New Fruit Rescue newsletter now Online: www.forestr.org/wp-content/u... Celebrating 94,539 + lbs of local fruits harvested in 2025! We want to sing the praises of this amazing group of local heroes as well as all the volunteers that come out to glean with them every week. #earthdayeveryday

🌱 The CVSan Student Scholarship application for the 2025/26 school year is now live! 📌 Apply online here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... Any ForestR interested in applying can request a letter of recommendation — we’re happy to support you!

🌿 We could use a helping hand at Monarch Park www.forestr.org/monarch/ If you’re available this Monday or Wednesday from 3–5pm, we’d be truly grateful to have you join us as we spread mulch throughout the park to prepare the soil for new native plants and milkweed. 🦋

Coming this holiday season ... course offerings on litter collection and gleaning. With greening courses rolling out all through 2026. Sharing tools, ideas, and resources to help anyone start their own programs. www.forestr.org/u/ #earthdayeveryday #FORESTR

Calling greening volunteers to a new Corral Park space this coming Saturday for some caretaking actions on the land. This is a volunteer only event. Direct message us with any questions. We are here to support you, the community, and the land we all share. #earthdayeveryday #ForestR

🌉 San Francisco Bay Scavenger Hunt launches this January! 🌲 www.forestr.org/san-francisc... Get ready for six months of adventure across our bay’s most beautiful parks and green spaces! We’re thrilled to announce $1,500 in cash prizes, monthly giveaways. More parks are being added all December …

San Leandro Community Harvest is looking for trees to harvest! www.forestr.org/gleaning-har... Have a friend, neighbor, or colleague you think might have fruit to share with the community? Print this brochure out or direct them to the link above. #forestr #earthdayeveryday

🌿💪 Did you know that workplace fitness programs can boost energy, morale, and overall performance? 👉 www.forestr.org/forestrs Our latest Healthy Hub article breaks down how simple wellness initiatives can make a big difference for teams and organizations alike. #earthdayeveryday #ForestR

Monarch Park is Growing! 🌱🪵🍎 www.forestr.org/green This Saturday, ForestRs rolled up their sleeves to spread a fresh delivery of mulch across the new Monarch Park space — just in time for last night’s much-needed rain. #ForestrGreens #MonarchParkCV #CleanGreenGlean #CastroValley #ForestrOrg

This weekend, Storyteller's Park joined the ForestrGreens family as an all new BlockxBlock concept: www.forestr.org/green/ More on the offerings to come. #forestrgreen #earthdayeveryday

New sign is up at the Storyteller Park! If you happen to be in Contra Costa area tomorrow, come on out and check out this new pocket park! Anne & Terry's Storytellers' Park Dedication events.humanitix.com/storytellers... Sat, Nov 15, 1pm - 3pm PST #earthdayeveryday #forestgreen

Anne & Terry's Storytellers' Park Dedication events.humanitix.com/storytellers... Sat, Nov 15, 1pm - 3pm PST Please join us to celebrate Storytelling as a living art form, when we dedicate our first ForestR Contra Costa County Pocket Park. #earthdayeveryday #FORESTR

🌎💚 Our Community in Action! This Saturday, 39 amazing volunteers came together to clean along the 580 West freeway, collecting 29 bags of litter, debris, and removing invasive pampas grass before the rains arrived! Together, we protect our home, our Bay, and our shared future. #EarthDayEveryday

We want to share our thanks for our latest donor Art Integration Education: artintegrationeducation.org “Art Integration Education Org empowers young scholars through vetted and award winning art curriculum. We are proud to support Forestr.org in their efforts.”

🎥 New Webinar Feature: “Bullying—It Doesn’t End on the Playground” Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it shows up in workplaces, classrooms, and communities. 👉 Watch here: www.forestr.org/forestrs/ 
🌿 Become a member: www.forestr.org/login/member... #Forestr #HealthyHub #WellnessCommunity

🌿 New on the Healthy Hub: Understanding Lung Cancer Learn the key facts about lung cancer — how it develops, common risk factors, and why early detection saves lives. Explore the full article here 👉 forestr.org/forestrs #Forestr #HealthyHub #LungCancerAwareness #CommunityWellness #HealthyTogether

There is no cleaning happening this weekend. We will be back at it on November 8th. When we plan to step to Pebble park together :) In the meantime, we want to wish you an amazing Halloween holiday weekend AND invite you to join us in the Forestr Challenges app (www.forestr.org/challenges/).

