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Cupertino Earth Day Fest One of Five Ways to be a Good Neighbor in April
Five opportunities to be a good neighbor in April, including participating in an Earth Day event, walking to end hunger, celebrating National Volunteer Week, and refurbishing homes and neighborhoods.
As the weather warms up, so does the calendar: there are an increasing number of activities going on in the Bay Area in April. Lots of opportunities for cleaning up the environment, charity walking, service projects, community events, and more, are available.
Every month I list five ideas of how you can get involved in the community and make a difference to those around you and the rest of the world. Consider incorporating at least one of these suggestions into your calendar.
Speaking of calendars, check out my new Kindness Calendar, which lists special service and awareness days/weeks/months that happen annually. There are eight listed for April alone!
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1. Love Your Mother (Earth): April 22 is Earth Day, but the entire month of April is in essence, Earth Month, with all the events happening around the Bay Area designed to beautify, build awareness of, and celebrate the care and protection of our planet (it is, in fact, Keep America Beautiful Month, and Arbor Day is April 27). The first weekend in April kicks off Earth activities. Saturday, April 6, the City of Cupertino is having its 5th Annual Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at City Hall Plaza.
2. Walk to End Hunger at Home and Around the Globe: Besides celebrating Earth Day the weekend of April 20 and 21, 11 communities are participating in the Bay Area Hunger Walk 2013. The annual walks, also called CROP Walks, are organized nationally by Church World Service, and although numerous faith communities participate, anyone is welcome to walk in the fundraising events. The first CROP Walk was created in 1969, and is thought to be the “granddaddy” of charity walks everywhere. Originally the money raised was sent to fight hunger overseas, but today up to 25 percent remains in the community where it was raised. Don't miss the San Jose CROP Walk on Sunday, April 21.
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3. Beautify the South Bay: If it’s April in Santa Clara County, it must mean it’s time for Beautiful Day, the annual major service event hosted by the nonprofit by the same name. This year nearly 40 projects are taking place all over the county from Monday, April 22, to Sunday, April 28. Opportunities to serve include sprucing up schools and neighborhoods, fixing up homes, encouraging single moms, disabled teens, and senior citizens, and much more. Sign up on the Beautiful Day website. And check out past GNS stories about the event.
To see the entire list, go to the Good Neighbor Stories website.
