Volunteer Project Catalog
City of Sun Prairie
Through this program, individuals, families, or groups volunteer to adopt a flower bed planter within the Park System and care for it for the summer and fall seasons. The volunteer(s)/volunteer group will be responsible for bringing their own planting tools, weeding regularly, general maintenance, and regular watering of the plantings during the growing season. They are also responsible for the removal of the flowers at the end of the season. Volunteers/volunteer groups may design the appearance of a donated flower bed. The size of each flower bed is approximately 4’ wide by 20’ long, with the middle of the bed elevated in height. Plants should be placed about 6” apart on center to provide a thick, colorful flowerbed. Appropriate recognition signs will be placed by the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department in each flower bed that is adopted. Flower beds will be ready for planting by Friday, May 9. Flower beds may be planted at any time after the volunteer(s)/volunteer group feels the weather permits, with a goal of having all flower beds planted by Friday, June 6. Mulch for the planter will be provided by the City's Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department. During the week of May 5, 2025, all Blooming of Sun Prairie volunteers will receive an e-mail from the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department will information on when and where to pick up mulch. If you desire to apply a weed inhibiter, such as Preen, you may do so prior to applying the wood mulch that will be provided by the City. *Please note that last returning "Blooming of Sun Prairie" volunteers are given priority to keep last year’s flower bed.
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SPPRF is seeking individuals to assist with set up, ID'ing, serving beverages, and take down at our 2026 events that sell beer. All those who wish to sign up for these shifts will require a background check. 2026 Event Calendar: Tuesday, June 9: Concert in the Park at Wetmore Park Wednesday, June 17: Pop-Up Beer Garden at Liberty Park Friday, June 26: Concert in the Park at Wetmore Park Tuesday, July 7: Concert in the Park at Wetmore Park Wednesday, July 15: Pop-Up Beer Garden at Wyndham Hills Park Tuesday, July 21: Concert in the Park at Wetmore Park Wednesday, August 5: Pop-Up Beer Garden at Smith's Crossing Park Tuesday, August 11: Concert in the Park at Wetmore Park Friday, August 21: Concert in the Park at Wetmore Park Wednesday, September 16: Pop-Up Beer Garden at Carriage Hills Estates Park Wednesday, October 7: Pop-Up Beer Garden at Orfan Park Wednesday, November 4: Pop-Up Beer Garden at Wetmore Park
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Volunteering at the Museum provides a unique opportunity to be a part of the inner operations of a museum, work with one-of-a-kind artifacts, learn about Sun Prairie, and help people appreciate history. The Museum offers something for everyone! If you like to engage with people, consider serving as a docent or event volunteer to greet visitors and guide them through Museum exhibits or programs. If you enjoy sharing your creative talents, join our Museum Exhibit Team to design and build educational displays. Those that prefer quieter, individual work can help with ongoing inventory and collections care initiatives or be "on call" to help with research requests. We look forward to engaging with your interests and exploring how you might contribute to great things happening at the Museum! Scope out the Volunteer Matters Tutorial Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrsY6zZKalw.
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Join Sun Prairie Park Friends on various environmental stewardship events in city parks in 2026! All equipment and training provided by SPPF. Dress for the weather (wear layers!) and bring your water bottle & work gloves! 3rd Saturday of every month! 4/18/26: 10AM - 12PM: Smith's Crossing Park Woods - Invasive Shrubs For Smith's Crossing, meet at the large park shelter at 1221 O'Keeffe Ave.
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We are seeking volunteers to help lead our youth soccer and baseball programs, under the support and guidance of the PRF Department. We don’t expect coaches to have any experience for this program, just an excitement and willingness to help out! At this program, many parents are actively on the field with their children helping out – so sole responsibility does not fall on the coaches. We also have a staff member on site that floats around and helps groups out as needed. For these programs, coaches (or co-coaches, we try to pair up adults to have a partner whenever possible) lead a small group of participants through each 45-minute practice. Below is a formula for a “schedule” that coaches typically roughly follow that has been successful in the past. Sample Schedule Warm-Up & Introductions - (5 Min.) - Play a name game to learn names, do some simple stretches, run around to get players warmed up and to kick off practice. Skill & Drill Practice – (15 minutes) - Use resources provided to work on building skills to use in games, topics can be tailored week – to – week based on what each team needs practice on/enjoys. A “coach manual” full of fun game ideas, drill inspiration, etc is provided to all coaches Water break - (5 Minutes) - Use this time to tear down cones, move equipment, collect balls, etc and transition to the scrimmage game Scrimmage – (15 Minutes)- Teams get to use this time to play one another in a “scrimmage” style game (just touching on the basics – T-Ball/Baseball - one team bats and one team in the field and then switch after all players get a chance to hit, For soccer – 5 v 5 or similar small game) Practice Review, Cool Down, High Fives (5 Minutes) – a chance to talk about what we learned, what was fun, and wrap up practice on a positive note! Team Assignments: Players will be randomly assigned to teams with volunteer coaches. We will ensure all parent volunteers are with their child. Team sizes will vary based on enrollment. We require all volunteers to complete our Volunteer Signup. Part of this form is attaching an image of your ID so that we can conduct a background check – safety is our top priority for anyone working with children, so please make sure to complete this step. We ask that you complete this as soon as possible so that we can have an accurate headcount. We will have a short volunteer coach meeting on April 9th at Wetmore Park (indoor/outdoor shelter) 5:30-6:15 PM. This meeting will allow for volunteers to receive more information about the team they will be working with, be provided with lots of resources/program ideas, and ask any questions that they have. If you are unable to attend this meeting, please reach out to us so that we can get you all set up with the information that you will need. Thank you for considering this opportunity. Volunteers are truly what makes these programs possible. I look forward to hearing from you if you decide you would like to move forward with assisting in your child’s program. Please reach out with any questions that you may have to Alyssa asmet@cityofsunprairie.com.
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