Project-based Volunteer Opportunities

Projects are specific short-term tasks that have a start date/time as well as a completion date. Our project list is updated frequently. Projects can be completed by individuals, families, work groups, Boy Scout or Girl Scout troops, school groups, or Corporate service groups, etc. - they are open to all!

For more information about on-going volunteer opportunities, contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 914-762-2912 x115 or brhines@teatown.org.

Special Events
Program Leader: Special Events Coordinator
Each of the following events uses volunteers in many capacities, from key positions to simple ones and each job is very important to the success of the event and to Teatown.  The most important skills required are a commitment to the project, basic organizational and communication skills, and the ability to have fun working with others.

Pancake Brunch – March 
Purpose:  To enjoy the results of the sugaring program and to bring people to Teatown.
Volunteers:  Very little advance work is involved.  More than 200 are served in 4 seatings from 8:30-noon.  Volunteers are needed for registration, cooking, serving, clearing and clean up.

Plant Sale & Wildflower Workshops - May 
Purpose: Fund raising, to provide education about wildflowers in our region and to highlight Wildflower Island.
Volunteers:  No experience necessary.  Committee work begins a few months ahead.  Poster distribution and potting of perennials starts in April.  The week of the sale, volunteers are needed for unloading, pricing, and setting up for the sale.  During the sale on Friday evening and all day Saturday, cashiers, salespeople and other general help is needed.  Over 1000 people attend.

Fall Festival - October
Purpose:  To heighten public awareness of Teatown as a resource, to demonstrate the kinds of programming that are offered by Teatown, and to provide education about the season in our region.
Volunteers:  This fun, family event requires more volunteers and Teatown staff time than any other and in a great variety of tasks.  Volunteers assist with admissions, refreshments, parking and traffic control are also important areas that day.  Committee planning and advance work begins in the summer.  There is also a need for sign making, poster distribution and almost every other possible job both before and during the event.

Hudson River EagleFest - February
Purpose: To collaborate with local, regional and national organizations and Audubons to educate the public about the eagle and its habitat along the rivers and reservoirs and to celebrate the return of the eagle to this area.
Volunteers: Volunteers help with food sales and crafts; at warming tents along the Hudson, they are needed as greeters, educators, and eagle spotters.  

> Print Friendly Version