January 2025

2024 IN REVIEW & REMINDERS

Thank you for making 2024 a great year for educating about waste reduction, composting, and recycling! Below are a few volunteering reminders as we head into the new year:


NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION PLEDGE

Which New Year's pledge are you mostly likely to make?
Complete 2 Volunteer Hours Each Month
Complete 12 Volunteer Hours by June
Complete 25 Volunteer Hours by December

TIPS ON LOGGING HOURS ON BETTER IMPACT

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Here are the current volunteer opportunities, which are also listed on the CRA Portal. For a refresher on how to report your volunteer hours, click here to find the Volunteer Portal Guide.

Date

Opportunity

Sign-Up Link

Saturday, January 25th

9 am - 12 pm

Brooms Across Long Beach

Click here

Every Friday and Sunday

Click link to view times

LB Community Compost

Click here

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday

Times vary per day

LB Community Table Food Distribution

Click here

Every Wednesday

12:30 pm to 5:00 pm (you do not need to stay the whole time)

Grow2Zero Farm Food Distribution

Click here

View Volunteer Opportunities

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Want to be highlighted in the next CRA newsletter?


Submit an article or personal bio about your experience in the CRA program. Earn 1-hour toward your continuing education hours!

You can complete a continuing education assignment for a 1-hour volunteer credit with a limit of 5 assignments. These are the continuing education assignments currently available. 

Assignment

Link

LBRecycles Website Review

Click here

Ologies Podcast Review

Click here

How to Save a Planet Podcast Review

Click here

Write a Newsletter Article

Click here

View Assignments

SERVICE REMINDERS

FAQs

Q: Where can I access the CRA Portal?

 

A: The CRA Portal is linked here.

 

Q: Can I access My Impact Page to report hours without going through the CRA Portal?

 

A: Yes! Please visit MyImpactPage.com and log in to report your hours.

 

Q: What if I get asked a question that is not about waste reduction, recycling, or composting?

 

A: At events led by us there should always be a staff member available to answer questions. If someone is asking questions unrelated to the topics we have covered in class, let the community member know you are a volunteer and please ask a staff member to answer the question. If staff is not available, please give them a business card to contact us.

 

Q: What if the event that I want to volunteer at is not related to waste reduction, recycling, or composting, can I still count that towards my hours? 

 

A: Only events related to waste reduction, recycling, or composting count toward volunteer hours. Please email the Program Coordinator to get a volunteer activity approved with an organization that is not on our list of current partnerships.

 

Q: What should I wear when volunteering? 

 

A: Please wear your name tag and t-shirt so that community members can easily identify you as a CRA. 

 

Q: Are there incentives for volunteering?  

 

A: Yes! We appreciate your time spent volunteering. We will be entering folks for a chance to win a gift pack for each milestone of hours you've completed (5,10, and on). So, if you've completed 10 hours, you get two entries. 

Do you have a question for us about waste reduction, recycling, composting, and/or volunteering? Ask us here!

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