Help us plant 100 trees on Sunday, November 15 from 9:30AM-2:30PM, starting at 2771 Jasper Street. No experience necessary, tools, training, and lunch at the Philadelphia Brewing Company provided to volunteers. All ages and abilities welcome. Pick-up trucks (& drivers) needed. Volunteer groups welcome. We plant rain or shine! Fall is for planting! Planting trees is a fun feel good all ages event. You see an immediate impact and benefit to the neighborhood while making friends and meeting like-minded people along the way.
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