Want to take your volunteering with Huron River Watershed Council to the next level? Become a sample collector for our next River Roundup, if you’re already a collector take it to the next level sign up for Leadership Training. Our trained volunteer leaders and collectors are what make our River Roundups great! If you have…
Volunteer writers and researchers assist with member publications like the biannual newsletter each Spring and Fall which features short articles about OLLI members and events.
The class moderator supports the instructor and classmates in a Zoom class by admitting class members from the waiting room and managing the Q&A period. In some classes, at the instructor’s request, they may also run PowerPoint slides, help lead class discussion and the like. Before the start of each semester volunteers are matched with…
If you like computers and electronics and are knowledgeable in this field or are interested in learning more about them, OLLI and our instructors are always in need of extra support with Audio-Visual equipment. We generally use just a few software programs (mostly PowerPoint) on laptops connected to data projectors. However, we also use DVD/CD…
As a class assistant you’ll serve as a vital liaison between OLLI, class participants, and the instructor. Greet members, check attendance, distribute handouts and evaluations, help set up for presentations, and generally assist the instructor in preparing for class. See the OLLI Class Assistant Position Description. Training is offered in Charlottesville and the Valley prior…
Coordinating a third-party fundraiser event, benefit, or sale to support Blue Star Service Dogs can be a creative, fun to attend and host!
Adopting a stormdrain is a simple way that you can help keep the Huron River clean and take care of your neighborhood at the same time! It’s simple, and there are no strict timelines so you can volunteer whenever it is convenient for you. When you adopt a stormdrain, you will: label it with a…
Picking up trash in the river and along the shore helps keep the Huron and its tributaries healthy and safe for people and wildlife. You can do a river cleanup either on the water or from the shore. Head out and spend an afternoon on the river – trash bag in hand!
We appreciate naturalists who may lead hikes on special topics.
We need woodworkers to help maintain our play elements and folks to sew to replace cloth items on the playscape. We are always interested in working with artists to add to the creativity of the playscape.