Benton Soil & Water Conservation District
Native Plant Sale Volunteer Opportunities
This year we have a number of volunteer opportunities during the 2008 Native Plant Sale.
Lead Volunteer Positions
Lead volunteer positions include:
5 Plant station lead volunteers
1 personal assistant for Alice (tree sale coordinator) – volunteer all day and maybe earlier in the week
1 parking crew supervisor – volunteer all day
The Benton SWCD is seeking ENTHUSIASTIC, RESPONSIBLE, EXPERIENCED volunteers to serve as Plant Station Leaders during our Native Plant Sale pick up date Saturday February 2, 8:30 AM – 5 PM
Plant Station Leader Duties include:
Work the entire day
Train and supervise workers at your station through changing shifts
Be responsible for the accurate distribution of plants
Attend lead volunteer training on Thursday, January 24, 2008, 3 – 4 PM at Benton SWCD Conference Room.
For more information or to sign up contact Alice Fairfield 541.766.8083 (home), or via email form on this website.
Additional Volunteer Positions for the 2008 Native Plant Sale
Additional volunteer jobs include:
Thursday, January 31, 2008 and Friday, February 1, 2008 10 AM to 4 PM
Site set up, including: site clean-up, receive and inventory plants, set up plant stations, prepare food donations for volunteers
Saturday, February 2 – tasks include:
Work the greeter station – find customer’s order sheet and cross their name off a list.
Work at a Plant station
Help customers with orders
Work on the parking crew
Saturday Volunteer shifts are:
8:00 to 11:30 AM
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
2:30 – 6:00 PM.
For more information, call the Benton SWCD office 753-7208 or Alice Fairfield, Plant Sale Coordinator 766-8083, or via email form on this website.