THE VOLUNTEER VINE
What a Difference These Companies Made in a Day! Recently, several companies met a challenge issued by Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory to provide a small army of volunteers to dig in and clean up downtown, and make a big difference. On May 30, 2008, 8 companies sent 1,000 employees to points in the downtown area, including Washington Park in Over The Rhine, the Civic Garden Center's community gardens near downtown, and the Ohio Riverfront area where ground breaks in September for Cincinnati Riverfront Park. Who were these everyday heroes: They came from: Duke Energy, GE Aviation, Convergys, The Home Depot, Best Buy, PNC Bank, The Nielsen Company and Fifth Third Bank. If your company wants to "give back" to the community while enjoying a unique team-building experience, contact Ruthann Spears with Cincinnati Parks at 513-861-8970 or
Ruthann.Spears@cincinnati-oh.gov
Your company can also help by pledging donations. Pledge Connect Link. Thank You
Help the Parks for a Day—Or All Year Long!
Monthly Stewardship Projects
You can make a big impact in one day by volunteering for one—or more!—of our monthly stewardship projects:
July 12, 2008: Vine removal & timber stand improvement at Alms Park
Each month the Cincinnati Parks will be hosting a stewardship project in one of our parks to give you the opportunity to help our community.
If you or a group would like to volunteer for any of these projects, please e-mail
cindi.nugent@cincinnati-oh.gov
for more information.
Maintain Landscape at Liberty Green
If you love to garden, we’d love to have you help maintain the landscape at Liberty Green.
Liberty Green is a beautiful greenspace near the corner of Reading Road and Liberty Street.
A committed group of community activists has made this inner-city spot safe and beautiful once again, and we need you to help keep it blooming.
Please e-mail
cindi.nugent@cincinnati-oh.gov
to volunteer.
Get your hands dirty!
Dig into any of the volunteer opportunities at these facilities or for these various duties:
Warder Nursery Helpers
Work Project Volunteers
Office Support Volunteers
Mt.Airy Arboretum Volunteers
Bonsai Volunteers
Park Advisory Councils
Adopt-a-Plot Gardeners
Special Events Assistants
Park Library Volunteer
Sign Language Interpreters
Community Gardeners
Planning Office- Graphic Design Assistant
- Photographer for Special Projects
- Data Entry - park records & inventories
Krohn Conservatory
- Visitor Center Phone Assistants
- Krohn Greeter
- Volunteer Captains for recruiting & instruction
- Data Entry - for plant inventories
- Krohn Craft Group
- Showroom Ambassadors
- Tour Guides/Interpreters
- If you would like to volunteer at Krohn Conservatory call (513) 352-4080 or contact Christyl Johnson
christyl.johnson@cincinnati-oh.gov
Nature Education
- Adopt-a-Trail Helpers
- Nature Center Ambassadors
- Seamstress for costumes & crafts
- Animal Caregiver at Nature Centers
- Survey Takers
- Naturalist Aides
Natural Resources Management
- Adopt-a-Trail or Adopt-an-Area
- Park Ambassadors
- Wildlife Survey Volunteers - birds & butterflies
- Trail Maintenance - apply Round-Up
- Trail Construction Helpers - bridges, steps, water diverters, clearing, re-locating trails, closing trails
- Nest Box Construction, Placement, Monitoring
- Prairie & Meadow Weeding
- Non-Native Removal
- Litter Patrol
Operations
- Adopt-a-Highway - maintain and beautify plantings
Reservations
- Park events promoters
- Survey Taker
Cincinnati Parks Volunteer Interest Form.
If you are interested in becoming a Cincinnati Parks volunteer, please complete the following form and click on 'sign me up.' Park's volunteer coordinator will contact you soon.
