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Featured Volunteer Opportunities and Trainings: Lend Your Hands and Your Heart to Service this Month!

Lend your hands and your heart to service this month! We have some great opportunities for you to get out in the parks individually or with a partner this month and coming up yet this season. Check out our featured volunteer opportunities below, and view all of our volunteer opportunities on Get Connected.  Want to learn more? Meet with a volunteer coordinator during a Volunteer Open House or join us for an informative volunteer info session. View upcoming opportunities and RSVP today!

Get Connected Tech Tip: You Made A Difference - View Your Volunteer Impact! Plus a New Volunteer Log-In Process Coming in February!

As we welcome 2026, we take a moment to celebrate the remarkable achievements of 2025 - Volunteers served an incredible 30,246.58 hours! Our volunteers have created a meaningful impact on everything MetroParks accomplishes. While numbers can be impressive, it's the positive experiences cultivated for our community and volunteers that truly resonate. What a remarkable year it has been!

Feature: February Is for Love, in All its Forms

February is the month of love in all its forms, and what better way to celebrate than by sharing that love with your community? Whether your season includes Valentine's Day, Galentine's Day, or simply more intentional time with someone special, volunteering together offers a chance to connect in a way that makes a difference.

Volunteer Appreciation: Special Thanks from Your Staff Lead and Volunteer Services, and Volunteer Survey Raffle Winners!

Volunteer Services is partnering with your Staff Leads to prepare special thank you cards for all of our wonderful volunteers who shared their heart and their helping hands with us in 2025.  Look for these in your mailbox soon!

Five Rivers MetroParks Volunteer Newsletter - January 2026

As the new year begins, many of us set intentions to live healthier, more meaningful lives. We focus on exercise routines, better nutrition, and improved work-life balance - but there's another powerful wellness habit that often gets overlooked: volunteering.  Giving your time and talents to others doesn't just strengthen communities; it also delivers measurable benefits to your own physical, mental, and emotional health. As you step into the year ahead, committing to volunteer service could be one of the most rewarding resolutions you make.

FEATURE: Give Back, Feel Better: Volunteering Can Boost Your Health and Happiness in the New Year

As the new year begins, many of us set intentions to live healthier, more meaningful lives. We focus on exercise routines, better nutrition, and improved work-life balance - but there's another powerful wellness habit that often gets overlooked: volunteering.

Volunteer Appreciation: Did We Spot You at Holiday Magic? Plus, a NEW VIP Item!

If we saw you at Holiday Magic - Volunteer Appreciation, then you already know that we are rolling out a brand-new VIP item for 2026 - a Naturalist Style Hat! This hat is sure to keep you cool and comfortable while you volunteer with us this year. It is available along with our other two hats - the baseball style hat and the winter knit hat for those volunteers who have served 50 or more volunteer hours with us. If you did not get one at Holiday Magic, request yours today! The hat has been added to our VIP Item Request Form on Get Connected.

Get Connected Volunteer Tech Tip: Expired Qualifications? Here's what to do...

Qualification Expirations- If you've noticed you're no longer able to sign up for your favorite opportunities, it may be that one or more of your qualifications have expired.  It may be time to complete your annual check off for opportunities that require it. Or, if you've been with us for 3 years, it may be time to update your volunteer handbook signature and background check.

Featured Volunteer Opportunities and Trainings: Kick off your New Year with a Commitment to Service!

Kick off your New Year with a commitment to service! We have some great opportunities for you to get involved this season. Check out our featured volunteer opportunities below, and view all of our volunteer opportunities on Get Connected. Want to learn more? Meet with a volunteer coordinator during a Volunteer Open House or join us for an informative volunteer info session. View upcoming opportunities and RSVP today so that you ensure giving back is part of your New Year plans.

Five Rivers MetroParks Volunteer Newsletter - December 2025

Volunteer Spotlight: Cherie Kuhn - Sharing Yesterday with Farm Visitors Today

Our volunteers make such a huge impact in our parks and on our community. This month we are spotlighting Cherie Kuhn, a regular volunteer at Carriage Hill MetroPark. Cherie began volunteering in August 2022 after a friend introduced her to the many volunteer opportunities available at MetroParks. Cherie jumped in to support a couple of events right away including The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience and Fall Family Adventure and she was hooked! "I learned there was more than just trail work or needing to know the names of all the trees", she remarked. She liked the ability to choose volunteer activities based on her schedule and interests.

FEATURE: Volunteer News - Submit Your FAV MetroParks Photo, Recognize Your FAV Staff Lead, and More!