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Open Streets 704
ORGANIZATION: Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department
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3 people are interested
Open Streets 704 is a series of four Charlotte events made possible by a grant from the Knight Foundation. Open Streets 704 will literally open a length of city streets for an afternoon just for people! Open Streets 704 aims to build a better, healthier, connected community by encouraging Charlotte and Mecklenburg area residents to walk, bicycle, and experience the city together in a way that’s just not possible in a car. The approximately three (3) mile route from North Davidson Street (NoDa area), through uptown, to Memorial Stadium near CPCC will be wide-open from 12pm - 4pm on May 1, 2016. The route is about 3.2 miles and goes from 36th and Davidson, crosses over to Caldwell and ends up at Memorial Stadium... This is a short route... it’ll get bigger and better as we grow.
Open Streets 704 is planning four (4) Featured Zones along the route. Each zone will have specific locations for coordinated or user-generated activities. Family, Arts, Fitness and Wellness and the Green Zone!
We’ll need Volunteers to help with Set Up, Take Down, Evaluations, Water Stations and to help with the Activity Stations. We’ll also need folks to assist CMPD in managing traffic for the event. These volunteers will be positioned at key points along the route, and will help direct any cars to CMPD officers stationed at each intersection.
Most of the Volunteer Shifts are between 11am and 4pm but a couple want to bring in Volunteers as early as 10:30am. We’d like to have Volunteers aged 16 and up since there will be some liability issues but the event itself is for All Ages!!
To get a complete schedule of events, locations and Volunteer options please contact: V olunteer Services@mecklenburgcountync.gov or Lori.Saylor@mecklenburgcountync.gov
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About Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department
Location:
5841 Brookshire Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28216, US
Mission Statement
Volunteer Services Program Mission Statement: 1. To assist Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department staff in providing services needed to offer quality recreation leisure services to the community by: - Supporting direct services provided to the public by salaried department staff. - Supplementing internal support service functions, including maintenance, clerical, administrative and similar tasks. 2. To provide the residents of Mecklenburg County opportunities for community involvement and to increase their awareness of the Department's responsibilities, facilities and services.
Description
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation's Mission: "Enhancing community wellness through recreation, open space, and natural resources." Our Vision is that "People who recreate in Mecklenburg County will have a system of parks, greenways, and open space located throughout the County that will provide more parkland per capita than the national average, will connect neighborhoods, satisfies public recreation needs, and will protect environmentally sensitive areas." Park & Recreation utilizes hundreds of Volunteers every year, supporting and supplementing the efforts of our staff in every area of our Department:
- Helping to care for and beautify 230 Parks and facilities, 55+ miles of Greenway and 21 Nature Preserves
- Working as registered and trained Youth Sport Coaches, Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, SHIIP Counselors and Tutors/Mentors
- Assisting in Recreation Centers, Senior Centers and Nature Centers with programs, events and day-to-day operations
- Volunteering with Therapeutic & Inclusive Recreation Services to help provide recreation, sport and leisure programs that are accessible to everyone
CAUSE AREAS
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Davidson StreetCharlotte, NC 28205
DATE POSTED
March 18, 2016
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REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- 9am – 5pm, 9am – 1pm and 12:30pm to 5pm