Week of April 22: Earth Day, Love the Boot and Sunglasses

In celebration of Earth Day, Glitter Box NOLA is partnering with NOLA Cans 4 Food, an organization that uses the proceeds from recycling aluminum cans to provide meals for people in need. Now through April 30, bring in your clean aluminum to Glitter Box for collection. You can also drop off at various locations in the Irish Channel, the Lower Garden District, Mid-City, the West Bank and Seventh Ward. Check out all the locations here.

If you’d like to celebrate Mother Earth by getting your hands a little dirty, the annual Love the Boot Week initiative offers plenty of volunteer opportunities across New Orleans and Louisiana. Participants can sign up for trash and litter pick up in neighborhoods, parks and waterways, planting trees and beautifying communities throughout the state. We found volunteer events coming up in Mid-City, City Park, the French Quarter, Faubourg Lafayette, Algiers, New Orleans East and more. Simply enter your zip code to find out what’s closest to you here.

Festival season = sunglasses season. We are loving the selection of neighborhood-inspired sunnies from Root. They have acetate, wood and bamboo frames for all tastes and with names like “Marigny,” “Lakefront,” “French Quarter” and more. They also have a super cool collab frame with Urban South called “Paradise Park” that would be perfect for a sunny day at the Fairgrounds and beyond.

You may also want (need) a new umbrella for sunshade and rain protection, but in style. Check out Bella Umbrella for a wide array of pagoda-shaped, compact and even kids umbrellas. This pretty polka dot pagoda umbrella offers UV protection and looks cool too.

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