Volunteer Appreciation: Don't Forget to Submit Your Favorite MetroPark Photos for this Year's Thank You Card! Plus, New VIP Item coming in December!

Volunteer Appreciation: Calling MetroParks Fans and Photogs! We want YOUR favorite photos of your MetroParks!

DON"T FORGET! Send us your favorite MetroParks Pics! We're looking to choose a volunteer photo or two for this year's volunteer thank you card. Send your favorite pics from your favorite MetroParks to volunteer.services@metroparks.org by October 31st to be considered for this year's volunteer thank you card. Please include your name with your submission and, a title for your photograph including the location and date, and tell us briefly what that image and our parks mean to you - what makes it special?
Pictures can include any of our parks, trails, conservation areas, programs, events, or volunteer opportunities. We'll be looking for photos that capture the benefit and beauty of our parks, the impact of our mission, and our incredible volunteer spirit! We want to see our parks through your eyes!

We'll showcase submissions in an upcoming volunteer newsletter and the winner(s) will be featured in the volunteer card mailed out to hundreds of volunteers in January and February.

Plus, New VIP Item Coming in December! Here's a hint - its perfect for volunteering in the colder months of the year! Can you guess what it is?!

You can view VIP items currently available and request your VIP apparel items through our VIP Item Request Form available in the main navigation menu on Get Connected. 

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Volunteer Services is available if you have questions or need assistance in signing up. 

Contact us at volunteer.services@metroparks.org or #937-275-7275 (PARK). 

Join us at an upcoming Volunteer Open House! 

Your Volunteer Services Team

Yvonne Dunphe - Outdoor Connections Programming #(937) 277-4147 

Allie Zimmerman - Parks & Conservation #(937) 274-3176 

Janelle Leonard - Administration & Animal Care #(937) 277-5445 

Amanda Wheatley - Ambassador & Special Events #(937) 277-4109 

Jenny Hymans - Human Resources Manager of Volunteer Services #(937) 567-1413