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Special Events

Friends of the Parks/Trails Groups

  • Hundreds of Parks, Miles of Trails
  • Fundraising for Improvements
  • Assist in Park Planning
  • Assist in Park/Trail Beautification
  • Have a say in your neighborhood park or trail
  • Contact: Volunteer Office at 645-3325 or email us at volunteers@columbus.gov.

Music in the Air

  • Musical, event production, and people oriented volunteers needed
  • Volunteers are needed for outdoor summer festivals and concerts including: Festival Latino presented by American Family Insurance, the Jazz & Rib Fest, the Short North Sunday Jazz Series, Grange Insurance Family Fun Fest, and the Tuesday Topiary Garden Concert Series
  • volunteers staff the information booth, collect information for the audience survey, act as translators at Festival Latino, assist with children's activities, help se up and tear down the events, and various other roles
  • Volunteers select the events and shifts they would like to work
  • Must be at least 16 years of age

Contact: Elaine Hostetler, 614 645-3371 or emhostetler@columbus.gov

Visit Music in the Air's websites: www.musicintheair.org     www.festivallatino.net

Park / Trail One day Cleanups

  • Join us to help keep your City Parks Clean!
  • Hundreds of Parks and miles of Trails
  • Bags and Gloves Provided
  • A great group community service project
  • Schedule yours today
  • Contact: Volunteer Office at 645-3325 or email us at volunteers@columbus.gov.

Protect, Restore, and Preserve Columbus' Nature

  • Awareness Events
  • Natural Inventories
  • Prairie Restorations
  • Contact: Elayna Grody at 645-3304

Rose Garden

  • Plant, Care and Maintain over 11,000 rose bushes at the world renown Whetstone Park of Roses in Whetstone Park Tuesday and Thursday Morning Volunteer Groups
  • Tuesday Evening Volunteer Groups
  • Docent Opportunities
  • Event Support
  • Contact: 645-6640 or email us at volunteers@columbus.gov.

Outdoor Education

  • Indian Village, Trips, Camps
  • Volunteers needed for chaperones, instructor aides, Counselors in Training, special project
  • Contact: 645-3380
Adopt a Park / Trail


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