Woven Into One Planet

San Diego FC’s Woven Into One Planet Month, presented by Palomar, kicks off with the activation of several service projects that are aligned to the expressed needs of San Diego’s citizens. The events are designed to be regional in scope, but hyper-local in application to the needs of the specific communities where they take place.

Palomar is a proud partner of Woven Into One Planet, the Club's sustainability month.

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Palomar staff joined the Chollas Creek Community Clean-Up in March 2025 as part of the roll out of the inaugural Woven Into One Planet Month

Crawford High School students joined SDFC staff and community members for a clean-up at Colina Del Sol Park

Cesar Chavez Elementary School staff, students and families came together to clear out sections of Chollas Creek – the site of terrible flooding in January 2024

SDFC staff contributed to the build out of the San Diego River Park Foundation’s Grant Park Visitor Center on Earth Day in 2025

SDFC partnered with the City of San Diego’s Urban Forestry Department to plant 100 trees in City Heights as part of Arbor Day in 2025

Youth are always invited to volunteer for service projects.

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Schedule of Events

Date & Time	Event	Description
Thursday, April 2 \| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Maat Mataa Yum Service Project - RSVP here	Hosted at Maat Mataa Yum, a vacant parcel of land on the border of Southeast San Diego and National City, volunteers will gather for a community clean up of an area due to host a community workshop the following day.
Saturday, April 4 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	John Landes Community Clean Up - RSVP here	This service project will take place at John Landes Park where volunteers will help with a variety of tasks, including a community clean up, improvements inside the community center, painting, recycling, community garden installation and more.
Thursday, April 9 \| 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM	Lunch & Learn \| Reconnecting Communities	SDFC will host a Lunch and Learn with leaders from several Southeast San Diego organizations who are making a difference across various community service and sustainablility verticals for a panel discusison of the issues affecting the community around Willie Henderson from a service & sustainability standpoint contextualized to SESD.
Saturday, April 18 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Tecolote Canyon Trail Restoration \| Gardena Loop - RSVP here	Volunteers at this event will focuse on the removal of invasive species that often become fuel for wildfires, planting of native species to encourage local biodiversity, and repair/improve trails for community members to access nature. Event would be held in partnership with WILDCOAST who obtained a grant to support the event.
Wednesday, April 22 \| 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Earth Day \| Palomar	A day of community service followed by lunch for our entire staff and Palomar’s staff to come together to break bread and socialize.
Friday, April 24 \| 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Arbor Day \| SD Community Power - RSVP here	Partnering with the City of San Diego's Urban Forrestry Department to plant 100+ trees in Southeast San Diego at Gompers Park. This event will feature several stakeholders from across the region
Saturday, April 25 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Creek to Bay \| Countywide Cleanup Day - RSVP here	A family-friendly event with thousands of volunteers across many locations around San Diego County. Traditinally the largest cleanup in San Diego County for Earth Week, including a service project at Snapdragon Stadium and across Mission Valley.

Sustainability Initiatives

Tree Planting

Flood Prevention

Clean Waterways

Sustainability Strategy

Sustainability is the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time. In a broader sense, it refers to meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is often discussed in three main dimensions:

Environmental Sustainability – Ensuring natural resources are used responsibly, reducing waste, and protecting ecosystems.
Economic Sustainability – Creating long-term economic growth without negatively impacting social, environmental, or cultural aspects.
Social Sustainability – Promoting well-being, equity, and access to resources for all individuals and communities.