunteers with bags, gloves and encouragement.
- Trashbusters Week is a great individual,
family, scouting or school event. For a week in late April, Evanstonians
gather to pick up a winter's worth of litter. Volunteers are
needed to run fun educational activities on waste reduction.
All who attend will be given a bag and gloves, and asked to clean
up litter in a public area near their homes.
- America Recycles Day-sponsors fun
activities to promote recycling on America Recycles Day, November
15.
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Board of Directors
We seek Board
Members with a commitment to our mission. Board meetings are held
the third Wednesday in January, March, May, July, September and
November. There are opportunities to chair or serve on one of the
standing committees and make decisions about programs and expenditure
of funds.
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Education Committee
Co-Chairs:
Composed of
local educators in Evanston, this group is committed to providing
environmental education in the school setting. The committee is
open to any parent or teacher in Evanston. It meets quarterly during
the school year. Meetings have information about current issues
in the environment and education, as well as a business meeting
to discuss current projects.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- School Garden Initiative. Volunteers
are needed at individual schools to help implement plans for
a garden at the school. Volunteers may be needed for a one-time
planting or on a long-term basis. We are also interested contributions
of plants or supplies.
- To serve on the committee. Volunteers
are needed to help brainstorm and implement ideas that can be
used to promote an understanding of natural resources and recycling
in the schools.
- Sponsor a school garden through
financial support or materials. All gardens need such gardening
supplies as wheel-barrows, shovels, spades. They need plant material.
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Garden Walk Committee
Chair: Sandy Whiteley
KEB's Annual Garden Walk is a more
than just a fundraiser. The Garden Walk promotes the best of Evanston's
gardens and civic pride.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Serve on the committee, which
searches for the best gardens in Evanston, plans the publicity,
ticket sales and other details of the event.
- Volunteers are needed the day of
the event to be "Garden Sitters."
- KEB is always on the lookout for
outstanding Evanston gardens to feature in future garden walks.
(Don't be shy about nominating your own garden.)
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Communications Committee
Chair: vacant
Contacts the media regarding programs
and events. Updates KEB's website.
Volunteer opportunities:
- Help is needed in writing
news articles and press releases.
- Help is also needed in planning
media strategy.
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