Volunteer Opportunities - sign up or come last minute!
Create your own campaign! Weekdays or Weekends!
Have a group of four or more? We'll create a campaign for your group and invite others. We'll suggest a location to clean or you can decide. Have a larger group? Form your own cleanup campaign! We'll bring everything needed and water. Hit the "email us" button to get started.
Des Plaines Riverbank Community Cleanup - Saturday June 20, 2020 9:00- Noon (lunch provided) SAV
We will clean five locations along the Des Plaines River - Meeting place depending on number of participants. Call 224-8592-8592 with questions. Thank you for helping.
Sunday Nov.10th - Veterans Weekend - "Honoring Those Who Served" Cleanup #2 1:00 - 3:00pm.
Meeting at 2101 E. Ballard Road, Des Plaines. We will clean all around and down to the War Memorial by Ballard/Rand in honor of our veterans. Call/Text 847-224-8592 with questions. Rain date Monday 1:00 - 3:00pm.
Friday November 8 "Honoring Those Who Served" Cleanup #1, 1:30 - 3:30pm
Meet at 2101 E.Ballard Road Des Plaines, We will serve the community by cleaning north on Bender Road, part of the Lion's Park Reserve. Everyone welcome.
Sunday October 27th Rand/Dempster Cleanup in Des Plaines.
Meeting at 2:00pm - 2070 - 2096 Rand (Dunkin Parking Lot) Call or text 847-224-8592 with questions.
Wednesday October 2nd Willows Academy Day of Service
Willows Academy in Des Plaines joins Clean Up - Give Back and the Des Plaines Park District for a Day of Service.
Clean Up - Give Back Programs
Small and Large Groups Helping the Environment and the Community!
Make an Impact in 2-3 Hours!
We will seek out locations most in need if your group does not have a place in mind. We provide safety vests, trash pickup utensils, trash bags, gloves and water. We co-ordinate with government officials and post official signage during the campaign to make your Volunteer Day a great success. We ensure proper removal of trash. No financial obligation, but $1 - $5 per participant into our "Green-n-Clean" Donation Jar helps fund community cleanups.
Corporate group donations fund general operating expenses and our mission.
Visit the Volunteer Opportunities located next to our homepage and sign up, or just show up! We bring all supplies and water. No financial obligation, but if you put a dollar or two into the "Green-n-Clean" Donation Jar it helps to fund community cleanups. All ages welcome, under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. 3 and older can usually work a grabber pretty well and surprise you with their ability!
See the Start a Chapter PDF at the bottom of our website. Take control and help the environment. "Think Global, Serve Local." Your Board can make a tremendous difference and build community while working in the great outdoors. Cleanup campaigns also provide a healthy activity for the community. All details, including the requirement of at least two small or one large cleanup a year, are in the pdf below.
School Service Day and Service Learning
Service hours helping the environment and the community. Healthy activity in the great outdoors.
We work with your Service Learning Team as well as community/government groups to provide service opportunities. There is no financial obligation, however we seek funding from foundations and community groups to help with general operating expense.
5. Service Learning + Action
Combining service learning and action helps students to understand:
- Issues we face in the community.
- Role of non-profit missions to address community problems.
- How they can make a difference.
6. Service Learning
Members of our board are pleased to speak with any group regarding our mission or other topics for your group.
Flexible Service Programs for Members
Earn Community Service Hours on your Own Schedule - Start Immediately
Too busy to join a scheduled cleanup campaign or having trouble scheduling with non-profits? We offer members a flexible service option to go out at anytime into parks or streets nearby. We monitor and award hours. If you want to be a member and cannot afford the membership donation, contact us regarding waiving. As the program is flexible, you can start immediately.
Become a member with a $25 lifetime membership donation. All donations keep this flexible program going. If you want to be a member and cannot afford the membership donation, contact us regarding waiving it. We provide supplies, monitor hours and provide Court Completion Letters. No third parties and no complicated tracking systems. We are here to help and be a partner to your successful completion of hours. See pdf at bottom.
Des Plaines Riverbank Community Cleanup with Izaak Walton
Annual Cleanup held during Taste of Des Plaines Weekend, Izaak Walton, helping with conservation for nearly 100 years!!!
The 2020 Cleanup is June 20th!
Save the Date!
Morning Cleanup, Lunch Provided Signup today.
We are seeking sponsors:
Contact us if you can help.
Transportation (Bus/Van)
$100 - $249 Named Sponsor
$250 - $499 Gold Sponsor
$500 or More - Platinum Sponsor
$5000 Event Sponsor
Come alone and make new friends working together helping the environment. You'll find kindred spirits along the Des Plaines River helping to make the community better.
Bring your family or group. Work in one of five spots along the Des Plaines River. Enjoy time together and with others. Then have lunch with us out in nature.
Our organization is funded solely by donations and memberships.
Our Mission
How We're Helping
CLEAN UP – GIVE BACK .ORG is a Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) that provides individuals, companies, clubs and other groups the opportunity to make their community better through clean-up campaigns.
Helping the Environment while building community and providing healthy activities in the great outdoors.
Join our mission. If you like our work, please support us so we can continue. Your donation directly supports cleanup campaigns. These campaigns help enrich the community while helping the environment. - Join or Donate
Join. $25.00 one-time membership donation supports community clean up campaigns. ($12.50 Student rate)
Donate. Any amount. Thank you for supporting our work.
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Support Our Mission!
You do not need a PayPal account to donate online.
Join - By donating $25.00, which supports community cleanup campaigns ($12.50 student rate). If you want to join but cannot afford the fee, please contact us regarding waiving.
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Donate - Any Amount
Your generous gift helps fund our mission of volunteerism through cleanup campaigns while helping those in need with work opportunities.
For paper check donations, see our address below.
Thank you for supporting these community efforts.