Volunteers Are Needed for a Wide Variety of Park Activities
When I lived out in Pacific, Missouri I spent a couple of years volunteering for the American Red Cross chapter out there. I eventually became the Mass Feeding Director for Franklin County. It was my job to set up the food stations if any kind of disaster occurred. I would do this by contacting all of the local merchants who were enrolled in the disaster relief program and gain access to the stores. Then, depending on the severity of the situation, I would set up mobile food stations in trucks, churches, and other public places like schools and community centers. The food that was offered varied from coffee and donuts to specially prepared meals for those with special diets.I also got to be trained in advanced first aid and could volunteer as the third person on an ambulance, along with the paramedics. I had a good friend who was a fireman at the time and he talked me into volunteering. Besides that, I had always had an interest in medicine, so the first aid part appealed to me too. Volunteers of all kinds put in a lot of effort to help their cause, so if you are thinking of volunteering, then I would strongly suggest that it be in an area that you are interested in and like to do.
There are a lot of good causes out there and in these times they need all of the help that they can get. If you're the outdoorsy type, then you might want to consider volunteering for the St. Louis County Parks Department.
The volunteer activities range from gardening, working at one of the museums, trail building, honeysuckle removal, trail building, lake, or one of the many other projects that the parks department has to offer.
If you like to garden, then volunteer for "spring gardening chores." You'll work beside master gardeners, trained volunteers, and Horticultural experts to make our county parks the beautiful places that they are.
If orienteering and hiking is your thing, then try being a "trail watcher." Trail watchers help park rangers monitor the many hiking trails that the parks have to offer. They use cell phones to report lost hikers, safety hazards, and suspicious activity.
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