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October 2023

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  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

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  • CHRC: Equestrian Trail Guide

    Programming

    Help community members enjoy our parks on horseback by supporting our Trail Rides at the Carriage Hill Riding Center as a volunteer Equestrian Trail Guide! Equestrian Trail Guides assist with grooming and saddling the horses, help customers while th...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    2spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • 2nd Street Market Ambassador

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Do you love spending your weekend in the vibrant, bubbling atmosphere of 2nd Street Market, where you always end up running into a familiar face? Volunteers will be stationed near the entrance and will enhance the visitor experience by greeting and...

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  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

    Get Connected Icon Visitor Center A... Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum
  • Aullwood Gardener

    Gardening
    8spots remaining

    Do you enjoy gardening? Are native plants and sustainable horticulture your specialty? If not, would you like to learn more?  Join the knowledgeable staff and other volunteers at Aullwood Garden MetroPark.  Participate in the beautification of Dayt...

    Get Connected Icon Aullwood Gardene... Aullwood Gardener
  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    2spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Fun at River Crossings Day Program

    Manahan
    2spots remaining

    Pick your activity! You can play catch, paint fingernails, play cards/games, read books, help with craft projects, color and many more things with the adults with disabilities who attend the day program.

    Fun at River Cro... Fun at River Crossings Day Program
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

    Get Connected Icon Visitor Center A... Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

    Get Connected Icon Visitor Center A... Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum
  • Western Campus Scavenger Hunt with Mini University

    Miami University-Oxford

    Mini University will be having a campus scavenger hunt and frisbee golf for their kids. Volunteers would help set up for these events. If interested, contact Jenny Miller (513)529-8383

    Get Connected Icon Western Campus S... Western Campus Scavenger Hunt with Mini University
  • Nurture the Nursery 10/3; 10a-12p

    Conservation
    6spots remaining

    Help plant, maintain, and harvest seed from the native plants in the nursery. All tools provided. Training will be provided at the beginning of the program.  Leader: Sanja Jennings

    Get Connected Icon Nurture the Nurs... Nurture the Nursery 10/3; 10a-12p
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience: Setup Team

    Special Events

    Be a part of our event setup team and help build The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience!  Under the supervision of MetroParks staff, Event Setup volunteers help build the event by setting up various areas such as the Exhibitor Village, Info Central, ...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    3spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Wetland Habitat Hero 10/4; 9a-1p

    Recreation
    18spots remaining

    Join an important effort of removing unhelpful trees from the restored wetland at Carter Historic Farm. Using loppers to cut saplings down. No dragging of brush, just a cut and drop activity. There are 18 acres to cover, so we need many heroes on the...

    Get Connected Icon Wetland Habitat ... Wetland Habitat Hero 10/4; 9a-1p
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • Gleaning from the University Farm

    Society of St. Andrew
    5spots remaining

    Help feed your hungry neighbors in Oxford and Butler County, harvesting some of the freshest food available!  From May to November, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from 9-12, to help harvest produce from the Miami University farm, just outside of Oxfo...

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  • The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience: Setup Team

    Special Events
    1spots remaining

    Be a part of our event setup team and help build The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience!  Under the supervision of MetroParks staff, Event Setup volunteers help build the event by setting up various areas such as the Exhibitor Village, Info Central, ...

    Get Connected Icon The Wagner Subar... The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience: Setup Team
  • Wegerzyn Gardening Angels

    Gardening
    2spots remaining

    Love gardening and the beauty of ever-changing landscapes? Come be part of a dedicated team of volunteers who cultivate and care for the stunning gardens at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark! Each week brings something new—whether it’s planting vibrant ...

    Get Connected Icon Wegerzyn Gardeni... Wegerzyn Gardening Angels
  • Assist Ohio Stormwater Association at an event

    Butler Soil & Water Conservation District
    3spots remaining

    What: The Ohio Stormwater Association is hosting a Networking Event at Topgolf that is meant to bring together professionals throughout the state of Ohio to encourage future collaboration with one another in the stormwater industry while enjoying an ...

