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Service Project

Plant It Forward

May 06, 2017

09:00 AM - 02:00 PM CDT

MISSIONS
Neighborhoods

Houston Platoon

Event overview

In partnership with the Children's Museum of Houston at Edison Middle School, let's PLANT IT FORWARD in helping continue to build upon their existing school garden. Our mission for the day: Team 1: GARDEN BEDS - Replacing the rotten wood from the existing garden beds with cinder blocks; Team 2: ARBORS - Building two arbors for additional shade and bird sanctuaries; Team 3: MULCHING - Adding mulch to the garden beds; Team 4: SHADED AREA - Building a shade structure; Team 5: MEMORIAL PIECE - Restoring Mr. Littlefield's memorial art piece by cleaning it, re-painting, and then adding crushed granite and edging; Team 6: BEAUTIFICATION - Trimming and weeding the overgrown greenery. Breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and The Mission Continues T-shirts will be provided to attendees. Family friendly event, children welcome.

Type

Service Project

What To Wear

Clothes that can get dirty, closed toe shoes that can get dirty. A TMC t-shirt will be provided at registration, if you do not already have one or if you need a new one.

What to Bring

Your energy and motivation!

Inclement Weather

Project will be rescheduled.

Event Contact

event contact
Monique Rodriguez
mrodriguez@combinedarms.us +18322759710

When and where

Date

May 06, 2017

Time

09:00 AM - 02:00 PM (CDT)

Location

Edison Middle School

6901 Avenue I
Houston, TX 77011

Parking Information

School parking lot.

Who We Are

The Mission Continues is a national non-profit that empowers veterans to continue serving in our nation’s under-resourced communities, giving veterans the opportunity to keep serving even after the uniform comes off, right here at home. Our programs deploy veterans and volunteers to work alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders to improve educational resources, tackle food insecurity, foster neighborhood identity, and more.  

Who should volunteer?

Our service projects are for all veterans with a desire to continue their service and for all non-veterans that want to be part of a nationwide movement to transform communities. Please note, age and accessibility accommodations can be made at any project. There is room for everyone to make an impact. 

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