Join us for one of these fulfilling and meaningful upcoming events! Not a a member of Emerging Leaders United? Learn more and join here.
Making Back-to-School Kits for Communities in Schools
Saturday, August 1st, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
United Way Office – 25 N 2nd Street, Suite 101, Reading PA 19601
Back-to-School season is right around the corner. Let’s help local students start the school year off right! We’ll be stuffing backpacks for Communities in Schools of Eastern PA. Our goal is to stuff 25 – 30 backpacks. We are asking attendees to please bring in-kind donations to help fill the kits if you’re able to (visit the link for the list of items needed)! Kids are welcome!
Oakbrook Olivet Gardening Project
Thursday, August 6th, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Oakbrook Club, 1161 Pershing Blvd, Reading PA 19611
Join us at the Oakbrook Olivet Boys and Girls Club for an evening of gardening! Earlier this season, the Olivet kiddos worked together to plant a robust vegetable garden. Olivet staff needs assistance with general garden maintenance, including harvesting, weeding, and watering.
Help Maintain the Good Medicine Garden
Saturday, August 8th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
310 Spies Church Rd., Reading PA 19606
Join us at the Widoktadwen Center for Native Knowledge for a peaceful morning of gardening in the Good Medicine Garden. We will be setting up garden beds, filling soil, planting, weeding, and mulching. Please bring a water bottle, gardening gloves, and gardening tools if you have them (some tools will be available on site). This event is being held in support of longtime ELU member and previous ELU Cabinet member, Amanda Funk. Please visit the registration link to learn more!