Welcome to the UD Rivers Institute & Stewards User Group. This group is open to UD Rivers Institute & Stewards who have completed the MetroParks River Stewards Orientation and flatwater paddling training and are interested in supporting Five Rivers MetroParks river-based opportunities including paddling and river clean-up. You'll be asked to join the group at the bottom of this page.

Joining this group will prompt you to create a Get Connected account and allow you to sign up for volunteer opportunities available on the Get Connected site. Here's how that works.

HOW GET CONNECTED WORKS

This user group is a private group for UD Rivers Institute members and contains volunteer opportunities that help you support Five Rivers MetroParks using your skills on the river.  Once you have joined this User Group, you will find opportunities specific to the skills and interests of this group listed at the bottom of this User Group page. You can access this page conveniently via the shared link or by logging into your Get Connected account and clicking My User Groups from the menu:

From your User Groups page, you can click "View Opportunities" to take you back to this page where you can view all of the opportunities available specific to UD River Stewards. Available opportunities will display once you have successfully joined this group.

Once you've found the one you would like to support, you can click the blue RESPOND button. If any additional qualifications are required, you will be prompted to complete those at that time. Qualifications may include:

• Submitting your Emergency Contact Information.
• Completing your Volunteer Profile on Get Connected.
• Reviewing and signing off on our current digital volunteer handbook.
• Completing a background check with our partner Sterling Volunteers. *Note: While many background checks clear in a matter of hours, they can take up to 3-5 days.  

You can learn more about volunteer onboarding qualifications and volunteering with us on our Become a Volunteer page.

Once you've responded to an opportunity, Get Connected will send you an email confirmation, an email reminder, and on the morning of your scheduled shift, an email asking you to check-in. You can check in to your shift directly via that email or download our Cause Connect App and check in via the App. Download Cause Connect from the App Store or Google Play for FREE.

When you check in to your volunteer shift, please select to check in with the User Group "UD Rivers Institute & Stewards" so that your volunteer hours are attributed to this group.

The continued efforts of the UD Rivers Institute and Stewards will be tracked through this group, and the combined impact of all its' members documented here. You can view your individual impact on your Volunteer Resume and track the collective impact of this group on the User Group Resume.

READY TO JOIN?

 In order to join this group and begin volunteering with Five Rivers MetroParks as a UD Rivers Institute Steward, you will need to verify that you are a current UD River Steward and that you have completed the required training by checking yes at the bottom of this page. Then, click the blue JOIN button.  

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.

Volunteer Coordinator: Yvonne Dunphe - Outdoor Connections Programming #937- 277-4147.

We are here to support YOU so that you can support Five Rivers MetroParks!

Thank you for volunteering!