Earth Day – A Community-Wide Celebration
When: Saturday, April 21
Neighborhood Beautification
8am-1pm | Various locations listed below
Join us to celebrate Mother Earth at our first annual village-wide cleanup! Give back to your community while helping
beautify our local parks and spaces. Register yourself, family, friends, or your organization and choose your worksite location. All supplies and materials will be provided.
To be assured your Think Green t-shirt, you must register by 12pm, April 14. You may sign up in person at the Deer Grove Leisure Center, located at 1000 W. Wood Street, or via phone by calling 630-766-7015, ext. 2001. At registration, please choose your location and provide your name, address, phone number, email, and size for your complimentary t-shirt.
Work Site locations include:
- Breiter-Palm Park #715522-01
- Sunset Park #715522-02
- Bensenville Water Park #715522-03
- Fischer Farm #715522-04
- W.A. Johnson Elementary #715522-05
- Blackhawk Middle School #715522-06
- Korthauer Log House #715522-07
- Redmond Park #715522-08
- Fenton High School #715522-09
Tree Planting Ceremony
Begins at 1:30pm | Fischer Farm, 16W680 Grand Avenue
Community members can join their neighbors and local dignitaries in a community tree planting ceremony and a complimentary lunch.
Recycling Event
6am-9pm | Deer Grove Leisure Center, 1000 W. Wood Street
Drop off your old or used electronics at the Deer Grove Leisure Center where these items will be collected for recycling. For a list of acceptable electronic items to recycle check back here.
In the case of inclement weather please call the Rainout Hotline at 630-230-1028.