Mud Day 2026: Event Tear Down

Description

Mud Day aims to give everyone a chance to play in the mud! Tear Down Team Volunteers will help clean up activities after the Mud Day event concludes. Help us reset the garden after this fun, family-friendly event.

Impact

Special Event volunteers serve a critical role in ensuring that each special event or large-scale program runs smoothly from set-up to tear-down. Tear-down volunteers ensure that the park is back in tip-top shape!

Tasks

  • Collect and wash off muddy supplies to be put away
  • Work as a group to empty heavy kiddie pools of mud (ability to lift 25+ pounds)
  • Tear down, clean out, and put away all program activities and check-in area.
  • Take down chairs and tables and return them to storage
  • Return supplies to the Skeeter's Garden shed or the classroom inside the Wegerzyn Administration building.
  • Ensure that the event area is returned to pre-event conditions

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to individual, public, long-term, or short term volunteers, ages 14. Simply click the blue RESPOND button to sign up or click here to learn more about becoming a volunteer.

Additional Notes

  • Parking & Meeting Instructions: Volunteers should park in the main parking lot in front of the Administrative building and meet with the staff lead at Skeeter's Garden. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before your shift to allow for parking, checking in, and connecting with the staff lead. 
  • Cancelation:  If you need to cancel a shift at the last minute or are running late, please call staff lead, Haily Hayslip at 937-631-8131.
  • Environment & Physical Demands: ​​Physical duties include standing, walking, and lifting 25 pounds or more to help tear down and put away event materials.
  • Dress: Please wear closed-toe shoes, your volunteer name badge, and if you have one, your green or blue volunteer T-shirt. Reusable volunteer vests will be provided for volunteers onsite. 

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.

Want to Branch Out? Exploring multiple opportunities is a great way to stay involved, build new skills, and experience different parts of the parks! Consider this/these opportunities:


 Small Farm and Food Fest 

Details

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Inclement Weather Plan: Please refer to www.metroparks.org/alerts for the latest updates on park alerts and closures. In the event this volunteer opportunity is canceled, a staff member will notify you.
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Location

Location Dot Shift Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark
1301 E. Siebenthaler Avenue
Dayton, OH  45417

Shifts

Begins Duration Open Spots Respond
Sat Jun 27, 2026 @ 12:30pm
to 2:00pm
1.50 hours 3 of 4