Saturday, September 7, 2024
2024 DAY OF SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES!
THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!!
Saturday, September 7
Bountiful residents can help commemorate the events of September 11, 2001 by participating in the Bountiful Day of Service. Organized each year by civic, service, and faith groups to coincide with 9/11, the Bountiful Day of Service is a community-wide effort to promote unity and caring. This year’s Day of Service will be held on Saturday, September 7. Here are ways you can participate:
Projects available
- Food Drive for Bountiful Food Pantry - Focus Project
The Bountiful Food Pantry will have a great demand for food in the coming months. Look for donation bags and flyers on your doorstep with more information in the coming weeks. Please place food and donated items on your porch by 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 7. Volunteers will collect donations. Items can also be dropped off directly at the Food Pantry anytime. Click the link to see the most needed items.
Other Service Opportunities:
- Fuel Mitigation at Eggett Park
The wooded areas of Eggett Park (1600 East Barton Creek Lane) are part of the park’s charm, but also need attention from time to time to reduce fire potential to nearby homes. Volunteers are needed from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on September 7th to help trim, haul and load cuttings. Volunteers should bring gloves, pruners, and tarps. Sign up at JustServe.org or just come by on 9/7. - Tree Planting and weeding at Washington Park
Washington Park (450 West 740 South) is a popular site for field sports, pickleball, skateboarding, and family activities. Generations of future park users will benefit from the additional trees to be planted around the playing fields and activity areas. Volunteers are needed from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on September 7, and should bring shovels, rakes, gloves, and wheelbarrows if possible.
- Bleacher Construction at Mueller Park Jr. High Baseball Field
Bountiful City is replacing the bleachers for the baseball field next to Mueller Park Junior High (955 East 1800 South). Volunteers are needed to construct and place the bleachers. Bring your hand tools and rachet sets! The project begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 11:00 a.m.
- Neighborhood Fire Mitigation
The North, Mueller Park and Heights Emergency Districts are organizing volunteers to help remove undergrowth and provide defensible space around homes that border Bountiful’s hillsides and valleys. If you are interested in volunteering or having help in your yard, contact the project organizers in your district (click to see what district you are in if needed): - North – Daniel Kennaley dtravlr@gmail.com; 801.673.7745
- Mueller Park – Dan Crane djcrane@cemedicalgroup.com; 801.289.6262
- Heights – Brandon Barlow barlowbrandon6@gmail.com; 801.663.3977
- Monetary Donation to Bountiful Food PantryThe Pantry also provides perishable items such as milk to families in need. These items are purchased through generous donations. If you’d prefer to make a cash donation to the Bountiful Food Pantry, more information can be found at this link: Food Pantry Cash Donations.
- At-Home Projects
The Food Pantry has a variety of projects that residents can accomplish from home. Click the links for more information:
Click here for a printable list of projects for the 2024 Day of Service.
Service opportunities can always be found on justserve.org as well!