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Making The Community Better!

Click to become a Lifetime member - $25 and Support our mission!
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Stay safe while helping the community.

Social Distance While You Clean!


CDC guidelines state you should distance six feet. If you cannot, you should wear a mask.

Clean Up - Give Back volunteers wear masks while distributing supplies that have been sanitized.

Masks will be provided if you forget yours!


Flexible Service Programs for Members

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Flexible Service Programs (for Members)

 Click on the (pdf download)  below with full details of the program's flexibility!  We are trusted by Schools, Judges and Employers and protect our reputation by only allowing ethical participants who are members, or their family, that support our mission through membership donations and receive our newsletter. 100% of donations are used to continue these much-needed Flexible Service Programs. 

Lifetime Membership below is $25.  If you want to be a member but cannot afford the fee, please contact us regarding waiving.

Flexible Service Program Full Details - Schools, Clubs, Business, Other (pdf)

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Court Ordered Service Full Details of the Program in Spanish (pdf)

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Court Ordered Service Full Details of the Program (pdf)

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Volunteers for cleanup campaigns.

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Join - By donating $25.00, which supports community cleanup campaigns. 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.

Volunteer Opportunities - sign up or come last minute!

Volunteer Opportunities with Clean Up - Give Back

Create your own campaign! Weekdays or Weekends!

Have a group of 10 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.

Want to help us start a chapter in an area in need? Have your group come together to donate.

A $250 donation funds a chapter starting.

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Saturday. Dec 12 11:00 - 12:30 pm 1541N. Silver LN, Palatine.

Meet to clean up the area. We cleaned last week and need to finish! Call 847-224-8592 with questions.

Sign Up to Volunteer

Happy Holidays Des Plaines Cleanup Sat. Dec 19th 12:00 - 2:00pm!!!!!

If there is snow, this will be undated the week before. WEAR your Santa, Elf, Hanukkah, Raindeer or Colorful Hat and join us to wish everyone Happy Holidays! If we are under Covid restrictions, we are prepared to break into smaller groups to follow all guidelines outdoors.

Meet 1501 Lee Street Parking Lot.  

Sign Up to Volunteer!

Sunday Nov 22nd Noon - 2:00 Rand/Northwest Hwy/Miner Clean.

Students cleaning and welcoming the community to join in. 2096 Miner, Des Plaines.  Call 847-224-8592 with questions.

Sign up to help

Des Plaines Kiwanis Club & Clean Up - Give Back, Sat Oct. 24th 9:00am - 11:00, Mt. Prospect & Touhy

2401 S. Mt. Prospect Road, Des Plaines, IL.  Students receive 3 service hours as this is a community cleanup. We bring all supplies and water.

 Call/text 847-224-8592 with questions.

Sign up and Volunteer

Cresco Labs & Community 9/22/2020 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Meet at 2901 W. Congress, Chicago. THIS AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING!

sIGNUP TO VOLUNTEER

Sun. Sept. 27th Happy Hands & Community - Noon - 2:00.

Meet at 1012 E. Touhy Des Plaines by Lake Opeka. We'll clean all around.

 If you see us, give our group a honk and thumbs up. Call/Text 847-224-8592 with questions.  

Sign up!

Sat September 19 11:00am - 1:00pm

Meet at Barnaby's Wolf and Touhy, 636 E. Touhy Des Plaines. We will clean all around.  

Sign Up to Volunteer

Sat. Sept 5th 10:00 - 12:00 Thank you Lee Street Businesses & Aldi.

Meet south end of Aldi parking lot at 1365 Lee. Clean Aldi out to Lee. Call/text 847-224-8592 with questions.

Sign up to say, 'Thank you Lee Street Businesses & Aldi'

Des Plaines Riverbank Community Cleanup - Sunday June 20, 2020 9:30 - 11:30 Full !!!!

We will clean twelve locations  along the Des Plaines River - Meeting place  depending on number of participants. Call 847-224-8592 with questions. Thank you for helping.

At Capacity 125 signups!

Clean Up - Give Back Programs

Small and Large Groups Helping the Environment and the Community!

Make an Impact in 2-3 Hours!

Volunteers create their own cleanup campaign.

1. Create Your Own Company or Group "Volunteer Day"

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. 

Corporate and group donations directly fund our general operating expenses and our mission.

Volunteers at cleanup campaign.

2. Join an Existing Cleanup Campaign!

Visit the Volunteer Opportunities section located below and sign up, or  just show up!  We bring all supplies and water.  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!

Our work continues through donations and memberships, please consider becoming a member. The "Green-n-Clean" Donation Jar will be at our community cleanups

Start a local Clean Up - Give Back Chapter

3. Start a Work or Neighborhood Chapter - Healthy Outdoor Activity for All!

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 building community while working in the great outdoors. Cleanup campaigns 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.

School or Class Service Day

4. School or Class Service Day

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.  We appreciate any assistance you can give in speaking to foundations.

School Service Learning + Community Service

5. Service Learning + Action

Combining service learning and action helps students to understand:

  1.  Issues we face in the community. 
  2. Role of non-profit missions to address community problems. 
  3. How they can make a difference.

Service Learning with Clean Up - Give Back .Org

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

Flexible service hours for school or other

7. School/Other Flexible Program for Members

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.

Clean Up - Give Back .Org "Flexible Service Program"

8. Court Ordered Flexible Service Program

If you are interested in this program Read fully the 2 page pdf at the bottom of our website!

Become a lifetime member with a $25 membership donation that keeps this flexible program going.  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. 


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!!!

Des Plaines Riverbank Community Cleanup

9. Join our Community-Wide Cleanup to help Des Plaines River Area!

The 2021  Cleanup is June 19th! 

Morning Cleanup, Lunch Provided Signup today.


We are seeking sponsors:

Contact us if you can help.



Volunteer in Park Ridge with Clean Up - Give Back .Org

- Individual Signup

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.


If you need service hours, this is 3 hours, if you assist at beginning and end - 5 hours. Earn up to 10 hours by helping us promote the event.

Family volunteers with Clean Up - Give Back

-Family/Group Signup

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.






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Clean Up - Give Back.Org

Our mailing address is:

684 Lee Street - Box 32

Des Plaines, IL 60016


info@cleanupgiveback.org

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

(847) 224-8592

Our Contact Hours:

Monday - Saturday: 7:00am - 10:00pm CST

Sunday: 2:00pm - 10:00 pm

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Our You-Tube Video for Starting a Small Neighborhood Chapter

Starting a small Clean Up - Give Back chapter in your neighborhood qualifies as a "Major" community project. Your Leadership will Make the Community Better and More Beautiful. Watch the video and click the downloads at the bottom of the page.

Downloads

Corporate or Group Volunteer Day (pdf)Download
Cleanup Campaign Checklist & Signup Sheet (pdf)Download
Starting a Local Chapter (pdf)Download
FlexibleServiceFlyer-Placement (pdf)Download
Court Ordered Service Spanish (pdf)Download
Flexible Service Program Full Details - Schools, Clubs, Business, Other (pdf)Download
Court Ordered Service Full Details of the Program (pdf)Download

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