What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for February.  Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates! Friday, February 23, 2024 Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Location: Baden Library Project Type: Clean-up & beautification Description: Community Support Needed! Come out and help free our streets and sidewalks of trash and debris from 2023! New Year - New Ideas !! Residents are encouraged to come out and meet their neighbors and business owners in the process of pushing back against illegal dumpin ..read more

What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for May.  Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates! Friday, January 5, 2024 Time: 9-2 Location: across 4723 Newcomb Project Type: Clean-up project Description: Cleaning up the community. Email to Volunteer: re3869@live.com The post January Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed! appeared first on Brightside St. Louis ..read more

It has been a true pleasure to serve the unique and diverse neighborhoods of St. Louis City for 41 years! We look forward to continuing this work alongside you -our neighbors- in 2024.  To reflect on our work in 2023: Nearly 6,000 volunteers participated in 300+ neighborhood clean-ups and planted more than 120,000 flowers. Brightside crews removed 235,000 square feet of graffiti from over 2,200 homes, businesses, vacant buildings and public spaces. Our efforts to keep St. Louis looking great are worth every minute when we remember why we do this work. We are lucky to play a part in mak ..read more

What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for May.  Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates! Saturday, December 2, 2023 Time: 8am-1pm Location: Lee & Euclid Ave. Project Type: Clean-up project Description: Participate in a neighborhood clean-up of alleys and streets around Lee and Euclid Ave. Email to Volunteer: walterrush85@yahoo.com Sunday, December 17, 2023 Time: 12 to 2pm Location: corner of 14th St. and St. Louis Ave. Project Type: Clean-up project Description: Come out to help wit ..read more

It still amazes me to think that Brightside has been around for 41 years now! While St. Louis is not perfect, just think what our city would look like if there were no Brightside! This year alone… Nearly 6,000 volunteers participated in 300+ neighborhood clean-ups and planted more than 120,000 flowers. Brightside crews removed 235,000 square feet of graffiti from over 2,200 homes, businesses, vacant buildings and public spaces Unfortunately, we all know the frustration of seeing graffiti that the Brightside crews can’t safely reach to remove. Or the litter rage we get when we see someone th ..read more

What you give to us in support, we give back to St. Louis.  For the past 40 years, we have worked together to make St. Louis a beautiful and vibrant place!   Because of your generosity, nearly $5,000 was donated on #GivingTuesday to support Brightside’s cleaning and beautification programs!! Thank you! Yesterday, people across the world came together and donated time, belongings and money to support their favorite charities.  We thank you for choosing Brightside! There’s still time to donate to help Brightside in 2023!  Donating is easy!  You can donate ..read more

“Every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to give.” #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. With your help, Brightside St. Louis can continue supporting cleaning and greening efforts across our beautiful city and right here in our demonstration garden. We provide residents with the education and tools they need to create their own neighborhood cleaning and greening initiatives. Donate today! The post Join the Global Movement, Donate for Giving Tuesday appeared first on Bright ..read more

What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for October.  Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates! Saturday, November 4, 2023 Time: 9-11am Location: Francis R. Slay Park Project Type: Clean-up & beautification Description: Cleaning up alleys in Ellendale and planting bulbs in the area. Email to Volunteer: kimberlyhanvy@hotmail.com Saturday, November 11, 2023 Time: 9:00am Location: 4578 St. Ferdinand Project Type: Clean-up project Description: Fall cleanup blitz! We will pick up litter, cl ..read more

What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for October.  Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates! Friday, October 6, 2023 Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: 3113 Gasconade St, St. Louis, MO 63118 Project Type: Clean-up & beautification Description: Join us in welcoming Lutheran North Highschool for their "Faith in Action" service day here at Thomas Dunn Learning Center. This will be a day to work directly with youth and foster community across generations and neighborhoods. This service ..read more

What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for September.  Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates! Friday, September 22, 2023 Time: 1-3pm Location: Grand Center Arts District Project Type: Clean-up project Description: We will be cleaning up the streets around Grand Center Arts District. Email to Volunteer: will@grandcenter.org Saturday, September 23, 2023 Time: 11 am- 1 pm Location: Gateway Arch National Park Riverfront 50 Lenore K Sullivan Blvd. Project Type: Clean-up project Description ..read more