The Enrichmond Foundation is getting excited for our 24th Earth Day Richmond Celebration, Central Virginia’s premiere and longest running Earth Day event. The event will take place on Saturday, April 22nd and for 2017 we have developed a new format in preparation for something special. Instead of a single event, our Partner and Friend groups will lead volunteers in a Day of Service at green spaces throughout the City. This year’s celebration offers a preview of 2018, as we expand our festivities to make the 25th Earth Day one of the biggest and best yet!

The event’s planned evolution will include some changes to how we have celebrated this special day in the past. As our Partner you will recall that for over two decades we have produced a single festival in a single location. As issues facing our global environment persist, we feel strongly our greatest impact will come from effecting change at multiple locations.

Starting this year, Enrichmond with our Partners will extend the Earth Day Richmond Celebration into the communities most engaged with their surrounding environments. Our Partner and Friend organizations have long been the unsung heroes of Richmond's public spaces and we are thrilled to bring Earth Day into your own backyards. With support from the City of Richmond and Richmond Community ToolBank, Partner groups are planning a multi-location Day of Service on April 22nd.

HOW TO GET YOUR GROUP INVOLVED
 Several Partners are already working with us to plan their group’s Day of Service. Their activities and a call for volunteers will be listed on our website, Facebook and in press releases. We want our city to know your commitment to making Richmond a better place.

If you are interested in developing a Day of Service for your group, please contact Paige Harris, our Events Manager. Creating a Day of Service is easy:
  • Pick a meet-up location 
  • Decide on your hours of action
  • Decide the type of activity your volunteers will be doing
Enrichmond is here to assist in any way possible, from directing additional volunteers to your group, to connecting you with free tools through the Tool Bank.


Please let us know no later than April 5th if you would like to participate so we can order t-shirts (courtesy of Enrichmond) for your group. Last, we would love if everyone kept track of some details related to their groups activities:
  • # of bags of garbage collected
  • # of tree’s planted
  • # of acres cleared/mowed
  • # of volunteers onsite
  • something you are particularly proud of

We will use these in a follow-up press release detailing your success. We look forward to seeing and celebrating the impact we can have on our environment when we partner together to make a difference.

Every day is Earth Day! Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more great Earth Day tips, fun facts on our local environment, and details of the upcoming 24th Earth Day Richmond Celebration.
Contact pharris @enrichmond.org or call 804.646.0954 for more information