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Make a Difference Week volunteer events can be hosted by individuals or groups from across the world, but should be explicitly focused on activities along the restorative continuum. Restorative activities are actions that “directly or indirectly support or attain the recovery of ecosystem attributes that have been lost or degraded” (SER Standards 2019). We encourage hosts to consider where their activity falls on the continuum and if there is the potential to move further to the right, increasing the benefits to ecological health and biodiversity benefits. Examples of successful past events include weed pulls, plantings, seed collections, and monitoring surveys. Make a Difference Week has no geographic restrictions and aims to be as inclusive as possible. However, not all events are eligible for Make a Difference Week, including those that are specifically intended to promote a business or product, those that require participants to pay a registration fee, or those that are not focused on improving the overall health and resilience of local ecosystems. Please contact us if you have questions about your event and whether or not it is eligible for registration with this year’s Make a Difference Week.