    Get Connected Icon Assist Ohio Stor... Assist Ohio Stormwater Association at an event
  • 23rd Annual Scarecrow Workshop & Contest 10/5; 4-7:45pm

    Outreach
    1spots remaining

    The fall tradition of scarecrow-building continues! Volunteers may assist with registering participants for the scarecrow contest, managing scarecrow building materials, managing the refreshment area, or serving as a photographer.   23rd Annual Sca...

    Get Connected Icon 23rd Annual Scar... 23rd Annual Scarecrow Workshop & Contest 10/5; 4-7:45pm
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • Woodworking at Cox Arboretum

    Skilled Trades
    4spots remaining

    Do you have skills in carpentry, or would like to expand on your carpentry skills? Join our Woodworking at Cox Arboretum volunteer team! Once trained and checked off, volunteers use their skills and expertise to plan, strategize, and craft a variety ...

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  • Reading Role Model - Crestwood Primary - Kindergarten

    United Way of Portage County
    2spots remaining

    There are 4 kindergarten classes, we will need 4 readers.  Readings will be the first Thursday of the month.  All readings will start at 9:00 a.m.  Please see listed dates and register under those dates.  Thank you. Below is some basics for Readi...

    Get Connected Icon Reading Role Mod... Reading Role Model - Crestwood Primary - Kindergarten
  • General Duties. Sunday, October 8, 2023. 1 pm - 4 pm

    Ohio Gourd Society
    2spots remaining

    Duties will be assigned at the event.  Jobs may include helping kids with Make it and Take it craft, selling souvenirs, selling memberships to anyone interested, registering people for classes, or helping with hospitality.   A vendor might need to ...

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  • Help Families in Crisis! Pause Rest and Resilience on 10/8/23!

    Pause for Parents, Play for Kids
    10spots remaining

    Join us for Rest & Resilience (R&R) on Sunday, October 8th from 1:30pm-5:15pm! Register HERE: https://pauseforparents.org/volunteer-event-registration/rest-resilience-10-8-23  Are you a NEW volunteer with Pause? Start your Volunteer Enrollment by ...

    Get Connected Icon Help Families in... Help Families in Crisis! Pause Rest and Resilience on 10/8/23!
  • General Duties Sunday, October 8, 2023. 10 am - 1 pm

    Ohio Gourd Society
    4spots remaining

    Duties will be assigned at the show.  Some jobs may include selling souvenirs, helping with the raffle, helping kids with Make it and Take it crafts, and signing people for classes.  None of the jobs are difficult and it is a fun atmosphere.   The...

    Get Connected Icon General Duties S... General Duties Sunday, October 8, 2023. 10 am - 1 pm
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    1spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • CHRC: Equestrian Trail Guide

    Programming
    1spots remaining

    Help community members enjoy our parks on horseback by supporting our Trail Rides at the Carriage Hill Riding Center as a volunteer Equestrian Trail Guide! Equestrian Trail Guides assist with grooming and saddling the horses, help customers while th...

    Get Connected Icon CHRC: Equestrian... CHRC: Equestrian Trail Guide
  • Distribute hygiene products #hygieneisabasicneed

    West Ohio Food Bank
    60spots remaining

    Spread awareness & make a difference. Distribute hygiene products #hygieneproducts October 9th, at West Ohio Food Bank on 1380 East Kibby Street. Lima, Ohio, there will be a Hygiene distribution for about 250-300 neighbors attending the Community-Wid...

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  • Aullwood Gardener

    Gardening
    7spots remaining

    Do you enjoy gardening? Are native plants and sustainable horticulture your specialty? If not, would you like to learn more?  Join the knowledgeable staff and other volunteers at Aullwood Garden MetroPark.  Participate in the beautification of Dayt...

    Get Connected Icon Aullwood Gardene... Aullwood Gardener
  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    1spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Carriage Hill Riding Center: Grounds Maintenance

    Park Maintenance
    3spots remaining

    The Riding Center at Carriage Hill MetroPark provides opportunities for children and adults to experience and connect with nature on horseback. This public horseback riding facility offers horseback riding activities for beginner through interme...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Ri... Carriage Hill Riding Center: Grounds Maintenance
  • The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience: Tear Down Team

    Special Events

    Help us wrap up the region's premier outdoor adventure festival – The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience!  Clean-up and tear-down are essential parts of a well-run event, and for park users to be able to enjoy a clean, safe park after an event. Te...

