Work closely with Taking Root staff to act as a liaison to nurseries that sell trees in your neighborhood. We will provide you with promotional info and go over specific requests we have for participating nurseries. Need for help will vary depending on which nurseries need a liaison.
Work closely with Taking Root staff to help staff events, booths etc around town. You will be asked to engage with the public to advocate for the need for trees, and educate residents about the importance of tree canopy. Need for help will vary depending on current projects.
Consider cooking a meal or baking a dessert that can be taken in our bus to serve 40-50 people in a weekend.
There are additional ways of helping at our facility such as sorting donations, assembling snack packs, and toiletry bags.
Ride on the bus directly feeding and clothing those we serve. The bus can accommodate 4 to 5 people per service trip.
Answer phones, greet clients in the lobby, unload and shelve donations of pet food, routine light cleaning and other duties to assist our Client Services Coordinator. Must be able commit to a minimum of one regular shift each month.
Do you have fundraising, graphic design, event planning, PR or marketing experience? If so, we need you!
Mow our little patches of grass, water plants, pull weeds, pick up trash in parking lot, simple repairs, etc.
We always have a need for handcrafted items for our gift shop which is a fundraiser for the clinic. Preference is for items than can be priced at $5 or less. Can be for both pets and people.
Volunteering can be as varied as the parks themselves: support conservation efforts, trails, fishing, history, music, birds and wildlife, gardening, photography and natural landscapes. Help at an event or program, in the field, the office, the lodge or the welcome center!