Park Scavenger Hunt — Become a Sponsor! 🌿 www.forestr.org/san-francisc... We’re gearing up for the San Francisco Bay Scavenger Hunt Challenge, a six-month celebration of the parks and green spaces that make our region shine — from Golden Gate Park, to Lake Merritt, onto Mt. Diablo! #Forestr

👟 This Halloween, walk your way through the spooky season with Forestr.org! Join the fun at 👉 forestr.org/challenges Join our two frightfully fun +Health Challenges and turn your trick-or-treating into a weekend of healthy haunting: Let’s get moving, together 💀👣 #ForestrChallenges #ForestR

Healthy Hub : Restoring balance in a culture of burnout www.forestr.org/forestrs/ The Forestr.org Health Hub just released a new article in support of our communities health and wellbeing: Direct link found here: healthtek.me/sec_MentalHe... #earthdayeveryday #ForestR

🌱 Cleanup Success! Over 50 PlayCV and Forestr.org volunteers picked up trash in our Castro Valley community on Saturday. Together we picked up close to 1,400 pounds of trash in just under two hours! 💚 Thank you to our volunteers and everyone who joined. #BetterTogether #playcv #bayarea #forestr

#ForestrCleans had the pleasure to be a small part of this amazing study. The title is a little rough. But, the article and details shared are clear, concise, and on point. Check out the details here: www.kqed.org/news/1205895... #earthdayeveryday

RISE in the news! www.castrovalleyforum.com/eedition/pag... The Castro Valley Forum has begun a new series written by our amazing friend, Melissa Moore, that tackles issues of local de-housed community neighbors. It looks to be a great series and we look forward to every article to come.

👟🌱 Keep on Steppin’ with PlayCV! 🌱👟 Starting tomorrow, we’re launching a full week’s step challenge in the Forestr Challenges app—and you’re invited! ✅ Join the challenge here: lobby.healthtek.me/forestr?lang... Be sure to enter access code: forestr

🌱✨ PlayCV & Litter Patrol Morning of Cleaning ✨🌱 Join us on Saturday, Oct 18, 9–11am at Castro Valley BART for a community cleanup with Forestr.org’s Litter Patrol and Play Castro Valley! All ages welcome! 💚♻️ 👉 RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1103463278501114/

🌍💚 35 bags of litter—gone! Today, 25 volunteers and 2 Forestr Rangers came together along our local freeways to take action. Young and elder, housed and unhoused — all united with one purpose: to clean, to care, to protect. ~ 💚 Become a Forestr member today: 👉 www.forestr.org/login/member... ~

First new trees & flowers went into Monarch Park today! Thanks to Tyrus, Forestr Ranger, for the care giving to the park and the new greens! This is just the beginning :) #earthdayeveryday #forestrgreens

🎀 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — and Forestr.org stands with fighters, survivors, and families everywhere. We’ve just published a new feature article for this month’s awareness campaign. Please take a moment to read, reflect, and share it forward: 👉 healthtek.me/sec_LivingHe...

Forestr.org at Paradise Park with 3Crosses Church Service Day 2025! Greening at it’s best: www.tiktok.com/@forestrs/vi... #earthdayeveryday #forestr

You’re invited to Community Appreciation Day at Paradise Park! Join us as we celebrate community, build connections, and grow together. 📅 Saturday, September 27th 🕑 2 PM – 5 PM 📍 20097 Mission Blvd, Hayward, CA This special day is brought to you by Rotary Castro Valley, Forestr.org, and Costco.

Fruit Rescue is looking for a good volunteers in the Lafayette area to help out: www.eventbrite.com/e/fruit-resc... You will be harvesting fresh backyard fruit for donation to local soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and the food bank. #earthdayeveryday #FruitRescue

I saw this image and it put a smile on my day. It is an ad for a web game (www.facebook.com/elvenar). But, it made me think of our Sage park: www.forestr.org/sage-park/ If you have not visited Sage at Castro Valley Library, stop by. It is a magical place, with a bench, seats, a chess board, and...

