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Sustainability Tip: Sustainable Parks and Homes
Apr 30, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesAll of us are stewards of the natural heritage of our MetroParks. As a volunteer, you already are helping us in protecting that heritage, and supporting the opportunity for others to enjoy our parks and participate in our programs. Sustainability goes beyond just recycling and can be done in the parks, in your home, and by being an ambassador of good information to others. Here are a few key points for what can be done in the parks:
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Get Connected Tech Tip: FAQs
Apr 30, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesYour most frequently asked questions, answered by your Volunteer Services Team, is available on Get Connected! Here are just a few examples:
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Staff Lead Highlight: Elisabeth Bacon, Horticulture Technician at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark
Apr 30, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesElisabeth Bacon has been working with Five Rivers MetroParks for three years as a Horticulture Technician at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark Her primary responsibility is to maintain visually appealing displays, gardens, and landscapes within the park
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Volunteer Appreciation: Adopt-A-Park was a Success - Thank YOU!
Apr 30, 2024 by Volunteer Services287 volunteers joined us in person for this year's Adopt-A-Park! Volunteers helped us with a variety of high-impact projects that made a difference in our parks including native tree, shrub, and flower plantings, mulching, trail maintenance, invasive species removal, fence repair, and more! In addition to these in-person projects, volunteers also supported litter pick up with our Adopt-A-Park Service Kits picking up litter in our parks, along our trails and waterways, and in their community greenspaces.
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Five Rivers MetroParks Volunteer Newsletter - April 2024
Apr 1, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesThere's nothing quite like Aullwood Garden MetroPark in the Spring! Enjoy the early Spring blooms while helping out in the gardens with these great volunteer opportunities. Inside this edition of your Volunteer Newsletter: FEATURE Volunteer Updates - What's NEW in Volunteerism this Month VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Ed Stevenson - A Heart for Service APRIL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Spring is here! Join us outside in the parks for one of our most beautiful seasons! GET CONNECTED TECH TIP Responding as a TEAM STAFF HIGHLIGHT Elizabeth Landford, Horticulturalist - Aullwood Garden MetroPark VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION Happy National Volunteer Month! Introducing a brand-new volunteer incentive!
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Volunteer Appreciation: Its National Volunteer Month! We're launching a new discount program exclusively to volunteers!
Mar 31, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesNEW! This year, as a thank you for ongoing volunteer service this year, we are expanding our VIP, Volunteer Incentive Program to include volunteer discounts! Volunteers serving 25 or more hours this year will qualify for discounts towards MetroParks programs and routine rentals including shelters and campsites up to $250 in 2025.
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Staff Lead Highlight: Elizabeth Langford, Horticulturalist at Aullwood Garden MetroPark
Mar 31, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesElizabeth Langford has been long acquainted with the outdoors and gardening which in part led her to an Apprenticeship position with Five Rivers MetroParks at Aullwood Garden in 2014. In 2022, Beth became the horticultural technician, then in early 2023, she became the Site Leader at Aullwood Garden and in the fall of 2023, she became the Horticulturalist.
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Get Connected Tech Tip: Responding as a TEAM
Mar 31, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesVolunteering is fun, especially when you can share the experience with coworkers, family, and friends! If you'd like to share your volunteer experience with your circle of friends, you can respond to an Opportunity as a team. If an Opportunity lets volunteers respond as a team, you'll see a button that says RESPOND AS TEAM when you visit that Opportunity's page.
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April Volunteer Opportunities: Spring is here! Join us outside in the parks for one of our most beautiful seasons!
Mar 31, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesSpring is here! Join us outside in the parks for one of our most beautiful seasons! Volunteer opportunities that need your support are springing up all month long!
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Volunteer Spotlight: Ed Stevenson - A Heart for Service
Mar 31, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesIf you've helped at a Twin Valley Trail Workday, participated in the Twin Valley Trail Challenge, or joined us at the Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience, you've likely crossed paths with volunteer Ed Stevenson. Ed joined our volunteer team in March of 2016 after his wife and he moved to the area to be closer to their grandkids. "Five Rivers looked interesting, so I decided to give it a try. I'm so glad I did", said Ed. In Ed's 8 years of volunteer service, he has volunteered over 2,100 hours! Ed primarily volunteers to support opportunities in Conservation, Park Maintenance, and Special Events, opportunities like Prescribed Prairie Burns, Trail Maintenance, MVPs, and Tram Driving.
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Feature: Volunteer Updates - What's New in Volunteerism this Month?
Mar 31, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesNEW! Volunteer Appreciation - Its National Volunteer Month! NEW! April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Preparations: Everything You Need to Know REMINDER: Get Connected Site Updates - Beginning in April, all volunteer hours submitted will need to be connected to a volunteer opportunity. Coming Soon! New Volunteer Orientation and Handbook
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Five Rivers MetroParks Volunteer Newsletter - March 2024
Mar 1, 2024 by Volunteer ServicesIn this edition of the Volunteer Newsletter: - Feature: Volunteer Updates - What's NEW in Volunteerism this Month - Volunteer Spotlight: Miamisburg High School Vocational Block Program - Learning about Nature and Getting a Sense of Accomplishment - Volunteer Positions & Opportunities: Get Growing with MetroParks - Adopt-A-Park, Gardening opportunities are back, Season Openers and Trainings now available! - Get Connected Tech Tip: Volunteer Open Houses - Evening and weekend options now available! - Staff Highlight: Franz Kircher, Lead Horticulture Technician - Volunteer Appreciation: VIP Program - Have you earned a volunteer t-shirt, hat, or service pin?
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