Tag Archives: volunteering

Family Community Education Clubs, formerly Home Demonstration Clubs – Extension Homemakers, may have changed names, but their mission to strengthen individuals and families through fellowship, learning, and community service – still remains strong. Join Sevier County FCE Clubs in celebrating National FCE Week October 9 – 15, 2018. Visit a club meeting! Make new friends, have fun, and become involved ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a monitoring plot in areas throughout the park. In an effort to track nature’s calendar, or phenology, volunteers will collect information as part of an important research project tracking seasonal biological data such as plant flowering dates and the presence of migratory birds. Previous experience is not necessary but ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a volunteer trail maintenance workday on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 in celebration of the 24th annual National Public Lands Day. Participants are invited to participate on a trail rehabilitation project along the Clingmans Dome Bypass Trail from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Volunteers will perform trail maintenance including installation of drainage features, rehabilitation ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are excited to announce a new opportunity for the public to participate in service projects across the park. Park staff coordinated Smokies Service Days on Saturdays through October 28, 2017. Individuals and groups are invited to sign up for any of the scheduled service projects that interest them including unique opportunities to help care ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are pleased to announce that several of our dedicated Volunteers in Park (VIP) received regional recognition for their outstanding service. Volunteers Raymond Palmer, Frank March, Daniel Metcalf, and the Centennial Volunteer Ambassador group were selected as recipients of Southeast Regional Service Awards for their exemplary service from over 42,000 volunteers who donated their time, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is currently recruiting for volunteers to assist the Trails Forever trail crew for a rehabilitation project on the Rainbow Falls Trail. Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from approximately 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Volunteers must register at least one week in advance by contacting Trails and Facilities Volunteer Coordinator, Adam Monroe, by email or phone. ...

Mountain Tough Recovery Team case managers will begin meeting with those in need of services during the recovery process from November’s wildfires. Mountain Tough begins a two-pronged effort to help those in need take the next steps in their recovery on Thursday, June 1, 2017. First, Mountain Tough will open its new office and begin offering case management to those ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a volunteer workday at the Mountain Farm Museum on Tuesday April 25, 2017. The park received a $5,000 grant from the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area to create a modified style of fence to help protect the gardens from elk that inhabit the area regularly. “Since the elk have returned, the corn field ...

When looking for a place for the Pigeon Forge Publix employees to have their annual Service Day, store manager Tim Bismarck had to look no further than the cashier checkout area to find a local nonprofit agency with which to partner. The store was already collecting donations from customers to support the weekly meal program sponsored by Smoky Mountain Area ...