Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in. ~ Unknown

Come volunteer with us and make this dream a reality! We gladly accept all volunteer help you are willing to provide – No experience necessary! Opportunities exist for volunteering as little as 1 hour per month on up.

Do you have a little extra time you could spare to help with one of our fundraisers? Or perhaps you want to be more active? You can take a leadership role as a steering committee chairperson. If you have special skills or what to learn a new one let us know and we’ll match our interests with our organizational opportunities.

If we build it… they will play!

Volunteer Opportunities Available

Steering committee
Steering committee volunteers work directly with the CSD staff to design the playground, organize events, raise funds, recruit volunteers, form partnerships with other organizations, meet with local government and business leaders, respond to the media, and form partnerships with local businesses. We have several openings available for immediate fill if you are interested and can commit to one meeting per month (1.5 hours long).

Build Committee

The build committee will begin meeting January 2007 to plan the build schedule and supporting activities. Here are some of the major functions we need filled:

Reception Committee
This committee is responsible for welcoming volunteers and assigning them to a Construction Captain. In addition they will distribute meal tickets, and answer questions.

Childcare Committee
This committee will be responsible for children’s activities during building at the site. This will allow parents to work on the project without having to arrange childcare.

Food & Beverage committee
The Food and beverage committee will be responsible for meals, beverages, and snacks for volunteers during the build. Contacting local restaurants and grocery stores, organizing pot-luck meals, and serving are all areas to be coordinated.

Tools Committee
The Tools Committee will oversee gathering all the necessary tools to have for use during the build. Tools will work with Materials to make sure that everything needed is on hand during the build. The project will be borrowing many tools, and the Tools Committee will be responsible for the organization and safe return of all things borrowed.

Build day Volunteer Committee
The Build Day Volunteers Committee will coordinate having the build volunteers organized and informed about the build schedule. A call-a-thon will be one of the major tasks to be coordinated shortly before the build.

Build Volunteer
These are our volunteers who will be working in scheduled shifts during the build. A normal shift is four hours, but a builder is always welcome to work for as long as they like, and for as many days as they like. All skill levels are needed for the build.

Construction Captains
The Construction Captains play a vital part in our building of the playground. They need to be on site for the entire length of the build. Their role is to oversee different areas of construction and keep the build volunteers organized and on track. Quality control is also a part of the role they will play. Possessing good people skills is important.

Safety Captains
One individual per shift will be responsible for ensuring all activities are performed in a safe and responsible manner. Individuals with medical or first responder training would be ideal for this position.