Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Brightside

Can Brightside clean up...?

Where do these projects take place?

How can I get involved?

Q: Can Brightside clean up......?
A: Brightside coordinates cleanups with other interested residents. The organization serves as a catalyst for these efforts - it doesn't have a ready group of volunteers to send out every time a complaint comes in. The most successful projects are those in which residents call to initiate a cleanup in their neighborhood or local park. Brightside works with many neighborhood groups throughout the City, coordinating trash and yard waste pickup from these projects with the DPW, planting trees, sharing large donations of flowers, assisting in fundraising efforts that will improve a neighborhood's environment, and lending tools, gloves and trash bags.

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Q: Where do these projects take place?
A: They take place all over the City, on City property.

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Q:How can I get involved?
A: You can get involved in a number of ways. You can:

•  Participate in a project.
•  Get on a committee. In addition to the major events and programs listed above, there are various committees that are in place to help with these projects, as well as promotion, education, and planning.
•  Adopt a park.
  
•  Plant a plot in the Community Garden.
•  Initiate a project in your neighborhood, or anywhere where you think a project is needed.
•  Donate money, plant material or your expertise, which can be business, finance, working with non-profits, board development, strategic planning, fundraising, landscaping, marketing and public relations, education.
  
•  Join the Board.

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