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Volunteer Opportunities for November & December 2015

Below are the volunteer opportunities we have planned for the month of November and December.  Please let me know if you are available to assist with any of the projects/ tasks.

Early Morning Discovery Hike

Join a Naturalist at 8AM in November and 9AM in December on Tuesday mornings and hike the trails to see who calls Darke County Parks their home.

November Opportunities

Friends of the Park Meeting – Tuesday, November 3rd - 6:30PM

Are you already a Friends’ member or would you like to join?  Please plan on attending the monthly meeting at the Nature Center.  Robert Simpson from the CanteenShop will be our guest speaker for the meeting.

Candlelight Dinner- Saturday, November 7th

Are you interested in assisting with the Candlelight Dinners on the Prairie in the Log House?   We are in need of volunteers to help cook over the hearth, serve food /beverages to the public and everything in-between!

Prep Team: Arrive at Noon / Depart at 4pm

Dinner Team: Arrive at 4PM; please arrive in period-attire, ready to go.

Jr. Naturalist- Saturday, November 21st- 9AM-12PM

Do you have skills for cooking over the fire? If so, we would like your help with the Jr. Naturalist program as we will be preparing several items over the campfire. Let Hannah HLinebaugh@darkecountyparks.org know if you can assist.

Happy Thanksgiving! – Thursday, November 26th

The staff and Park commissioners would like to wish everyone a safe & healthy Thanksgiving!

 December Opportunities

Christmas Decorating- Nature Center- Tuesday, December 1st at 10AM

Log House – Wednesday, December 2nd at 10AM

Again this year we will be decorating the Nature Center and Log House for the Holiday season.  Please let Debbie 19dsam59@darkecountyparks.org know if you are available to assist.

Friends and Volunteer Christmas Carry-In- Tuesday, December 1st at 6PM

Join us this evening at Shawnee Prairie as we say “good-bye” to Laura; please bring a covered dish to share with all. Drinks and table service will be provided. Please RSVP to the Nature Center by November 24th and let us know the number which will be attending.

Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland- Luminary Hike – December 5th 6-9PM

We are in need of your help.  For the Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland the volunteer opportunities include, hosting the Log House or Blacksmith Shop, helping with children crafts, and monitoring trails. Please see the attached document and let Robb RCLIFFORD@darkecountyparks.org know where you would like to help.

Monday, December 7th- Luminary Hike Clean Up- 10AM

Join us today as we work on cleaning up from the Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland hike. We will be collecting all the milk jugs and candles and dumping the sand out. Please let Robb know if you can help.

Friday, December 25th- Merry Christmas!

The Board of Commissioners and Park Staff wishes you a very healthy, happy and Merry Christmas!

Donation Request:

We would like to know if anyone has a small to medium evergreen tree on their property that needs to be removed that we might use to decorate for the holidays in the Log House this year.  We also need some evergreen branches and cuttings from anything live that might have colorful berries on it for the Log House.  We need these items by Dec 1 as we have decorating scheduled in the Log House on December 2.

Please let Deb Shiverdecker know by November 20 if you are willing to provide any of these items.  Thanks so much!

Laura Schwieterman
Darke County Parks
Naturalist / Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 937-548-0165



 
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