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39 people are interested
Children's Garden Administrator
ORGANIZATION: Wagner Farm Arboretum Foundation Inc
Please visit the new page to apply.
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39 people are interested
Planning
- Provide ideas & goals for upcoming season (plantings, projects, plans, ideas for corporate volunteers and plans)
- Create a plan on how to accomplish goals for the year (corporations volunteers, budget money, projects)
- Compile a budget for upcoming year to present to Board of Trustees.
- Pull together an annual report including budget for last season to close out year.
- NOTE: Budgets from previous years are available to use as a template
- Contact potential volunteers.
- Manage volunteer activities for individuals and groups.
NOTE: Plans from previous years are available on how to organize corporate events
Garden Management (includes area in front of Office)- Put out decorations and signs in garden for new season (letters for ABC garden, fairy garden decorations, sings for fairy garden and ABC garden)
- Prepare beds with mulch, begin planting annuals
- Water areas where sprinklers have not been installed.
- Maintain overall Children’s Garden appearance and front of office. Includes weeding and deadheading. Management of perennials by ensuring the growth and spread is maintained.
- Fall cleanup. Remove annuals. Cut back perennials. Store signs and decorations in the shed.
More opportunities with Wagner Farm Arboretum Foundation Inc
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Wagner Farm Arboretum Foundation Inc
Location:
197 Mountain Avenue, Warren, NJ 07059, US
Mission Statement
Wagner Farm Arboretum seeks to enrich, educate and inspire the community by increasing environmental awareness and recreational opportunities. The Wagner Farm Arboretum Foundation is a non-profit, self-supporting organization that raises funds to provide the public with a suburban conservancy that promotes sustainability and conservation of natural resources, and provides underserved communities with fresh organic produce.
Description
WFA is:
1. A Giving Garden dedicated to growing fresh, organic produce for those in need and is run entirely by volunteers. Since Its creation in 2007 until the end of 2022, the GG has donated over 586,000 lbs of fresh organic food to underserved communities.
2. A Children’s Garden on approximately ½ acre of enclosed land so children can safely roam and explore. Includes a hedge maze, a large gazebo for shade, picnic benches and a set of outdoor musical instruments for children to play.
3. A Community Garden with 110 plots for the public to rent and grow their own organic food and flowers.
4. A Senior Garden has 16 raised beds so that those 70+ or anyone with a disability can also keep active and garden.
The arboretum depends upon individual and corporate donations and membership fees to raise funds to cover its operational expenses. Events such as the yearly plant sale and the well known Halloween event, Brite Nites, also raise funds for WFA.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
197 Mountain AvenueWarren, NJ 07059
DATE POSTED
May 26, 2017
SKILLS
- Construction
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16