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SOUL is Hiring!
The Maintenance Technician is a contract position whose duties include watering and maintaining trees within one’s project areas once per week for one year to ensure their proper establishment. Maintenance involves staking and tying trees, mulching, fertilizing, pruning, fire ant treatment, replanting trees that have died, and other tasks that may arise. If the Contractor wishes to use SOUL’s pickup truck, they will be assigned to use one of SOUL’s pickup trucks for these duties and is responsible for maintaining the truck and equipment used to water trees. Contractor may also provide their own equipment.
EPA Awards Groundwork New Orleans $500,000 “Don’t Trash Dat” Storm Drain Clean-up Campaign
New Orleans, LA March 15, 2021: Groundwork New Orleans announces its EPA Gulf Of Mexico Trash Free Waters Initiative. Over the next year, Groundwork will collaborate with Water Wise Gulf South, Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association, Greater Treme Consortium, Healthy Community Services, Hollygrove-Dixon, and Idlewood-Parkwood neighborhood Association.
Biking is Best - The Bike Easy April Challenge
The Bike Easy April Challenge starts on Thursday! Riding a bike is a great way to get healthy, relieve stress, boost your immune system, and to safely get from A to B. Help us promote bike riding in New Orleans and earn points by riding and encouraging others to ride.
DOE's Building Envelope Campaign
The U.S. Department of Energy's Building Envelope Campaign seeks to recognize buildings with high-performing building envelopes. The deadline for submittal for Year 1 of the Campaign is Friday, April 2, 2021. Eligible buildings may be either new construction or retrofit, commercial or multifamily residential, and must have been completed since January 2019.
Beloved Community is hiring!
Beloved Community is a non-profit focused on implementing regional, sustainable solutions for racial and economic equity. We are currently accepting applications for several full-time roles: Data Analyst, Program Coordinator, Program Coordinator (Business Development), and Director (Business Development). Learn more about these positions here.
Food Rescue New Orleans - give back to your community!
If you are a local food serving business who regularly has food surplus or excess, please consider donating to Food Rescue US - New Orleans in order to give back to your community! We redistribute food surplus to hunger relief and grassroots groups in New Orleans by utilizing software that connects volunteers to donors and receiving agencies. Please email kelly@foodrescue.us
4-Day Work Week Trial: Month 1
LifeCity will complete the first month of its 4-day work week trial on April 1, 2021. LifeCity’s offices have been closed each Friday during March and will remain so during the month of April to provide our team increased space to grow personally and professionally. The LifeCity team is excited to engage this opportunity to serve our community and our clients while living our values of place-based connectivity, continuous learning, and celebrating every day. Stay tuned for the results!
Edible Planter Box Competition by The Water Collaborative
As our Edible Planter Box Competition comes to a close, we need your help deciding whose design is the best! We have 20 fabulous submissions to choose from, which can all be viewed here. Our teams worked extremely hard to create these planter boxes, and you can show them your support by giving them your votes.
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