How to Succeed as a Volunteer

How to Succeed as a Volunteer

Submitted by Rene Jones Lafflam on Wed, 2007-02-14 22:51.
2007-02-20 18:00

2007-02-20 20:00


Have you ever volunteered or wanted to volunteer? If so, consider attending this class. We will help you identify how to select volunteer opportunities that are best suited for you. You will also learn about the history of volunteering programs in Extension and in southeastern Minnesota including the Master Gardener , Woodland Advisor, and 4-H programs. Learn how to connect with organizations that need your help!

“How to Succeed as a Volunteer” will be held at the Heintz Center, room HC222, at RCTC in Rochester, MN on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM. There is a $20 fee; it is a Woodland Advisor elective. For directions and to register, contact Mary Jane Stearns , mstearns@umn.edu, 507-536-6310, or 888-241-4536. For more information visit: http://cfc.cfans.umn.edu/wa/ or contact Angela Gupta (507) 280-2869, agupta@umn.edu. Information detailing other upcoming classes is available by visiting www.cnr.umn.edu/cfc/wa.

The Woodland Advisor Program is your opportunity to learn about forests and forestry. Classes are generally 3 hours in length. Participants who complete 45 hours of woodland ecology and management classes receive a certificate of completion. Classes also provide foresters and Stewardship Plan preparers with continuing education credit.

Participants who are interested in ongoing educational opportunities after completing 45 hours of classes and want to participate as a volunteer can become a Woodland Advisor Volunteer. Woodland Advisor Volunteers are leaders in their communities. They help their neighbors learn more about the options and opportunities that exist for their forestland. This helps all Minnesota’s citizens by helping to maintain the health, beauty, and productivity of Minnesota’s forest land.
Woodland Advisor is a program of the Minnesota Forestry Association, the University of Minnesota Extension Service, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. Partial funding support is provided by the Forest Stewardship Program.

Source: Angela Gupta (507) 280-2869, agupta@umn.edu
This session is sponsored by: University of Minnesota Extension Service, the Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Coop, the Stewardship grant, and the MN DNR.

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