    Get Connected Icon The Wagner Subar... The Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience: Tear Down Team
  • Wetland Habitat Hero 10/10; 9a-1p

    Recreation
    17spots remaining

    Join this important effort of removing unhelpful trees from the restored wetland at Carter Historic Farm. We will use loppers to cut down the saplings that should not be there. No dragging of brush, just a cut and drop activity. There are 18 acres to...

    Get Connected Icon Wetland Habitat ... Wetland Habitat Hero 10/10; 9a-1p
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    1spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

    Get Connected Icon CHRC: Barn Aide CHRC: Barn Aide
  • Aullwood Gardener

    Gardening
    5spots remaining

    Do you enjoy gardening? Are native plants and sustainable horticulture your specialty? If not, would you like to learn more?  Join the knowledgeable staff and other volunteers at Aullwood Garden MetroPark.  Participate in the beautification of Dayt...

    Get Connected Icon Aullwood Gardene... Aullwood Gardener
  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    6spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

    Get Connected Icon Cox Arboretum Ga... Cox Arboretum Gardening
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • Trail Maintenance at Sugarcreek

    Park Maintenance

    If you love the outdoors and want to help keep trails in good condition, join us for trail maintenance at Sugarcreek MetroPark! We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help keep our trails in tip-top shape for all visitors to enjoy. No experienc...

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  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    7spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

    Get Connected Icon Cox Arboretum Ga... Cox Arboretum Gardening
  • Gleaning from the University Farm

    Society of St. Andrew
    5spots remaining

    Help feed your hungry neighbors in Oxford and Butler County, harvesting some of the freshest food available!  From May to November, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from 9-12, to help harvest produce from the Miami University farm, just outside of Oxfo...

    Get Connected Icon Gleaning from th... Gleaning from the University Farm
  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    2spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Make A Difference Day Free Laundromat Event

    Luke 3:11 Ministries
    15spots remaining

    10 volunteers will support a free community laundromat event at Colonial Coin Laundromat at 587 N. Main Street on October 12 from 5:30-8PM to provide clean clothes to those in need.  They will also generate homemade laundry detergent to donate to pa...

    Make A Differenc... Make A Difference Day Free Laundromat Event
  • Native Nursery Night 10/12; 5:30-7pm

    Conservation
    7spots remaining

    Help plant, maintain, and harvest seed from the native plants in the nursery. All tools provided. Training will be provided at the beginning of the program. This is an important program series with the Native Plant project.  Leader: Sanja Jennings

    Get Connected Icon Native Nursery N... Native Nursery Night 10/12; 5:30-7pm
  • Reading Role Model - Ravenna - West Park Elementary

    United Way of Portage County
    5spots remaining

    9 Reading Role Models will be needed at West Park as there are 9 kindergarten classes.  Below is some basics for Reading Role Models:• Wear your United Way Reading Role Model shirt • Bring 4-5 books age appropriate to read to kindergarten class ...

    Get Connected Icon Reading Role Mod... Reading Role Model - Ravenna - West Park Elementary
  • Planting Natives 10/12; 9:30-11am - Cancelled

    Conservation
    9spots remaining

    Join us in our quest to restore the natural ecosystem by helping plant native plants grown in the Park District’s greenhouse!  All tools provided. Leader: Zeb Albert 

    Get Connected Icon Planting Natives... Planting Natives 10/12; 9:30-11am - Cancelled
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    6spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

    Get Connected Icon Cox Arboretum Ga... Cox Arboretum Gardening
  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

    Get Connected Icon CHRC: Barn Aide CHRC: Barn Aide
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

    Get Connected Icon Visitor Center A... Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

    Get Connected Icon Visitor Center A... Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum
  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    7spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

    Get Connected Icon Cox Arboretum Ga... Cox Arboretum Gardening
  • Make a Difference with Te'Lario!

    The Garden Club Project

    Join teenpreneur & food advocate Te'Lario Watkins II at his urban farm. Volunteers will weed, water, harvest and perform other gardening tasks. Come and help us make a difference in our community.

