Sarah Lyman Day 2024
Join other alums in giving back to the community for a day (half-day) of service. There are organized projects in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus and NYC. No project in your city? No problem! Create your own, volunteer with a community service project where you live or consider supporting For the Flow (details below).

CHICAGO 
Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 10-Noon followed by lunch at Coalfire Pizza (dutch treat)

Join fellow alums at Cradles to Crayons' Giving Factory warehouse and assist in processing and packaging donations of new and nearly new children's items and essentials for distribution to local disadvantaged children.  

Cradles to Crayons
https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/chicago/
2500 W. Bradley Plaza, Chicago 60618 
Chair: Erin Adelman Court '00  erin.c.court@gmail.com

CLEVELAND
Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 10 am - 1 pm

In honor of National Public Lands Day, we will volunteer with the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes’ planting event at the Grow Not Mow Site # 2 on the corner of South Park Blvd. and Lee Rd. Help the efforts to make this area a better habitat for pollinators, wildlife and people. Our plantings will help absorb and filter stormwater runoff and prevent soil erosion. Bring gloves for planting trees and dress for the weather, rain or shine. All ages welcome. Please register with the Laurel Sarah Lyman Day link!   

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
https://shakerlakes.org/
Corner of South Park Blvd. and Lee Rd. There is on street parking by the Grow No Mow Site. 
Chair: Rosemary Mudry '02 rosemarymudry@gmail.com

COLUMBUS
Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 9 am - 1 pm

Help keep Columbus, Ohio's, oldest city park looking beautiful! We will help with weeding, watering, garden maintenance, litter pick-up, and more. Please wear weather-appropriate clothing and bring water, as we will be working outdoors. Feel free to BYO gloves and tools if you have them. 

Goodale Park Shelterhouse (use Park St. driveway into the park and follow it until it dead-ends)
120 W. Goodale St
Columbus, OH 43215
Chair: Rose Babington '04  rose.babington@gmail.com

NYC
Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust, NYC Parks and fellow alums to dig in the dirt in Fort Tryon Park! We will meet at the Broadway Greeting Garden at the Arden Street/Broadway entrance. Please wear long pants, sturdy shoes, and get ready to improve the park’s ecology by removing debris and helping site preparations. Tools and gloves will be provided but please bring a filled water bottle.

Broadway Berm Beautification Day—Fort Tryon Park
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2023/09/23/broadway-beautification-fort-tryon-park
Broadway/Arden Entrance in Fort Tryon Park
Chair: Sara Hollabaugh Serbanoiu ’13 shollabaugh13@gmail.com

No Sarah Lyman Day Event in Your City?

Volunteer on your own in your city or consider helping Laurel Senior Natalia Navarro ’25 with her 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, For the Flow, whose mission is to eradicate period poverty in Northeast Ohio through action, advocacy, and education. For the Flow strives to promote accessibility to period products for those who need them, advocate for women's public health rights and free period products, and educate the public on period poverty and various women's health topics. Its vision is to foster the development of accessible and affordable (free) period products in a safe, effective, and streamlined manner.  

Support For the Flow Amazon Wishlist

Whatever project you choose to do, email alumnae@laurelschool.org with where and when you did your service and include any pictures you want to share. Or post to social media (like the Laurel Alumnae Facebook group) and include #SarahLymanDay24 and #LS4G.



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