Summer Member Social & Community Workday
For this year’s Summer Member Social, we are gathering as a community to help a local school community. Washington Montessori, an SLPS school located in the Fountain Park neighborhood, was in the direct path of the EF3 tornado that tore through St. Louis neighborhoods on May 16, 2025. The 200+ students were incredibly lucky to make it through the tornado unharmed, but the school itself was badly damaged. Students and staff were displaced and only recently returned to the building in January of this year.
While the district was able to renovate the school itself, the school’s beloved garden has not been repaired. This essential outdoor classroom was a beautiful space with over 20 raised beds that grew fresh produce for the cafeteria and for families to take home and cook with their children. It hosted a flower garden for the pollinators. It had a sensory garden designed for their 78 preschoolers and over 15% special education population.
Our objectives include:
(1) removing & repairing broken beds and nails to make the space safe for children
(2) restoring the mulch and soil that was completely wiped out by the winds
(3) jumpstarting the renovations so that the local partners in the area can get back to doing what they do best – supporting their local school
We hope you can join us to spruce up Washington Montessori’s garden. The workday will be followed by a happy hour at Built Solutions / DIRTT.
If you can help out with supply donations, material donations, a check, or your time, please reach out to us at info@mogreenbuildings.org
WHEN
12pm – 4pm – Community Workday
Come for the whole time or for a couple of hours to help out – many hands make light work!
4:30 – 6:00 pm – Happy Hour at Built Interiors / DIRTT
It’s okay to attend the happy hour if you can’t make the work day.
WHERE
Washington Montessori, 1130 North Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63113
Built Interiors / DIRTT, 2818 Locust, St. Louis, MO 63103
Code of Conduct:
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