    Get Connected Icon Make a Differenc... Make a Difference with Te'Lario!
  • Phase II Emily's Garden build at Hunter Park

    Norwood Together
    30spots remaining

    Mark your calendars for Saturday October 14th: this will be our work day to transition Emily's Garden into its phase II layout (if curious, see attached photo for the lovely design by Gayle Frazer).  WHEN: 9am start with Starlight Donut Lab do...

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  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • 2nd Street Market Ambassador

    Ambassador

    Do you love spending your weekend in the vibrant, bubbling atmosphere of 2nd Street Market, where you always end up running into a familiar face? Volunteers will be stationed near the entrance and will enhance the visitor experience by greeting and...

    Get Connected Icon 2nd Street Marke... 2nd Street Market Ambassador
  • Shadow Experience - Historic Blacksmith Demonstrator - 2023

    Skilled Trades
    1spots remaining

    Historic Blacksmith volunteers provide interpretation and demonstrations for the Blacksmith shop on the Daniel A Arnold Historic Farm. Volunteers must be qualified as a Historic Interpreter before being able to continue their learning and training i...

    Get Connected Icon Shadow Experienc... Shadow Experience - Historic Blacksmith Demonstrator - 2023
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    2spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

    Get Connected Icon CHRC: Barn Aide CHRC: Barn Aide
  • 2nd Street Market Program Assistant 2023

    Programming

    Program Assistant volunteers enhance the market experience by helping staff offer interactive activities for youth and families based on seasonal themes. See the schedule below for details: Thursday, August 10: National Farmer's Market Week Task...

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  • 2nd Street Market Ambassador

    Ambassador

    Do you love spending your weekend in the vibrant, bubbling atmosphere of 2nd Street Market, where you always end up running into a familiar face? Volunteers will be stationed near the entrance and will enhance the visitor experience by greeting and...

    Get Connected Icon 2nd Street Marke... 2nd Street Market Ambassador
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

    Get Connected Icon Visitor Center A... Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum
  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    1spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

    Get Connected Icon CHRC: Barn Aide CHRC: Barn Aide
  • Aullwood Gardener

    Gardening
    8spots remaining

    Do you enjoy gardening? Are native plants and sustainable horticulture your specialty? If not, would you like to learn more?  Join the knowledgeable staff and other volunteers at Aullwood Garden MetroPark.  Participate in the beautification of Dayt...

    Get Connected Icon Aullwood Gardene... Aullwood Gardener
  • Fun at River Crossings Day Program

    Manahan
    2spots remaining

    Pick your activity! You can play catch, paint fingernails, play cards/games, read books, help with craft projects, color and many more things with the adults with disabilities who attend the day program.

    Fun at River Cro... Fun at River Crossings Day Program
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

    Get Connected Icon Visitor Center A... Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

    Get Connected Icon Visitor Center A... Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum
  • Need Volunteers to Box Children’s Books at Kent Free Library 10/17 1-3pm

    United Way of Portage County
    2spots remaining

    We are in need of a couple volunteers to help box up children’s books at the Kent Free Library Tuesday 10/17 from 1-3pm as they are donating these books to United Way’s Big Red Bookshelf program.  

    Get Connected Icon Need Volunteers ... Need Volunteers to Box Children’s Books at Kent Free Library 10/17 1-3pm
  • Nurture the Nursery 10/17; 10a-12p

    Conservation
    4spots remaining

    Help plant, maintain, and harvest seed from the native plants in the nursery. All tools provided. Training will be provided at the beginning of the program.  Leader: Sanja Jennings

    Get Connected Icon Nurture the Nurs... Nurture the Nursery 10/17; 10a-12p
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    1spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

    Get Connected Icon CHRC: Barn Aide CHRC: Barn Aide
  • Aullwood Gardener

    Gardening
    6spots remaining

    Do you enjoy gardening? Are native plants and sustainable horticulture your specialty? If not, would you like to learn more?  Join the knowledgeable staff and other volunteers at Aullwood Garden MetroPark.  Participate in the beautification of Dayt...

    Get Connected Icon Aullwood Gardene... Aullwood Gardener
  • Wetland Habitat Hero 10/18; 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

    Conservation
    20spots remaining

    Help remove unhelpful saplings from the newly restored wetland at Carter Historic Farm. We will be cutting and dropping of mainly cottonwoods. We will not be dragging and chipping. Many hands will be helpful for this project. We recommend signing up ...