Come out to the Castro Valley Fall Festival, this weekend, and meet the people of Fruit Rescue and Forestr.org! We will be sharing recently gleaned fruits, inviting people into our little pocket park, and ensuring that green spaces exist :) Looking forward to meeting you in person! #ForestrOrg

WE HAVE WATER! TIME TO PLANT!! Saturday, September 20⋅9:00am – 1:30pm calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r Thanks to the amazing owners of Monarch Plaza, the latest puzzle piece is in place and we can begin to seed the ground with trees, flowers, and forests of the future. #earthdayeveryday #Forestr

National Recovery Month: Celebrating hope and healing: healthtek.me/sec_MentalHe... September isn’t just when the air turns crisp and the leaves start to change—it’s also National Recovery Month. This month is dedicated to shining a light on the courage and resilience ... #earthdayeveryday

Join our Fall Festival steps challenge now with chance to win $250 in prizes! Get your steps in all this week and throughout the coming Fall Festival. It's steps: 1. Download app here: lobby.healthtek.me/forestr 2. Enter the access code: forestr 3. Join the 'Stepping into a Side Quest' challenge

#ForestrCleans had an epic morning of cleaning at Dragonfly Park. 22 volunteers collected 28 bags of litter. But, that is only half the story ... ... the other half is all the community partners that came together to support the morning's cleaning. #earthdayeveryday #ForestrOrg

KQED covered Forestr.org in this really great article. A fun and thoughtful read. Love this community! www.kqed.org/arts/1398069...

Thought I would share a few photos we took at last year's Fall Festival :) Join us for this year's festival: www.facebook.com/events/11224... Special thanks to our friends at Plantify for helping us green the booth park last year! Here is to an amazing event to come this year! #earthdayeveryday

Webinar: More Than Just Moods: Decoding Teen Mental Health Watch it here: healthtek.me/sec_VideoLib... Teen mental health is shaped by more than hormones or passing moods. While short-term ups and downs are part of growing up, lasting struggles with anxiety ...

This Saturday (August. 23rd), 9–11 AM, we’re heading to Pebble Park (at the Strobridge 580W exit) for a much-needed cleanup: www.forestr.org/wp-content/u... Parking: Safest parking can happen at the McDonald's parking lot, along Strobridge, or (for a couple cars) on the land itself.

🌱 Your wellbeing fuels the movement to heal this earth. When we take care of ourselves, we have the strength, energy. 💚 Explore tips and insights in our latest ForestR Healthy Hub article: Get moving: Finding balance between screen time and active play 👉 healthtek.me/sec_LivingHe...

🚨 Foodies, the wait is over! 🚨 Our +Health Challenges app now has direct links to all participating restaurants for tomorrow’s Taste of Castro Valley 🍽️ 📱 Get the app: 1️⃣ Download here: lobby.healthtek.me/forestr 2️⃣ Enter access code: forestr 3️⃣ Join the Taste of Castro Valley 1Day Challenge

When others rest, Jeff gets to work! 🙌 This last weekend he tackled the towering pampas grass overhanging Monarch Park’s parking lot — cutting, trimming, and hauling off multiple cans and bags of green waste. Jeff’s dedication is what turns good projects into great ones.

Action this week at ForestR! ! Join the community in one of our events this week! 🍽️Taste Castro Valley 🍐Glean with Fruit Rescue 🧹Clean our shared land 🍁Mark your calendar for the Fall Festival Check out our calendar for upcoming events: www.forestr.org/calendar/

🎉 Taste of Castro Valley – and a Chance to Win Big! 🎉 Next week, the blvd comes alive with bites, beats, & community spirit at Taste of Castro Valley — you’re invited to the challenge! 🍽️ Event Details: castrovalleyevents.com/trip/taste-o... 📲 Join the Challenge: www.forestr.org/challenges/

To serve is to live. A gift to community is a gift to one's self. Join me in changing (and challenging) this world: www.forestr.org/challenges/ #FORESTR

New article: 'From bystander to upstander: Why speaking up matters' is now available on Forestr Healthy Hub: healthtek.me/sec_LivingHe... This August, take the first step from bystander to upstander. Your choice to speak up, show kindness, and support others doesn’t just stop harm ...

🍊✨ A huge shoutout to our friends at @RecycleSmart for creating this uplifting video about the Contra Costa Fruit Rescue team! We're so honored to be featured — and even more excited to invite YOU to join the movement. 🌎💚 📍 Volunteer with us here: 👉 www.eventbrite.com/o/fruit-resc...

🌿 New on the Health Hub 🌿 Feeling weighed down? It’s time to release what no longer serves you. In this week’s Wellness Wednesday, Counselor Bev guides us through a powerful 15-minute meditation. ✨ Watch it now on Forestr’s Health Hub:
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