Volunteer with Friends of Shelby
Volunteers breathe life into our mission to preserve, protect, and enhance Shelby Park and Bottoms. Volunteers are at the heart of Friends of Shelby: planting trees, picking up trash, maintaining trails, assisting with special events, and helping with various larger projects.
Check out all the ways to get involved, and sign up today to receive updates on volunteer opportunities.
All ongoing volunteer projects are family friendly, so long as volunteers under the age of 18 are accompanied by a legal guardian. Dogs are allowed at trash pickup events so long as they are friendly with other dogs and kept on a 6 foot leash at all times.
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Upcoming Volunteer
EVENTS
Cornelia Airpark Concert
SAT July 25th
The next Cornelia Airpark Concert of the summer is right around the corner and is bound to be a great evening. Our volunteers help us make them happen — from taking tickets to checking IDs to serving drinks, we couldn’t put them on without you! Click the link below to sign up for a shift, volunteers get a free t-shirt and those over 21 get a free beer!
ongoing Volunteer
PROJECTS
Trash Pick Up
TUE July 28th (9-11 AM)
Planning to enjoy some firework fun on the Fourth? So do lots of folks at Cornelia Airpark every year! This means there’s plenty of trash left behind. Help us keep the park looking its best for all of our visitors by joining in on a trash pick up!
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Landscaping at Cave Spring
FRI July 31st (9-11 AM)
The Cave Spring landscaping is in need of a little TLC! The landscaping bed, plants, and streambed need just a bit help tidying up their home (who can relate?) — Join us on a beautiful summer morning in this naturally cool, peaceful area to help highlight a unique feature of the Park!
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Nature Center Garden Help
THU July 16th (9:30-11 AM)
The pollinator garden is full of life this time of year! Bees, butterflies, birds, and more rely on native plants, and the Nature Center does a great job of providing them. Join Hazel in the garden for a morning of weeding, mulching, and more and help out our local pollinators in the process.
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Bench Construction and Painting
TUE July 21st (9-11 AM)
Have you been noticing the benches popping up around Nashville at bus stops and street corners? These are handmade by independent community members to help offer up a seat to our neighbors! Come help us construct some benches to add to the park for peak birdwatching, picnicking, and having a nice rest when enjoying all Shelby has to offer!
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Tool Maintenance and Shed Organization
TUE July 23rd (9-11 AM)
Our shed houses all of the materials we use for volunteer projects, park improvements, and even some of our event materials. Throughout the year, from busy schedules to heavy rain, the toolshed can get messy, disorganized, and dirty. Volunteers will help us by organizing materials, cleaning supplies and tools. All of this will improve our operations, making it easier for us to take care of Shelby!
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SHELBY PARK AMBASSADORS
Do you love Shelby Park and Bottoms? Would you like to be more involved in park events, the community, and Friends of Shelby? Join our Park Ambassador program! Park Ambassadors help achieve our mission of preserving, enhancing and protecting the park by increasing our community outreach via tabling, events, and open houses. In this reoccurring volunteer program, you will learn all there is to know about the park, FOS, and how-to share this valuable information with the public!
Interested in joining the team? Send an email to linds@friendsofshelby.org!
Community Group Volunteer Program
Friends of Shelby loves to work with groups. Whether it's your ten-person office or your 100-person church, please reach out and see if we have a project that would suit your goals. Friends of Shelby helps coordinate the project and provides tools, gloves, and work project assignments to match the size and capabilities of any volunteer group. Each volunteer day begins with an orientation including the goals of the park improvement effort, tool training, and general safety rules.
If you are interested in a project for your group, please click the button below and fill out our interest form!
Questions? Email our Volunteer Program Manager at linds@friendsofshelby.org.
Thank you to our community partners
We could not do this great work without your help
Funding for the volunteer program provided by the Grateful Daniel Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