    Get Connected Icon Wetland Habitat ... Wetland Habitat Hero 10/18; 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
  • Wetland Habitat Hero 10/18; 9-11 am

    Conservation
    18spots remaining

    Help remove unhelpful saplings from the newly restored wetland at Carter Historic Farm. We will be cutting and dropping of mainly cottonwoods. We will not be dragging and chipping. Many hands will be helpful for this project. We recommend signing up ...

    Get Connected Icon Wetland Habitat ... Wetland Habitat Hero 10/18; 9-11 am
  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

    Get Connected Icon Carriage Hill Fa... Carriage Hill Farm Chores
  • Gleaning from the University Farm

    Society of St. Andrew
    5spots remaining

    Help feed your hungry neighbors in Oxford and Butler County, harvesting some of the freshest food available!  From May to November, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from 9-12, to help harvest produce from the Miami University farm, just outside of Oxfo...

    Get Connected Icon Gleaning from th... Gleaning from the University Farm
  • Wegerzyn Gardening Angels

    Gardening
    2spots remaining

    Love gardening and the beauty of ever-changing landscapes? Come be part of a dedicated team of volunteers who cultivate and care for the stunning gardens at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark! Each week brings something new—whether it’s planting vibrant ...

    Get Connected Icon Wegerzyn Gardeni... Wegerzyn Gardening Angels
  • Planting Natives 10/19; 9:30-11am - Cancelled

    Conservation
    9spots remaining

    Join us in our quest to restore the natural ecosystem by helping plant native plants grown in the Park District’s greenhouse!  All tools provided. Leader: Zeb Albert 

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  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

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  • Woodworking at Cox Arboretum

    Skilled Trades
    5spots remaining

    Do you have skills in carpentry, or would like to expand on your carpentry skills? Join our Woodworking at Cox Arboretum volunteer team! Once trained and checked off, volunteers use their skills and expertise to plan, strategize, and craft a variety ...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    3spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    4spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

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  • Be a hero for the night! Pause Parent's Night Out on 10/20/23!

    Pause for Parents, Play for Kids
    30spots remaining

    Are you ready to be a hero to a special needs family in crisis? Then join us for our Parents Night Out! In just 4 hours you can make a radical difference in a family and in your community.  When? Friday, October 20th from 4:45p-5p (kids arrive at 5...

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  • Fall Family Adventure: Refreshment Prep

    Special Events

    Do you like working behind the scenes to prepare for an event? Support the Fall Family Adventure by helping us prepare refreshments for the event! Impact Special Event volunteers serve a critical role in ensuring that events and large-scale programs...

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  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    7spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    1spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Reading Role Model - Brimfield Elementary - Kindergarten

    United Way of Portage County

    There are 4 kindergarten classes, we will need 4 readers.  Readings will be the 2nd Friday of the month.  All readings will start at 9:30 a.m.  Please see listed dates and register under those dates.  Thank you. Below is some basics for Reading R...

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  • October Mini-Sweep: Downtown Lorain

    Lorain Revitalization Association
    100spots remaining

    Join Main Street Lorain for our monthly clean-ups in Downtown Lorain! Volunteer just ONE HOUR each month to help maintain a welcoming & tidy neighborhood.   We will be meeting up behind the United Way (off of W. 7th Street) to sign-in and grab suppl...

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  • The Howl

    MetroParks of Butler County
    15spots remaining

    "Bark" your calendars for a fun-filled day celebrating the cute canine friends in our community. Look forward to a costume contest, an obstacle course, vendors, and more! We are looking for volunteers to support various dog-focused craft stations sc...

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  • Community Service Days - Tree Planting

    MetroParks of Butler County
    28spots remaining

      Meeting Location: Timberman Ridge - Forest Run MetroPark, 1976 Timberman Rd, Hamilton OH 45013 or 1829 Warvel Rd, Hamilton OH 45013 (We will have signage directing you to the job site) Tasks: Join our Natural Resources crew for a day of tree p...

