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!

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ongoing Volunteer
PROJECTS

Trash Pick Up
MON July 6th (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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Airpark Invasive Plant Removal
TUE July 7th (5:30-7:30 PM)

After a great start in April at the Cornelia Fort Airpark, our friends at the Southeastern Grasslands Institute have been hard at work preparing the site for restoration. They could use a few helping hands removing more of the woody invasive plants in the area, so join us for a rare evening volunteer project!
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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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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 long-term volunteer program, you will learn all there is to know about the park and FOS and share this valuable information with the public!

Interested in joining the team? Send an email to cd@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 Community Outreach and Volunteer Leader at cd@friendsofshelby.org.

GROUP VOLUNTEER EVENT INTEREST FORM