Opportunities From: Spokane County Regional Waste Ambassadors

Spokane Zero Waste is seeking volunteers to manage check in and general event flow at upcoming events. From checking in clients, managing the mend flow, getting sewists' materials from our supplies to taking pictures of clients and their finished mends, we’ve got a way for you to participate.
No sewing experience needed. 

March 7: North Spokane Library 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. 11:30-3pm

Join Spokane Zero Waste as we put together our 2nd annual Earth Day Block Party, a collaborative community celebration hosted in partnership by River City Youth in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood April 25 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The following volunteer opportunities are available:

Artists: learn about our public art project Urban Shade and help facilitate its creation. If you have experience creating durable structures, working with unconventional and upcycled materials, love engaging with youth and the public then this opportunity is for you. Stipends may be available

General event assistance: attend planning meetings, take notes, follow up with action items, make phone calls, send emails., in general help get things done!

Help with setup up on Saturday, 4/25 9am-11am

Help with break down on Saturday 4/25 3-4pm

Help manage the waste sorting station: Oversee River City Youth volunteers as they assist attendees in getting their waste to the right place; garbage, recycling or compost.

The Earth Day Block Party is a free festival featuring free food, live music, a native plant giveaway, a bicycle rodeo and bike give-away for youth; SZW's Mend-It Cafe will be there repairing clothing, and we’ll be hosting the first workshop for our public art project, Urban Shade where participants will be invited to create butterflies from reclaimed fabric that will become part of a shade structure in an area identified as a heat island in Spokane.

Email: Volunteerszw@spokanezerowaste.org

Volunteer Role: Sewing Menders of all kinds

Come mend with us! We have menders at every level. There are menders that hand stitch only, hobbyists that prefer to do hems and patches, educators that like to engage with the client while mending, and professionals that do it all. Whatever your skill level we have mends for you.

Learn more here: https://www.spokanezerowaste.org/mend-it-cafe

Mend-It Cafes take place in various locations throughout Spokane and require a time commitment of a few hours.

Fill out this short survey to become a Mend-It Cafe mender; we are eager for you to join the team for this popular and growing community offering!

Interested in sharing your time, ideas, passion, and expertise to serve the Spokane community? Consider joining the Spokane Zero Waste Board of Directors, a group of volunteers committed to fulfilling the organization's mission.

We are looking specifically for folks with skills in the following areas: fundraising and leadership

We are a group of creative, passionate people who believe there are low-waste or waste free solutions for almost every aspect of daily life. We work to build a more resilient community through education, modeling, and advocating for low waste policies.

Meet the current Board: https://www.spokanezerowaste.org/aboutus

Ready to learn more? Please submit your interest here - https://forms.gle/JeFQiujVp2L5nYqM8

Re:CraftLAB is a Spokane Zero Waste program that upcycles a range of flexible materials and textiles into durable goods with a purpose. We divert materials like vinyl banners, promotional scrim, clothing and bicycle inner tubes from the waste stream and transform them into items that support a circular economy. Additionally we train immigrant and refugee women in the production of our products and contract them to fulfill orders. 
Our products help  non-profits, retailers and agencies showcase their commitment to reuse and sustainability.   
If you can use a pair of scissors, you can help Re:CraftLAB.


We need some extra hands to cut materials. Your help preparing materials enables us to put our sewists to work,  produce upcycled products at a competitive price and keep waste out of the incinerator or landfill.  We can’t do this without you! 

Do you love to write? Want to help educate our community on waste reduction and inspire change? Spokane Zero Waste seeks writers who can contribute one article per month to our newsletter. Helpful content topics would include local events, trending waste related stories associated with SZW priorities, and sourcing quarterly guest contributors such as students from High School or university environmental clubs, waste reduction innovators and up cyclers in fashion and art. If you're interested in this opportunity, please send a writing sample and a short description why waste reduction topics and initiatives are of interest. Prefer a 6-month commitment.

Help organize our Second Annual Earth Day Block Party in collaboration with River City Youth . Email info@spokanezerowaste.org, subject line Earth Day Volunteer for more information  

Event is on Sat. April 25th