I hope you had a great summer and are ready for fall! We certainly are ready for fall at the Quad City Botanical Center! We have plenty of volunteer opportunities for you to be a part of during the fall season.

With the warmer season coming to an end soon, we are looking for garden volunteers to help the horticulture team prep the gardens for winter. September garden volunteer opportunities are not posted yet. However, do check out the link, or with me, often, the September schedule should be posted soon. More information and the sign up link is posted below. Or you can email me if you are interested or have any questions.

https://www.givepulse.com/event/371994-garden-volunteers-tuesday-august-27-am

Our popular Fall Houseplant Sale is almost here! And we are looking for volunteers to help work the event, as well as help organize and label the plants on the days leading up to the plant sale. The Fall Houseplant Sale is a very popular event and volunteers in the past enjoyed working it, so do sign up! More information and the sign up link is posted below. Or you can email me if you are interested or have any questions.

https://www.givepulse.com/event/464441-fall-plant-sale-monday-september-9-am

I am very happy to announce that all of the light hanging volunteer opportunities for Winter Lights are now live! We are looking for volunteers to help us hang lights for our holiday light show, Winter Lights. The entire grounds gets decked out from head to toe with Christmas lights, and we need your help! Light hanging has always been a favorite among past volunteers, so do sign up! And those who do sign up and help will receive a free admission pass to Winter Lights, and those who volunteer to help hang up lights often will receive an exclusive surprise! More information and the sign up link is posted below. Or you can email me if you are interested or have any questions.

https://www.givepulse.com/event/464448-winter-lights-light-hanging-tuesday-september-24-am

Finally, our fall field trips are getting booked as we speak! We are looking for a volunteer to help lead educational activities for a field trip on September 27. Activity topics are TBA, so do check back often. More information and the sign up link is posted below. Or you can email me if you are interested or have any questions.

https://www.givepulse.com/event/473542-light-academy-field-trip

Do sign up for any opportunity that works best for you! We always appreciate our volunteers and their hard work! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

 

Thanks for all you do,

Amelia