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Volunteer Appreciation We have a new VIP apparel item coming for 2025! Can you guess what it is? Here's a hint - It will keep you really warm at all of those winter volunteer opportunities! Returning in December- Volunteer Appreciation at Sunset at the Market: Holiday Magic We're inviting our volunteers to join us at the 2nd Street Market for this year's Sunset at the Market: Holiday Magic event for a night of food, shopping, and fun! While everyone is invited to this free, public event, we're asking volunteers with 25 hours or more to RSVP so we can prepare your VIP items and exclusive MetroParks Money. Learn more and RSVP by clicking the green RSVP button.
As we close October, we want to take time to thank all the volunteers who participated in our many events: · The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience - 324 volunteer spots filled allowing us to provide one of the best events yet for the public. Families and friends were able to gather in our park and enjoy music, food, demos, and participate in a host of free outdoor activities that will hopefully inspire them to spend more time outside in our parks all year long. · Fall Family Adventure at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark and the AC Harvest Party at Adventure Central - 46 volunteers helped us engage families in nature-friendly programming that celebrated all the beauty, wonder, and fun of Fall. · Make A Difference Day - Over 150 volunteers supported high impact projects across our parks like tree planting and maintenance, invasive species removal, litter pick up, trail maintenance and more ensuring our parks are ready for the coming winter season To say October was busy is an understatement, and our volunteers were amazing at each opportunity. Many worked multiple shifts and multiple events, and we are truly grateful for everyone's support. Thank you for volunteering! |
 Your Volunteer Services Team: Janelle Leonard, Allie Zimmerman, Yvonne Dunphe, Jenny Hymans, and Amanda Wheatley are all excited to see you supporting Five Rivers MetroParks! Announcement: Volunteer Coordinator Janelle Leonard (Left) will be leaving Five Rivers MetroParks in November after 22 years with our parks. Although we are sad to see her go, we wish her all the best in her new position with Sinclair Community College. Thanks for your many years of dedicated support of volunteers and volunteerism at Five Rivers MetroParks, Janelle! Best of luck in the new position! Janelle's last day will be November 15th. Afterward, Amanda Wheatley will take on supporting Administration volunteers including the Volunteer Couriers and Jenny Hymans will take on supporting Animal Care & animal Programming volunteers (currently Wildlife Ambassador and Carriage Hill Riding Center volunteers), as well as Court-Appointed volunteers until a new volunteer coordinator is hired. If you'd like to join our team of dedicated volunteer coordinators, or know someone who would, details and application can be found at www.metroparks.org/careers. We expect this position to post mid-November. Volunteer Services 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. You can find us in the field and at our monthly Volunteer Open House Sessions. We are at Cox Arboretum on the 2nd Tuesday and Carriage Hill on the 4th Thursday. Use this link to sign up for one of the Volunteer Open House sessions. Your Volunteer Services Team Allie Zimmerman - Parks & Conservation # (937) 274-3176 Amanda Wheatley - Ambassador & Special Events, Interim Administration# (937) 275-7275 Yvonne Dunphe - Programming # (937) 277-4147 Jenny Hymans - Human Resources Manager of Volunteer Services, Interim: Animal Care & Animal Programming and Court Appointed Volunteer Service # (937) 567-1413  Return to the Volunteer Blog here. |
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Oct 30, 2024
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by Volunteer Services
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