Green Bay volunteers are raking leaves for neighbors who cannot
The Volunteer Center of Brown County matched rakers with residents limited by age, disability, or resources. The leaves have to reach the curb by November 15.
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Volunteers are clearing leaves for Green Bay residents who cannot do it themselves, FOX 11 News reported on November 7, 2026. The Volunteer Center of Brown County opened this year's Rake Up Green Bay that morning, pairing helpers with people limited by age, disability, or resources. Rakers have until Sunday, November 15, to get leaves to the curb for city pickup. That date is the city's last day for the collection.
Organizers asked people who can to come back more than once. The online application is closed, and the center said it will still talk by phone with anyone who wants to help. The report is the start of the raking window. It does not give a count of yards finished.
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Rake Up Green Bay matches a volunteer with a neighbor who cannot rake. FOX 11 reported on November 7, 2026, that the Volunteer Center of Brown County started this year's work that morning. The help is for people limited by age, a disability, or money. Volunteers rake leaves to the curb. The job has to be done by Sunday, November 15, the city's last pickup day. Online sign-up is closed, but people can still call. The story is the match. It does not count finished lawns.
- Why might raking a yard matter to someone who cannot do it?
- What is a chore a kid could do with a grown-up for someone they already know?
- Why does a city set a last day for leaves at the curb?
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