Volunteer Registration for Earth Day

Volunteer opportunities: Sat., April 19 through Sat., April 26
Celebration: Sat., April 26 at Columbus Commons

Green Columbus and lead sponsor The Columbus Foundation are pleased to announce that volunteer registration for Earth Day is now open at earthdaycolumbus.org, This year, the volunteer effort will span seven days with service sites across the region from which to choose.

From Saturday, April 19 through Saturday April 26, Central Ohioans are invited to volunteer a few hours of time at service sites around the city, planting trees, cleaning river banks, preparing community gardens and much more. Registration is easy, as is finding the right service opportunity; it is all done online at earthdaycolumbus.org.

Gratitude is this year’s theme, and volunteers will be thanked in many ways, including with vouchers for Chipotle burritos, appetizers from Max & Erma’s, scoops from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, cookies from Pattycake Bakery, pizza from Mikey’s Late Night Slice, Clif Bars, car2go memberships and minutes, and movie passes from Gateway Film Center. We will also show our appreciation for volunteers and the natural environment at a celebration on April 26 at Columbus Commons.

Groups are encouraged to volunteer. The school (K-12), non-profit and employer that send out the most volunteers to participate in Earth Day activities will be rewarded with the NBBJ Challenge Cup prize at a special awards ceremony at the April 26 celebration. Last year’s winners were Colonial Hills Elementary School, Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland, and The Ohio State University.

To ensure that there are enough spots for all the volunteers, registration remains open for service sites. If you have a green themed project and need help, visit earthdaycolumbus.org or contact Green Columbus at worksites@greencbus.org.

This will be the 8^th annual Earth Day event organized by Green Columbus, a local non-profit organization, and it remains the largest volunteer effort in the United States for Earth Day, according to the Earth Day Network. Over the past seven years, more than 55,000 hours of time have been invested by Central Ohio’s “green” citizens. In just the last four years, more than 16,000 trees have been planted through Earth Day Columbus initiatives.Visit earthdaycolumbus.org to learn more and to register to participate.