The annual Greater DC Cares Servathon is right around the corner, and DCist will once again be fielding a dedicated team of volunteers (and fundraisers!). Won’t you join us?

Billed as the region’s largest service event, the Servathon is set for Saturday, April 24. We’ll be one of many teams assigned to help beautify a school or other community non-profit — we’ll let you know what our specific project is a little later on, but we’ll do our best to pick one that’s transit accessible. Then when we’re done painting the walls or weeding the garden, we’ll head to the Servathon after party for some well-deserved food and beer (location TBD).

All you have to do to join “Team DCist” is click on this link, click “Join Our Team,” fill out the quick form, and pay the $25 registration fee — which goes toward the cost of supplies, trash bags, water, etc. for the day. Participants are also encouraged to raise additional funds for Greater DC Cares, but it’s not a requirement. To start raising money, simply set your fundraising goal (Servathon suggests $100, but you can always try for more), and then you can use the Servathon site to email out sponsor requests to your friends and family.

As a bonus incentive, if we can get 25 volunteers for our team signed up by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the organizers will print our name, Team DCist, on our Servathon t-shirts, so please sign up ASAP! All are welcome, so please encourage your friends and family, readers old and new, to join you. Just do it soon so we get our special tees.

We’ve had a ton of fun in years past, and we’re looking forward to another successful day of service.