We wanted Oregonians to join together and take on community projects that would keep Oregon strong for the next 150 years. The Take Care of Oregon Days project inspired citizens across Oregon to role up their sleeves and give back to their communities. The goal? To have 500 projects and 20,000 volunteers improve the quality of life for everyone throughout the month of May.

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!

 
THANK YOU! To the thousands of Take Care of Oregon Days volunteers who turned out all through the month of May to give back to our state. We will have our final volunteer and project count very soon. Take a moment to check out photos taken at project sites and upload your own at the Take Care of Oregon Days Flickr site.

HOW DID WE DO?

 
Final numbers are still coming in, but we are pleased to report the following numbers counted as of June 17th, 2009:

Total number of sites: 636
Number of volunteers: 24,413
Number of students: 11,030
Pounds of trash removed: 737,464
Pounds of invasive weeds removed: 385,462

Look for a full report to come soon!

150 PROJECT IDEAS AND EDUCATOR RESOURCES

 
Does the Take Care of Oregon Days campaign sound like a community service opportunity or school project? It is!

Download 150 Project Ideas or view the list here. Complete with content standards, essential skills, and online resources, use this list for your city, group, or classroom! Teachers, you can also start planning your Take Care of Oregon Days projects by downloading our Service-Learning Project Planning Guide.

EVENT COORDINATOR RESOURCES