Be a part of the Annual TVT Challenge! This fun, non-competitive hiking endurance event challenges participants to see how far they can hike in one day. Various routes will be marked along the Twin Valley Trail, with hiking options ranging from 1 to 27 miles. Support staff with registering participants for the event, so hikers can get out on the trails!
Impact
Volunteers enable more individualized support for first-time participants and help create excitement and energy at outdoor recreation events. Volunteers help people make a stronger connection to nature by making it easy to experience the outdoors in fun activities.
Tasks
- Work with staff to help get hikers registered before they begin their hike
- Share maps and information about the challenge with participants
- Check participants back in after they finish their hike
- Assist with questions regarding MetroParks
- Be observant, and make staff aware of any issues right away
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to individual, public, long-term, and short term volunteers, ages 16 and up. Simply click the blue RESPOND button to sign up or click here to learn more about becoming a volunteer.
- Background Check: We do not require a background check for our public volunteer opportunities; however, persons with a criminal record may be disqualified and prohibited from service. Please review our background check policy here. For those required to complete Court Appointed Community Service, please click here.
Additional Notes
- Parking & Meeting Instructions: Volunteers should park at the Twin Valley Welcome Center, located at 6910 Boomershine Rd, Germantown, OH 45327, and meet with the staff lead. Volunteers will need to drive around the parking barricades to enter the lot, as the lot is closed to event participants. Please refer to the Germantown MetroPark Map for location details. Please arrive 15 minutes before your shift. This allows time for parking, getting to your station, getting oriented to all the logistics for the event, and reviewing materials and resources.
- Cancellation: If you need to cancel a shift last minute or are running late, please call the staff lead, Thomas Nugent, at 740-403-2946 or ask for a Volunteer Coordinator at 937-275-7275.
- Environment & Physical Demands: Light physical duties include standing and sitting.
- Dress: If you have one, please wear your green or blue volunteer T-shirt, if you have one. An event name badge and reusable volunteer vest will be provided for volunteers on-site. Dress for the weather and bring bug spray and sun protection such as sunglasses and/or a hat.
- Other: Morning shifts are located inside the Twin Valley Welcome Center. Registration moves to the parking lot of the Welcome Center around noon. Shifts are outside after noon.
Learn more about Special Events opportunities with us on the Volunteer Position page! Have questions or need help getting started? Contact Volunteer Services at volunteer.services@metroparks.org or #937-275-7275 or join us at a Volunteer Open House.
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