Greetings from the Volunteer Department of the Calgary Horticultural Society, Happy New Year!
2011 will bring exciting relationships, amazing, fun events and many opportunities for gardeners to connect with fellow gardeners. We need your support to share your talents and time as we engage with new gardeners in the community, enhance our resource materials and celebrate gardening in Calgary.
Dig in and consider some of these volunteer opportunities:1. Community Gardens Support Team
The Community Gardens Resource Network program of the Calgary Horticultural Society has grown dramatically since its inception three years ago. We are busy with requests for information and gardening guidance. To meet the growing demand, we are building a team of people to support the program. Some opportunities include:
- Providing advice to new gardeners
- Updating the database, collection of community gardens stats
- Developing and organizing displays
- Assisting with office work, and
- Photography
We need your support to share your talents and time as we engage with new gardeners in the community, enhance our resource materials and celebrate gardening in Calgary.
2. Receive great garden discounts while raising funds for the Society!
An interesting opportunity has come our way from Cobblestone Home and Garden center, located in southeast Calgary. For Calgary Horticultural Soceity members to volunteer as‘Garden Greeters welcoming patrons, providing directional and store information. Taking a shift to be a garden greeter will help raise funds for the Society and earn YOU at 25% discount at the garden center on the day you volunteer! Cobblestone will make a generous donation to the Society based on the time volunteers contribute.
May 6 to June 12 (variety of shifts available)
If this is something that might interest you, please contact Colleen fof further details (day, time, shifts available) as we need an indication of interest before we agree to providing a roster of volunteer greeters during their busy gardening season.
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For information about volunteering, contact Colleen McCracken, Volunteer Manager at volunteer@calhort.org or 287-3469 X 222 |