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  • Usher1 - October 21 Concert

    Central Ohio Symphony
    20spots remaining

    Saturday, October 21, 2023 - Central Ohio Symphony's 45th Season Debut Concert Location:  Gray Chapel in University Hall on Ohio Wesleyan Campus, 61 South Sandusky Street, Delaware OH Arrive by 6:30pm; Wear black bottoms/white tops (with an optional...

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  • Outdoor Classroom Build & Winter Prep

    Tenderfoot Learning Lab
    20spots remaining

    Help us build our outdoor classroom and prepare for winter! We’ll lay the floor for the classroom, put the garden to the rest for the year, plant fall garlic, and share a locally-sourced lunch.  Register to ensure we have food to fit your diet and...

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  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

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  • CHRC: Equestrian Trail Guide

    Programming

    Help community members enjoy our parks on horseback by supporting our Trail Rides at the Carriage Hill Riding Center as a volunteer Equestrian Trail Guide! Equestrian Trail Guides assist with grooming and saddling the horses, help customers while th...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    2spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • 2nd Street Market Ambassador

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Do you love spending your weekend in the vibrant, bubbling atmosphere of 2nd Street Market, where you always end up running into a familiar face? Volunteers will be stationed near the entrance and will enhance the visitor experience by greeting and...

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  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    2spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Aullwood Gardener

    Gardening
    6spots remaining

    Do you enjoy gardening? Are native plants and sustainable horticulture your specialty? If not, would you like to learn more?  Join the knowledgeable staff and other volunteers at Aullwood Garden MetroPark.  Participate in the beautification of Dayt...

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  • Fun at River Crossings Day Program

    Manahan
    2spots remaining

    Pick your activity! You can play catch, paint fingernails, play cards/games, read books, help with craft projects, color and many more things with the adults with disabilities who attend the day program.

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  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

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  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

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  • Trunk or Treat

    MetroParks of Butler County
    15spots remaining

    Join our MetroParks, Hamilton Parks Conservancy, and 17 Strong on October 24th for a spooky night as we host our annual Trunk or Treats event at Milikin Woods. We are looking for volunteers to help hand out candy to families coming to the event all v...

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  • Howl at the Moon 2023-B

    Oxford Community Arts Center
    18spots remaining

    Howl at the Moon is the Oxford Community Arts Center's annual Halloween-themed family-fun night.Outdoor games and activities for kids of all ages span the entire west gardens of the OCAC, including punkin-chunkin, haunted garden walk, face-painting, ...

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  • Howl at the Moon 2023-A

    Oxford Community Arts Center
    11spots remaining

    Howl at the Moon is the Oxford Community Arts Center's annual Halloween-themed family fun night.Outdoor games and activities for kids of all ages span the entire west gardens of the OCAC, including punkin-chunkin, haunted garden walk, face-painting, ...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    1spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

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  • CarFit Event

    CarFit

    Volunteer at a CarFit event checking in drivers. Create a volunteer profile on the CarFit website and register to volunteer at the event. 

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  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

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  • Gleaning from the University Farm

    Society of St. Andrew
    5spots remaining

    Help feed your hungry neighbors in Oxford and Butler County, harvesting some of the freshest food available!  From May to November, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from 9-12, to help harvest produce from the Miami University farm, just outside of Oxfo...

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  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    4spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    3spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Native Nursery Night: Wrap-up! 10/26; 5:30-7pm

    Conservation
    9spots remaining

    Help plant, maintain, and harvest seed from the native plants in the nursery. All tools provided. Training will be provided at the beginning of the program. This is the last program in this series for the year! This is an important program series wit...

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  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

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  • Woodworking at Cox Arboretum

    Skilled Trades
    5spots remaining

    Do you have skills in carpentry, or would like to expand on your carpentry skills? Join our Woodworking at Cox Arboretum volunteer team! Once trained and checked off, volunteers use their skills and expertise to plan, strategize, and craft a variety ...

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  • RiverScape and Urban Parks Garden Stewards

    Gardening
    7spots remaining

    Looking for a way to support MetroParks' gardening efforts in our downtown parks? Do you enjoy promoting beautiful green spaces in an urban setting? Learn and apply effective horticulture techniques with plants chosen for their horticultural benefit...

