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Little Bennett Campground is hosting a spooky Haunted Trail and Magic Pumpkin Patch this Fall, and needs volunteers to help it be the spookiest place in the woods!
We have 3 ways you can help us! See choices below, and choose the shift(s) that work best for you. 1. *ALL SPOTS FILLED* Set up the week before the trail opens (Sept. 26, 27, 28, Tues./Weds./Thurs. 3-6pm.)Help us set up the stations on the haunted trail. Could include carrying boxes, putting up tents, assembling scenes the week before.
2. *ALL SPOTS FILLED* Magic Pumpkin Patch Nights (Friday Nights Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25) Set up and monitor the magic pumpkin patch, greet campers, help kids decorate and plant their seed marker, "make it magic", and then at end of night move pumpkins from inside out to the magic pumpkin patch.3. Haunted Trail Volunteers (Saturday Nights Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26) Wear your costume and stand at assigned locations and follow a script. Jump scare along the Haunted Trail! Other volunteers will help out behind the scenes (running music, fog machines, etc.). Haunted trail volunteers have additional requirements:- Bring a flashlight- Wear scary costumes/masks - it doesn't have to be elaborate, you can be a zombie in old clothes with the right make-up!- Dress for the weather, especially the cooler temps in the evening.- Wear shoes that can get dirty!
An email with all of these details and more will be sent to applicants before their shifts.
Click on SCHEDULE shifts TO PICK YOUR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY AND DATE(S)!SSL ApprovedChildren that are 12 or 13 can volunteer, but must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please fill out an application for the adult attending with the child, as well as the child so we can track SSL hours separately.p.s. PLEASE, do not sign up for this volunteer opportunity if you are not sure you can commit to helping out on that date. We limit the amount of volunteers that can sign-up, and if you sign up for a slot and then don't show up, it leaves us short-handed. Thank you!
Background check required: No
Minimum age of volunteers: 12
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Youth, Student Service Learning, Group
Job Type: Event (1-7 days)
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Are you a group leader looking to do some Team Building, have your group give back to the environment, or just them get out in the parks? We can help you with that! We are always looking from groups like yours to help us with several types of projects in the parks, including Weed Warrioring (removing bad plants so good plants can thrive); Park Cleanups; Nature Center Projects (can including gardening/mulching/restoring play areas/trails/etc.); Gardening; helping New Trees Survive; Spreading Wood Fiber at Plagrounds and many more.Contact our office by applying to this job, emailing parksvolunteers@montgomeryparks.org, or just give us a call at 301-495-2474.We will need to know some basic information to set you up with the right project, including:- Size and ages of group- When and Where would be convenient for your group- Any restrictions (need bathrooms, running water on site)- Group Leader contact information (and anyone who needs to be copied on any correspondence.Thanks - we look forward to working with your group on setting up a great project in the Parks!When applying, choose the GROUP application with the Leader Contact information. Volunteer Group Leaders must be 18 or older, but group ages can range from 5 on up, depending upon the project.
Minimum age of volunteers: 5
Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning, Group, Scout, Corporate
Thinking of going back to school -- in the early 1900s? Want to learn about the history of early education in one room schoolhouses in Montgomery County? Share your love of history and become a tour guide at the historic one-room Kingsley Schoolhouse in Little Bennett Regional Park. The school is furnished as it was in the 1920s in a beautiful rural setting. Help visitors learn what school was like in the past! The schoolhouse is open the first Sunday of each month, April through October.FREE two-part training provided for new volunteers, dates to be shared after placement.
Background check required: Yes
Minimum age of volunteers: 16
Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning
Job Type: Seasonal (2-6 months)
