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Volunteering Opportunities
Participate in our volunteering activities from environmental conservation efforts to community building. We welcome volunteers of all ages to make a positive impact.
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Sewa Maryland LEAD Volunteers would be collecting non-perishable food items for donating to the local food banks and pantries. Each LEAD volunteer can get maximum 4 hours per month.
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This will be a great opportunity to learn about the current farming practices and the innovations needed to feed our world. This is a collaboration with the City of Fishers and we will be maintaining and adding new items into the garden located at this vegetable garden in Fishers.
Join Sewa in enhancing a local Community Garden. The project involves cleaning the current green space, planting and mulching. We will also have a speaker session about creating your own compost pile. Please bring your friends and family and let us make a greener world together.
Sewa International Indianapolis Chapter is collaborating with HTCI for a tree mulching event. We will maintain and add new mulch to trees at the HTCI garden in Indianapolis.
Event Partner Hindu Temple of Central Indiana (HTCI)
Join us for an impactful event that blends remembrance with community involvement and environmental care. A Memorial Day Flag Raising ceremony offers a heartfelt tribute to those who served and sacrificed for our nation, and Oak Tree Pond Historic Park provides a fitting backdrop, imbuing the occasion with solemnity and historical significance. By coupling this ceremony with a Sewa Eco-Tour and park conservation efforts, we not only pause for reflection but also foster environmental consciousness and a deeper connection to nature. Together We Serve Better!
Sewa North Jersey has partnered with Montville Township public Library to help with the Book Drive. This is a community effort to collect gently used books for the Book sale at the library.
Volunteers will receive a brief educational lesson on climate-smart farming practices and learn how to steward the land in an environmentally sustainable way at the Freetown Farm of Community Ecology Institute (CEI). They will also tend to produce plants. Freetown is the host site that teaches people how to sustainably garden and where the organization grows produce for local food pantries.
Please register for the event using the QR code or the link given in the flyer. Each volunteer needs to register separately. After registration, more details will be sent to you via email.
Event Duration: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
(30 minutes of additional time before and after the event is added to event registration for volunteers to complete the Check-in and Check-out.)
Please fill the sign-in form/farm waiver at this link and submit: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0ee761930e6246a3b0c8d84a46574588
Volunteers need to do the following when coming to the farm: - Wear closed-toe shoes that you don't mind getting dirty - Wear long, comfortable pants that you don't mind getting dirty - Hat (optional) - Gardening gloves (optional, can be provided if needed) - Bug spray (optional, can be provided if needed) - Sunscreen (optional, can be provided if needed)
For any questions, please reach out to maryland@sewausa.org or 323-963-9613
Community Ecology Institute
We will be rebuilding this community garden operated by SHIM. Work will involve organizing garden beds, laying landscaping fabric, fixing fencing, installing watering system, filling raised beds and seeding.
Join us to learn about different types and ways wildlife forms families, explore the Humbug Marsh to look for wildlife homes.Humbug Marsh is a 410 acre hotspot of biodiversity in an urban landscape designated as a Wetland of International Importance.Located along the Detroit River, straddling both Trenton and Gibraltar Michigan, this site is the last undeveloped mile of the Detroit River on the U.S. side of the border.
Sewa DC Chapter - 9/11 National Day of service event - Invasive Plant Removal at-
Nottoway Park
9537 Courthouse Road
Vienna, VA
Saturday, June 8, 2024
9:00am to 11:30am
We will be working at the gardening plots. As we approach the date, details of the parking will be shared in an email.
Refreshments will be served. Thanks.
We are scheduling the Majors Road clean up on Saturday, June 8 from 9:00 - 11:00am. Start at Majors Road-Post Road intersection in Vickery Village. End at Majors Road-Castleberry road intersection near Grace Chappel. Please bring a friend and join Sewa to make a visible impact on your local environment while building community and group pride.
In collaboration with the Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation, Sewa International Indianapolis Chapter will be apart of the Weed Wranglers event. We will be picking invasive plants and weeds from the park and cleaning it up. We look forward to seeing you there!
Join us to learn and participate in improving natural habitats and controlling invasive species, increasing native plant biodiversity, and restoring healthy soils.
Event Partner Community Ecology Institute
Join Sewa International, Maryland Chapter, and Howard County Recreation and Parks (HCRP) invite you to volunteer in an Environmental Conservation Stewardship Project at Robinson Nature Center, Columbia. We will be planting native trees and shrubs, removing invasive plants, and beautifying the native perennial gardens with planting additional native perennials. Come with family members, friends, and neighbors to participate in this activity to help our planet Earth.
- Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult (Minimum age: 12)
- All tools, gloves, snacks, refreshments, plants, and guidance are provided
- Please bring refillable water bottle, water will be provided
- Please wear clothing for working outdoors; closed toed shoes are required
- Free T-shirts will be provided. Please wear your Sewa T-shirt if you have it already
- Event may cancel due to bad weather
Howard County Recreation and Parks
Maryland Chapter of Sewa International and Montgomery Parks invite you to join in cleaning-up the Wheaton Regional Park in the Greater DC region. Help the environment and also give back to the community! Bring along your friends, family, and neighbors. Receive a free T-shirt and enjoy a snack! Please register for the event using the link or the QR code. Each volunteer needs to sign up separately.After registration, more details will be sent to you via email.Clean-up Duration: 9:00 am - 11:00 am (15 minutes of additional time is added to the event registration for volunteers to complete the Check-in upon arrival at the event.)Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.For any questions, please reach out to maryland@sewausa.org or 323-963-9613We look forward to seeing you on June 22.
Montgomery Parks
Tree maintenance, restoration and invasive plants removal
We are scheduling the James Burgess Road clean up on Saturday, August 10, 2024 from 9:00 - 11:00am. Start at James Burgess-Nichols Road junction. End at James Burgess-Patrick Circle junction. Please bring a friend and join Sewa to make a visible impact on your local environment while building community and group pride.
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