Turn your creativity into real-world impact
The EcoServants Merch Design Contest invites artists, designers, students and everyday creators to shape the next generation of EcoServants gear. Your artwork is more than decoration. It is a message, a spark and a tool that equips volunteers to clean rivers, restore habitats and inspire their communities.
Since 2020, EcoServants volunteers have removed 82,487 lbs of trash, recycled 38,543 lbs of waste and restored sensitive riverbank ecosystems across San Diego County. Every shirt, hat, vest or sticker that features your design helps make that work possible. When someone wears EcoServants merch, they’re not showing off a logo. They’re showing what they stand for.
Your submitted artwork today becomes the equipment, identity and momentum that empowers tomorrow’s volunteer teams. A single design can help mobilize hundreds of cleanup hours, spark conversations in local communities and inspire others to step into environmental service.
Why this contest matters
We’re calling on creators because creativity moves people. A powerful design can reach someone long before a speech, brochure or presentation ever will.
- When volunteers show up wearing EcoServants gear, communities take notice
- When students wear our hats or pins, they start conversations about restoration
- When our team wears branded vests at river cleanups, residents stop and ask how they can help
Your art is part of that impact. It becomes part of our identity as we serve, teach and restore environments around the world.
Prizes for selected designs
Litter Picker
For designs featured on items retailing $35 or less.
EcoServants Hat
For designs on items priced $35–50.
Litter Picker & High-Visibility Vest
For designs on items priced over $50.
Branded Desk Gear
Includes mouse pads or desk mats.
Lapel Pin
A custom EcoServants lapel pin to recognize your contribution.
Selected designs will be featured on EcoServants merchandise worn by volunteers during river cleanups, habitat restoration events and community actions around the world. Every time your design appears in the field, it strengthens awareness and brings new people into the mission.
Contest details
- Theme: Sustainability, restoration and eco-action
- Submission deadline: December 15
- Submit designs to: submissions@ecoservantsproject.org
Include the following in your email:
- Your full name and preferred credit name
- Your contact information
- A short description of how your concept reflects the EcoServants mission
Let your art make a difference
Create something bold, hopeful and rooted in real change. Your design may be simple or intricate, loud or subtle, symbolic or playful — what matters is the heart behind it. EcoServants is built on the belief that everyone has something meaningful to offer in the work of restoration. This is your opportunity to give what only you can give.
The gear your design appears on will be worn by volunteers who remove trash from rivers, restore native habitats and inspire thousands of people every year. Your art becomes part of the story of cleanup teams around the world.
Want to make an even bigger impact? You can document your own litter cleanups or habitat restoration work through our Community Site Report at https://esp-university.earth/csr or support ongoing restoration efforts at https://ecoservantsproject.org/donate. Every design, cleanup or gift brings us one step closer to cleaner rivers, healthier ecosystems and a restored world.
Choose Your Impact
Whether you create, restore or give, every action contributes to cleaner communities and healthier ecosystems. Your decision today strengthens the work of EcoServants teams tomorrow.