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Darke
County Parks
July
Volunteer Opportunities
July
is full of opportunities for everyone, please review the list below
and let me know what you would like to be involved with. Please
contact the office or let me know if you would like to help with any
of the following tasks.
Early
Morning Discovery Hike: Tuesday’s at 8AM
Butterfly
Monitoring: Friday’s at 2PM
Saturday,
July 5th- Log House Open- 1:00-4:00
Are
you interested in hosting the Log House? We are still in need of
several volunteers, please let me know if you are available.
Monday,
July 7th- Amazing Animals- 9:30-12:00
Join
the campers and explore all about turtles, frogs and toads. We will
be both indoors and outdoors. Dress for the weather.
Thursday,
July 10th- Amazing Animals Summer Camp- 9:30-12:00
We’ll
spend the day learning all about Raptors and building ourselves a
bluebird box. If you are interested in helping please bring a hammer.
Thursday,
July 10th - Hike to Health- 6:30PM
Join
a Naturalist at Worth Family Preserve as we hike the trail. Families
are welcome.
Saturday,
July 12th – Fish of the Greenville Creek- 10AM
Join
us today and learn all of the common fish in the Greenville Creek.
Pre-registration is required please call the office to sign up. Dress
to get wet.
Float,
Flutter & Fly- Summer Camp- 9:30-12:00 Mon.- Fri. July 14th-
18th
Please
contact me today if you would like to assist with any of the above
camp days. Camp days will vary with crafts, activities, hikes and
much more! Dress for the weather.
Thursday,
July 17th- Prairie Ridge Work Day 8AM
Meet
us at Prairie Ridge as we clean and complete a final trim of the
grounds before the Gathering at the Garst.
Thursday,
July 17th - Float the Greenville- 6PM
Do
you have paddling experience? Come and assist us with an evening on
the water. Give us a call today as we could use your help!
Saturday,
July 19th- Volunteer Appreciation- 5PM
Join
us this evening for a fabulous picnic style meal, mingling with
friends and sharing what this past year has provided us. Families are
welcome. The evening will be wrapped up with an Elixir Concert on the
Lawn @7PM, please bring lawn chairs and bug repellant. Please RSVP
to Laura by Tuesday, July 15th.
Tuesday,
July 22nd- Prairie Days Prep- 9:30AM
Join
us today as we prepare crafts for various Prairie Days activities. All
help is greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you can make
it.
Peace
and Friendship Summit & Gathering at the Garst
Wednesday,
July 23rd- Banquet Prepration-1PM
Meet
at Shawnee Prairie and assist with setting tables, chairs and place
setting for the Banquet.
Thursday,
July 24th- Banquet- 4:45PM- ?
We
are in need of the following assistance for the Banquet.
· Hors d’
oueres Host *
· Plate food
in the Live Classroom
· Servants*-
Will bring food from classroom and serve to the
public in the Assembly Room
· Servant
Training to be announced.
· Clean Up
Crew- Once the Banquet is complete we will do the
dishes.
Gathering
at the Garst *
Join
us this weekend and volunteer for the Gathering at the Garst. It’s
a great way to meet lots of new people and tell them about Darke
County Parks. All volunteers are to wear period attire and we will be
in a marquee by the Council House.
Friday,
July 25th, shifts for the Gathering at the Garst will be 10:30AM-2PM
and 2PM-5PM.
Saturday
July 26th, shifts for the Gathering at the Garst will be
9:30AM-12:30PM, 12:30PM-3:30PM, 3:30PM-6:30PM and 6:30PM-9:30PM.
Sunday,
July 27th, shifts for the Gathering at the Garst will be
10:30AM-1:30PM, 1:30PM-4:30PM.
*
Requires period attire for the event. We have outfits at the Nature
Center for loan. Please let me know what shift you would like to
sign up for!
Saturday,
July 26th- Log House Open- 1:00-4:00PM
Are
you interested in hosting the Log House? We are still in need of
several volunteers, please let me know if you are available.
Monday,
July 28th- Friday, August 1st- The Survival Games- 1:00-4:30PM
Join
us this week and assist the campers in learning how to survive out in
the woods. Campers range 8-12 years old. Various crafts, activities
and games are planned each day. Please let me know if you are
interested in assisting!
Upcoming
Dates to Mark on the Calendar:
Prairie
Days -Sept. 27th & 28th
Pumpkin
Hunt- October 25th
Candlelight
Dinners- October 25th and November 8th
Walkin’
in a Winter Wonderland- December 6th
Are
you interested?
Do
you have an interest in Blacksmithing? If so, contact me today and we
will find a date with a Master Blacksmith and start training as an
apprentice. Our goal is to have the shop open every Saturday and a
couple week days throughout the month.
We
need your photos for our calendar. Please enter your photos of the
Darke County Parks in our Photo Contest. Winning photos will be used
to create a 2015 calendar that will be sold in the Gift Shop. Submit
photos by email to ewentworth@darkecountyparks.org. Complete set of
rules are available on our website. Challenge a friend to submit
their photos too!
Laura
Schwieterman
Darke
County Parks
Naturalist
/ Volunteer Coordinator
PO
Box 801
Greeville
OH 45331
Phone:
937-548-0165
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