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Become a Volunteer!

by Rick last modified 2008-04-17 14:49

Volunteers Protect and Preserve the Catawba River

Volunteer opportunities...

Individual activities

  • Participate in lake cleanup days (The Big Sweep is typically held in October)

  • Become an Islandkeeper (responsible for helping keep islands in the Catawba lakes clean)

  • Become a Creekkeeper, responsible for monitoring a specific creek in the Catawba watershed, reporting issues, and helping correct problems

  • Participate in a new program (Muddy Water Watch) to identify and report violations of sedimentation and erosion control rules - Become a cove watcher or water watcher (moderate level of training and commitment)

  • Become a covekeeper (responsible for patrolling a portion of a lake or the River, reporting issues, and helping correct any problems) (Covekeeper Volunteer Program

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  • Conduct Water Quality Monitoring

  • Perform River Patrols-Air and Boat

  • Assist with adding new work stations to computer system, making backup system work, and setting up hardware and software

  • Help identify potential members and develop prospect list

  • Write letters to potential donors

  • Assist with grant writing

  • Assist with keeping financial records

  • Assist in maintaining donor records

  • Write articles for Newsletter

  • Speak about environmental issues to groups on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation

  • Volunteer to staff a booth for the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation at events where we are invited to have a booth

  • Help with boat maintenance

  • Provide pro bono legal services

  • Call businesses to get names of individuals at each business who are responsible for philanthropic giving

  • Call state and local governments to get name and contact info for people responsible for various issues relating to the Catawba

  • Help maintain records/database relating to donations

  • Write personal letters to individuals requesting funds

  • Write personal letters to businesses requesting funds

  • Plan social and fundraising events

  • Host social and/or fundraising events

  • Update website

  • Write articles or letters to the editor

  • Conduct storm drain stenciling

  • Help us plan educational, advocacy and fundraising events

  • Research issues affecting the Catawba River

  • Attend meetings on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper

  • Investigate reports of problems affecting the Catawba River

  • Organize stream cleanups and lake cleanups

  • Participate in stream and lake cleanups

  • Circulate petitions

  • Contact elected officials about issues

  • Recruit people to attend clean water lobby day

  • Participate in Clean Water Lobby Day

  • Group activities

    • Stream cleanups
    • Boy Scout service projects
    • Fundraising phone bank

    Waterkeeper Alliance

     

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