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National STEM Day – November 8th

Envirolution received some great media attention and participated in Wood Rodgers Charity spin event. Our $96k CLEAN Grant from the NV Energy Foundation was highlighted on KTVN and KOLO8 for its impact Project ReCharge will have in Rural Nevada schools. We also had the tremendous pleasure to participate in Wood Rodgers‘ Charity spin event where Envirolution […]

08.11.2021Project ReCharge, Staff, Volunteer

World Cleanup Day

This Saturday, September 18th, join Envirolution and over 50 million volunteers from 180 different countries for World Cleanup Day. Envirolution staff and volunteers will be at Pickett Park in Reno, NV from 10am-11:30am. We will have all the materials to clean up the park and help make our city and planet cleaner, now all we need […]

01.09.2021Partners, Volunteer

Boys Team Charity

Envirolution was excited to host a group of 23 high school boys from around the Reno area last month. The young men from the Boys Team Charity group assisted with multiple material preparation tasks for programs like Career Quest, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, and Project ReCharge. As they say, many hands make light work, and these boys certainly made light […]

01.09.2021Volunteer

Volunteer Spotlight: Volunteer Rockstars

This month, we would like to give a shout-out to some of our rockstar volunteers. These folks make an appearance at least once a month at the Envirolution office to help with material preparation.During their last visit, these representatives of the American Association of University Women helped to assemble the first round of classroom and school kits for […]

17.08.2021Volunteer

World Clean-up Day

It’s almost time for World Cleanup Day 2021! Join Envirolution at Pickett Park on Saturday, September 18th at 10:00 AM for our World Cleanup Day Park Cleanup. We will be celebrating this day by picking up trash at Pickett Park in Reno with the Envirolution staff and volunteers. If you are unable to join us in person, […]

17.08.2021Volunteer

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

Even a pandemic cannot stop more than 1200 girls across four states, 140 schools, and 39 school districts from participating in Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, a national event dedicated to inspiring young females to become future innovators and problem solvers. Today, February 25th, Tesla Motors and Envirolution, in the fourth year of our partnership will lead students through virtual […]

08.03.2021Introduce a Girl to Engineering, Volunteer

Volunteering Park Clean Up

Just before the first snowfall in Reno, Envirolution was able to host another successful Pickett Park Cleanup on Saturday, November 7th. We had a great turnout with 15 volunteers that helped the Envirolution staff keep Pickett Park clean. Everyone followed the proper safety protocols and had a great time despite the windy weather. We collected close […]

01.11.2020Volunteer

Thank You to Our Material Prep Volunteers

During July, we hosted multiple material preparation days at our office to help get our materials ready for the 2020/2021 Project ReCharge school year. With volunteers from AAUW and AmeriCorps from DRI, KTMB & Greenhouse Project, we were able to complete multiple tasks including water pump assembly / testing, material consolidation, wire stripping, velcro application […]

31.07.2020Volunteer

UNR Students Volunteer for Park Cleanup on June 9

Envirolution has quarterly community cleanups at Pickett Park, their Adopt-A-Spot program with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB). The cleanup took place on Saturday, June 9 and a group of students from UNR came to help!

11.06.2018Blog, Volunteer

Welcome Caitlin Lynch – Envirolution Social Media Intern

Caitlin Lynch is Envirolution’s New Social Media Intern. Caitlin is a junior at University of Nevada, Reno studying Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. She is a member of the UNR Student Ambassadors who are honors students that volunteer 5-7 hours a month to help prospective students make an informed decision on their college choice. Caitlin will […]

22.03.2017Education, Newsletter, Profile, Volunteer