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  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    7spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

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  • GPS Irrigation at Wegerzyn Gardens

    Conservation
    1spots remaining

    Do you like hiking, learning to use new tools, and expanding on your tree identification skills? Our staff needs support in mapping the plants and structures throughout Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark. Once this data is collected, our team can make hort...

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  • Possum Creek Garden Maintenance

    Gardening
    7spots remaining

    Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty? Join us at Possum Creek MetroPark for a fun-filled volunteer opportunity in the Demonstration Garden! The Demonstration Gardens provide produce to those in need throughout Dayton and the...

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  • Cox Arboretum Gardening

    Gardening
    9spots remaining

    Looking for a unique and rewarding gardening experience? Join the team of knowledgeable staff and passionate volunteers at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. You will have the chance to maintain and cultivate a variety of specialty gardens, including those at ...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    2spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Reading Role Models - Rootstown Elementary - Kindergarten

    United Way of Portage County
    1spots remaining

    4 Reading Role Models are needed for 4 classrooms from 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. for the dates listed. Below is some basics for Reading Role Models:• Wear your United Way Reading Role Model shirt• Bring 4-5 books age appropriate to read to kinderga...

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  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    1spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

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  • CHRC: Equestrian Trail Guide

    Programming
    1spots remaining

    Help community members enjoy our parks on horseback by supporting our Trail Rides at the Carriage Hill Riding Center as a volunteer Equestrian Trail Guide! Equestrian Trail Guides assist with grooming and saddling the horses, help customers while th...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • 2nd Street Market Ambassador

    Ambassador

    Do you love spending your weekend in the vibrant, bubbling atmosphere of 2nd Street Market, where you always end up running into a familiar face? Volunteers will be stationed near the entrance and will enhance the visitor experience by greeting and...

    Get Connected Icon 2nd Street Marke... 2nd Street Market Ambassador
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    3spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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  • Aullwood Gardener

    Gardening
    7spots remaining

    Do you enjoy gardening? Are native plants and sustainable horticulture your specialty? If not, would you like to learn more?  Join the knowledgeable staff and other volunteers at Aullwood Garden MetroPark.  Participate in the beautification of Dayt...

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  • Fun at River Crossings Day Program

    Manahan
    2spots remaining

    Pick your activity! You can play catch, paint fingernails, play cards/games, read books, help with craft projects, color and many more things with the adults with disabilities who attend the day program.

    Fun at River Cro... Fun at River Crossings Day Program
  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

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  • Visitor Center Ambassador: Cox Arboretum

    Ambassador
    1spots remaining

    Share your love and enthusiasm for the Arboretum with park patrons! Help enhance the visitor experience by greeting, welcoming, and interacting with a variety of diverse audiences and recommending all the best things to see and do while visiting....

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  • Nurture the Nursery *Potluck 10/31; 10a-12p

    Conservation
    7spots remaining

    Help plant, maintain, and harvest seed from the native plants in the nursery. All tools provided. Training will be provided at the beginning of the program.    Celebrate the close of another month by bringing a dish to share during a potluck near t...

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  • Carriage Hill Farm Chores

    Park Maintenance
    2spots remaining

    Do you love history and have skills in farming, historic restoration, and farm animal care you want to share? Would you like to discover what life would have been like living on a farm in the 1880s? Make an impact by helping staff in the fields, in ...

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  • RiverScape and Urban Parks Garden Stewards

    Gardening
    4spots remaining

    Looking for a way to support MetroParks' gardening efforts in our downtown parks? Do you enjoy promoting beautiful green spaces in an urban setting? Learn and apply effective horticulture techniques with plants chosen for their horticultural benefit...

    Get Connected Icon RiverScape and U... RiverScape and Urban Parks Garden Stewards
  • Aullwood Gardener

    Gardening
    5spots remaining

    Do you enjoy gardening? Are native plants and sustainable horticulture your specialty? If not, would you like to learn more?  Join the knowledgeable staff and other volunteers at Aullwood Garden MetroPark.  Participate in the beautification of Dayt...

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  • CHRC: Barn Aide

    Animal Care
    3spots remaining

    Do you love being around horses and don’t mind getting your hands a bit dirty? Or maybe just looking for a way to give back while getting a great workout? Consider joining our team of Carriage Hill Riding Center Volunteers as a Barn Aide! Barn Ai...

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