Environmental

Stewardship

Park & Waterway Clean-Ups

We believe healthy communities start with clean, safe public spaces. Our Environmental Stewardship initiatives organize and support clean-up projects in local parks, neighborhoods, and waterways. By protecting the environment around us, we ensure that families, children, and future generations can enjoy safe spaces for recreation, health, and community life.

Gardening & Education

Gardening is more than planting — it’s about sustainability, health, and connection. Through gardening workshops, community garden plots, and intergenerational learning programs, we teach families how to grow food, herbs, and pollinator-friendly plants.

Gardening helps with mental health, herbs aid healing, and growing food helps to sustain us. These practices build healthy habits, strengthen well-being, and inspire families to work together in creating a cleaner, healthier future.

Hands in Soil

Hands in Soil is West Valley Empowered Voices Lions Club’s hands-on environmental service project focused on growing food, restoring distressed plants, and strengthening community through gardening, sustainability, and environmental care.

Through this project, we plant and care for fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and native or climate-friendly plants while exploring ways to share harvested produce, support plant restoration, and encourage environmental responsibility.

As part of this initiative, we are currently rehabilitating and caring for more than 100 plants, including trees, shrubs, succulents, pollinator-friendly flowers, herbs, and indoor plants.

Each plant represents more than growth in the soil. It represents restoration, stewardship, and the belief that small acts of care can take root and serve the larger community.

How You Can Help

Hands in Soil is growing one plant, one pot, and one act of care at a time.

You can support this initiative by donating gardening supplies, plants, materials, or funds that help us continue rehabilitating distressed plants, growing food, supporting pollinators, and building a stronger foundation for future community service.

Suggested donations include:

  • Plant pots and containers

  • Bags of soil, compost, mulch, and perlite

  • Seeds, seedlings, herbs, vegetables, flowers, and climate-friendly plants

  • Gardening tools, gloves, watering cans, hoses, shade cloths, and plant supports

  • Raised bed materials, trellises, plant labels, and storage bins

  • Gift cards or financial donations to help purchase needed supplies

Every donation helps us care for more plants, reduce waste, support environmental stewardship, and prepare for future opportunities to share food, greenery, and resources with the community.

Want to support Hands in Soil? Contact us to donate supplies, contribute funds, or connect us with a community partner.

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Growing food. Restoring plants. Empowering community.

Cacti & Succulent Barrels

Poinsettias
(2 shrubs)

Some of Our Plants

Crown of Thorns

Husky Red Cherry Tomatoes

Lantanas

Rainbow Lantana — multicolor mix
Pineapple Lantana — yellow/orange
Texas Flame Lantana — red/yellow/orange
Pink Berry Lantana — pink-toned
Orange Fire Lantana — orange/red/yellow

White Onion Sprout

Tuscan Blue Rosemary
(Distressed Plant)

Seedlings

French Marigold
(Distressed Plant)

Meyer Lemon Tree

Mexican Bird of Paradise
2 Shrubs

Raised Garden Bed

Dark Opal Purple
Basil Seedling