As you may already know, 2012 is NWPS’s 25th anniversary. As we continue to grow as an organization, so to do we want the natural environments that surround us to. So, in honour of our 25th anniversary, we will be planting 2500 trees and shrubs and we would love for you to come out, lend a hand and share in this extraordinary milestone with us as we couldn't have done it without all of you!
To make this day a success, we need your help! We are arranging an Event Committee with approximately 30 volunteers to help run the event and we would love for you to be one of them. Please read the positions below and email me ASAP at execassistant@northwestwildlife.com or call me at 604-568-4907 if you would like to sign up. Positions will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis so be sure to sign up as soon as possible. Please note that all volunteers will need to be available for a 1-2 hour site meeting at either 9am or 10am on Friday October 19th at Tynehead Park in Surrey, and for the whole day during the event (8-4pm on Saturday October 27th). Please only sign up for a position if you are sure you will be able to fulfill that time commitment.
The event will be held by the Serpentine Fields entrance at Tynehead Regional Park in Surrey between 10am - 2pm on Saturday October 27th. It is going to be a fun-filled day of celebration, tree planting, wildlife education displays, a delicious barbeque lunch and more! Everything at this pet-friendly family event is free of charge. For directions to the Serpentine Fields entrance please see http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/maps/Maps/Tyneheadmap.pdf
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS TO BE FILLED:
Planting Coordinators – 7 positions left
Planting Coordinators are responsible to setting up, coordinating, planting and cleaning up afterwards, one of the treeplanting areas. You will be required to arrive at 8am to set up and stay until all the planting is complete (apprx. 3pm). You will be responsible for your area and designated trees and plants by guiding event attendees what to do when they arrive at the site to plant. At the end of the day, you will need to help us finish any planting left over and pack up and tidy the planting area. A free BBQ lunch will be provided.
Foot Traffic Marshalls – 5 positions left
Each Traffic Marshall will be stationed at a spot either at the entrance to the park or along the path between the main event and the tree planting area to direct event attendees where to go. You will be required to arrive at 8am and stay until 2pm. Prior to the event, your responsibilities will also include assisting in making direction marker signs and putting them up the morning of the event. During the event, if time permits, you may also be asked to assist with planting some trees. A free BBQ lunch will be provided.
Educational Display Table Hosts – 2 positions left
Under the direction of the NWPS Education Coordinator and Intern, you will assist with setting up the display table of NWPS biofacts (taxidermied owls, bear skulls, furs, etc.), answering questions event attendees may have, supervise people handling the biofacts and packing up the display table. You will be required to arrive at 9am and stay until 2pm. A free BBQ lunch will be provided.
Raffle Prize Table Host – 2 positions left
Under the direction of an NWPS Director, you will be responsible for setting up the table, answering questions about the raffle, assisting attendees in entering the raffle (purchasing tickets, etc.) and packing up the table at the end of the day. You will be required to arrive at 9am and stay until 2pm. A free BBQ lunch will be provided.
Floater – 4 positions left
As a Floater your responsibility will be to help out wherever necessary. This may include, but is not limited to, welcoming event attendees, guiding people to the planting site, assisting with planting any excess trees, answering general questions about the event and NWPS, filling in at the various stations to relieve other volunteers for bathroom or lunch breaks, directing people to the bathrooms, food areas, etc. You will be required to arrive at 9am and stay until 2pm. A free BBQ lunch will be provided.
Event Photographer – 3 positions left
You will be responsible for capturing photographs of various aspects of the event. Each photographer may be assigned a specific area to focus on but may switch with other volunteers as desired. All photographers must have access to their own equipment. You will be required to arrive at 9am and stay until 2pm. A free BBQ lunch will be provided.
Event Promoter – unlimited ppl needed
Your job is to promote this event in any way that you can. Tactical suggestions include using social media, writing press releases and submitting them to newspapers, etc., calling reporters and/or radio stations and offering to interview about the event, distributing promotional materials (either of your own creation or provided by NWPS) such as posters and postcards, verbally telling all your friends and family, etc. Please direct people to sign up to attend the event online via our Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/179367255530735/ or the EventBrite invitation at http://nwpstreeplanting.eventbrite.ca/. Also, a donation page has been set up for the symbolic adoption of each tree to be planted with all proceeds going directly to bring free environmental education programs to inner-city schoolchildren throughout BC. Please include this information whenever possible by asking people to please give generously at http://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=20271
Tree Planter – 30+ ppl needed
You will be responsible for planting some of the 2500 trees and plants. We particularly need people to help out with the smaller, more fragile plants in the more difficult forest setting. You may arrive and depart the event at whichever times between 10am and 3pm you wish. A free BBQ lunch will be provided. If you would like to volunteer as a tree planter, please simply register for the event via our Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/179367255530735/ or the EventBrite invitation at http://nwpstreeplanting.eventbrite.ca/.
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