Live Green Toronto Volunteers Activities
The Live Green Toronto Volunteer program consists of the following activities:
Live Green Toronto Volunteers Training Sessions
The Live Green Toronto Volunteers program has weekly training sessions for its members on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm to ensure that they are knowledgeable and up-to-date on environmental programs and issues relevant to Toronto residents. Training sessions are also used to prepare volunteers for upcoming events. These sessions are also a great place socialize and network with like-minded people.
Some of the training topics include:
- Live Green Toronto programs
- Volunteer policies & guidelines
- Climate Change
- Waste Diversion and Solid Waste Management
- Energy efficiency and associated incentive programs
- Alternative and renewable energy
- Water efficiency
- Pesticide reduction and organic lawn and garden care.
- Local food
- Urban agriculture
- Cycling
- Smart Commute
- Walking strategies
- Parks and urban forestry
- Eco-roofs
- ChemTRAC and other Toronto Public Health programs
- Documentary Movie Nights
Live Green Toronto Volunteers Outreach Activities
Each year, Live Green Toronto Volunteers participate in over 175 community outreach events, all across Toronto. We engage thousands of people all year round and encourage them to start greening their lives. Our activities range from providing information at Live Green Toronto displays, to running interactive activities at festivals and assisting at conferences and award galas.
Some of the key events include:
- Live Green Toronto Festival
- Green Toronto Awards
- Community Environment Days
- Green Living Show
- Canada Blooms
- Canadian National Exhibition
- National, Fall and Metro Home Shows
- Kids’ World of Energy Festival
- Car Free Day
- Seedy Saturday
- Earth Hour
- Sustainable Energy Fair
- Earth Day celebrations
- 20 Minute Makeover
- Mayor Miller’s Community Clean up
- Cavalcade of Lights Holiday Light Exchange events
- Bike Month commuter breakfast and events
- Clean Air Commute
- Goodlife Toronto Marathon
- Planet in Focus Film Festival.
