Opportunity Details
Keep the Portland Memory Garden Beautiful (age 6+) *CCD 2014*
Join over 1,900 volunteers for Comcast Cares Day 2014!
Gardening makes beautiful memories. Help prepare the Portland Memory Garden for another season of meaningful outdoor experience for individuals and caregivers coping with memory loss disorders, and make your own memories too! This is a great family friendly project.
Garden tasks include weed, groom, sweep, general cleanup. Most tools provided. Optional: bring your own pruners or other sharps. Rain or shine, please dress for the weather. Light refreshments served.
Portland Memory Garden, a non-profit organization started in 2001, is dedicated to sharing the beauty of nature with those coping with memory disorders as well as with their care-givers. It is a free, secure, community resource for respite, recreation, and inspiration, maintained predominately with assistance from about 30 volunteers.
The Portland Memory Garden is one of only 2 public gardens in the U.S. designed specifically for people with memory-affecting diseases and for their loved ones. Located in Ed Benedict Park, this little jewel provides four seasons of safe, accessible, and botanically rich experience.
Project Requirements:
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Volunteers must of any age can attend this project; any volunteer under age 15 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone.
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If you plan to bring children/additional volunteers you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project. Questions? Email teams@handsonportland.org
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All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Hands On Youth Waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian. (print it now, fill it out, and bring it with you to save time during project check in).
Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.
Senior Services
People with Disabilities, Other
Gardening/Planting,Other
Age Minimum (with Adult): 6+, Minimum Age:15+
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