Love sustainability? Got a passion for going green? Join the Happi Helpers Program! Happi Helpers is an elevated JFGM volunteer squad that assists with events and onsite composting partners. Not only do you have the opportunity help JFGM’s efforts in becoming a self-sustainable site, but assist in educating guests and the community on environmental efforts.

 
 

Why become a Happi Helper?

  • Make a difference in making both the garden and community more sustainable

  • Learn different ways of becoming green- both at the garden and at home!

  • Participate in various workshops

  • Participate JFGM events

  • Wear cool happi coats and kitsune masks!

  • Get the opportunity to earn your stripes- the longer you’re with Happi Helpers, the more rewards you can earn!

 
 

 Calendar of Events

Happi Helpers Partners

CleanUp Kitsune

CleanUp Kitsune is an environmental performance art project designed to generate waste awareness through culture and creativity. Powered by Allgoods, an environmental 501c3, CleanUp Kitsune can be found at parks, events and various gatherings, collecting trash and littering kindness.

CleanUp Kitsune is nonverbal, creating a unique experience for the senses. They use gestures to communicate kindness, which can be understood in any language. Equipped with kitsune (kit-soon-ay) masks, bamboo basket backpacks and armed with trash pickers, they walk around events in costume, cleaning up litter, pushing down trash bins, applauding for proper waste disposal, taking pictures with people & interacting with polite tomfoolery. After each event, CleanUp Kitsune details the experience, trash collections and recommendations for litter mitigation of each location on social media and includes posts of selfies with friends made along the way.

CleanUp Kitsune has removed, sorted and responsibly disposed of approximately 18,000 pieces/150lbs of litter, at the time of writing. These two have cleaned up events like Comic Con, Renaissance Faires, Farmers Markets, Oktoberfest, Holiday Markets, Japanese Fairs, Environmental Events and can be found all throughout Balboa Park cleaning up litter and helping make outdoor events more waste aware.