Environmental Conservation

Volunteer Opportunities - Outstanding Contribution By Our Volunteers The City of Brantford Parks and Recreation Department welcomes to share their skills and talents. In turn you’ll receive: * Valuable work experience * Development of your leadership skills * The opportunity to make a difference in your community * The satisfaction of helping others You can get involved with the following programs and activities: * Neighbourhood Associations * Community clean-ups * Outdoor ice rinks - flooding and shoveling * Winter carnivals and dances * Coaching or umping children’s baseball * Greening of Brant — tree planting * March Break program * Summer programs * Snow shoveling and leaf raking * Working with Special Needs people * Working with seniors * Special events, and more

Do you care about the environment? Are you concerned about the abundance of trash our society produces? Are you inspired by adaptively reusing materials, upcycling and community art? Be on a team to build an Eco-Crafts program for our Saturday Farmers' Market, community festivals and some Sundays. Help plan and deliver green craft activities suitable for families with young children to participate in. When and where: Eco-Crafts Leaders commit for a minimum of 1 year, with regular eco-crafting/team-building sessions and are available starting in February. You must commit to planning and delivering at least 6 Eco-crafts (about 3-4 hours per time) at the Farmers' Market, community festivals and possible Sundays from May through November at Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto. Good to know: All meetings will be held at to-be-determined locations that are accessible by TTC. Carpool or shuttle transportation is available to the Farmers' Market from Broadview Station. If this sounds like you: Please apply by sending a letter of interest, your resume and a completed volunteer application form (if you haven't submitted one already - download it above) to lisa@evergreen.ca no later than February 22, 2010. We will contact suitable applicants for an informal interview.