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Volunteer at GreenThumb's 2025 National GrowTogether Conference
ORGANIZATION: NYC Parks GreenThumb
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Please complete this Volunteer Interest Form (bit.ly/GTGT-Volunteer) by Monday, May 19, 2025.
Join NYC Parks GreenThumb's Volunteer Team on June 6-7 as we celebrate our 2025 National GrowTogether Conference, which kicks off the community gardening growing season in New York City! This year’s conference theme is, "Planting Seeds of Resilience," and will be packed with interactive workshops and panel discussions on community gardening related topics such as cultivating community engagement, making things with plants and herbs, Art in the Gardens, composting, seed swaps, and so much more!
Volunteering
This events' success relies on the support of our outstanding community volunteers. We're looking for a dedicated team of volunteers for June 6 and/or June 7 to support with registration, ushering, workshops, event flow, and other tasks essential to a successful public event. Each volunteer is provided continental breakfast, lunch, and volunteer swag. Volunteers must be 18 or older, attend one of the required Volunteer Info Sessions and commit to volunteering for the full day.
Location
- CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016
- Nearby trains: 34th Street, Penn Station 1,2 & 3 & A, C, E, D, N, W, Q, R, 6
Total Time Commitment: 9.5 hours
- 8 hours for the event (16 hours if committing to both days)
- Friday, June 6 from 8:00AM - 4:00PM AND/OR
- Saturday, June 7 from 7:30AM - 4:00PM
- 1.5 hours for a separately scheduled Virtual Volunteer Info Session:
- Wednesday, May 28 from 6:30PM - 8:00PM OR
- Thursday, May 29 from 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Please complete this Volunteer Interest Form (bit.ly/GTGT-Volunteer) by Monday, May 19, 2025.
For questions, please contact Kyleen.Sanchez@parks.nyc.gov or (332) 280-4408.
Learn more about GreenThumb GrowTogether: www.nycgovparks.org/events/greenthumb-growtogether.
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About NYC Parks GreenThumb
Location:
100 Gold Street, Suite 3100, New York, NY 10038, US
Mission Statement
Established in 1978, GreenThumb is proud to be the nation's largest urban gardening program, sustaining over 550 community gardens and supporting thousands of volunteer gardeners throughout New York City. GreenThumb gardens create hubs of neighborhood pride and provide a myriad of environmental, economic and social benefits to the neighborhoods in which they thrive. GreenThumb's mission is to support and educate community gardens and urban farming across the five boroughs, while preserving open space. By providing free garden materials, technical assistance, educational workshops, and seasonal programs, GreenThumb supports neighborhood volunteers who steward community gardens as active resources that strengthen communities.
Description
GreenThumb was initiated in response to the city’s financial crisis of the 1970s, which resulted in the abandonment of public and private land. The majority of GreenThumb gardens were derelict vacant lots renovated by volunteers. These community gardens, now managed by neighborhood residents, provide important green space, thus improving air quality, bio-diversity, and the well-being of residents.
CAUSE AREAS
Arts & Culture,
Community,
Environment
WHEN
Sat Jun 07, 2025
07:30 AM - 04:00 PM
WHERE
365 5th AvenueNew York, NY 10016
(40.74881 ,-73.9841 )
DATE POSTED
May 9, 2025
SKILLS
- Ushering
- Bengali
- Cantonese / Mandarin
- Korean
- Spanish
- Multi-Tasking
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 18
- 9.5 hours
- 8 hours for the event (16 hours if committing to both days): June 6 from 8AM-4PM AND/OR June 7 from 7:30AM-4PM 1.5 hours for a separately scheduled Virtual Volunteer Info Session: May 28 from 6:30PM-8PM OR May 29 from 1PM - 2:30PM