Call to Action: After Norooz, Make Earth Day a Day of Service
Each spring, Iranian-Americans celebrate the renewal of life and the start of a new year during Norooz. On behalf of PARSA Community Foundation, we wish you a happy Persian new year. This year, PARSA CF invites you to join in collective action to restore our environment. Make Earth Day a "day of service" by giving back to your local community. PARSA CF invites you to service projects in Northern and Southern California. If you live elsewhere, please find another event near you through the resources provided below.
Northern California Location: Golden Gate National Park, San Francisco
What: Habitat Restoration
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Site / Location: Presidio Hills, The Presidio of San Francisco
Nike Swale Site, The Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
Who: This is a great opportunity for you, your family, and your friends to get involved. Space is limited so please RSVP so that PARSA CF may have an accurate count of volunteers and can update you on additional event logistics. Organized with Young Persian Professionals.
Project Description: Habitat restoration efforts will include invasive plant removal, composting, seed collecting and perhaps some planting.
Contact information: To RSVP or with questions, please contact info@parsacf.org.
For More Information: http://www.parksconservancy.org/calendar/index.asp?event=225&date=4/18/2009
Important! All park volunteers must have a signed waiver form: http://www.parksconservancy.org/dynamic/subpages/image_1_2487.pdf
Southern California Location: Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles
What: Beach Clean-Up
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Site / Location: Santa Monica Pier - Tower 1550
1600 Ocean Front Walk (parking lot)
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Who: This is a great opportunity for you and your friends to get involved! This event is part of a larger beach clean-up event and will include volunteers from other ogranizations outside of PARSA CF. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old or accompanied by a parent. Space is limited so please RSVP so that PARSA CF may have an accurate count of volunteers and can update you on additional event logistics.
Project description: The Adopt-A-Beach Program, an educational project of the California Coastal Commission, gives people of all ages the opportunity to participate in the conservation of our coastal resources. In addition to cleaning the beach, data is collected during the cleanup that may be used to help identify ways to stop beach pollution.
Contact information: To RSVP or with questions, please contact info@parsacf.org.
Important! All cleanup volunteers must have a signed waiver form: http://www.healthebay.org/waivers/
Note: If it is raining steadily at the start time, the cleanup will be cancelled. However, if the rain has stopped or it is just raining lightly, the cleanup will continue as scheduled.
Find another Earth Day service project near you
To find another Earth Day service project near you, visit http://earthday.net/search/node.
To organize your own event, visit http://ww2.earthday.net/node/13689.
Or sign up for another service project, whether environmentally related or not, at http://www.usaservice.org/page/content/eventsearch.
Please RSVP for the San Francisco habitat restoration or the Santa Monica beach clean-up or let us know if you participate in another service project. PARSA CF will be featuring some of the highlights of your participation on the Force for Good blog of the PARSA CF website.
About PARSA CF
PARSA Community Foundation is the first Persian community foundation in the United States and the leading Persian philanthropic institution practicing strategic philanthropy and promoting volunteerism and social entrepreneurship worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.parsacf.org/.
About Earth Day
April 22 is a day to celebrate the environment. The first Earth Day was organized in 1970 to promote ecology and encourage respect for life on earth. Earth Day is now observed in 140 nations with service projects, outdoor performances, exhibits, street fairs, and television programs that focus on environmental issues.