Volunteer Project Catalog
City of Sun Prairie
Volunteer for events and projects in the Downtown Sun Prairie Business Improvement District (BID)! The purpose of the BID is to provide an organizational and funding mechanism to support the development, improvement, and promotion of the downtown area for the economic benefit of all businesses within the District as well as the general social and economic benefit of the people of the City of Sun Prairie and its visitors. 2024 Events Schedule: - Thursday, May 2, Wine Walk (FILLED) - Thursday, June 13, Dine in the Dream Park - Thursday, June 20, Community Art Making Project - Thursday, July 25, Night Market - Thursday, August 8, Classic Cars - Saturday, September 21, Fall Beer Taste - Saturday, October 5, Scarecrow Contest - Saturday, October 12, Fall Fun! - Saturday, November 9, Chocolate & Cheese Walk - Saturday, November 30, Small Business Saturday and Fire & Lights Parade - Saturday, Nov. 30 & Dec. 7, 14, 21, Santa Saturdays - Thursday, December 5, Ladies Night Out
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City of Sun Prairie
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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City of Sun Prairie
Help remove invasive plants in city parks! Training, identification, and tools provided. If interested as an individual or a group - sign up and Cindy, Parks & Forestry Director, will work with you on identifying parks and species and when the best time to remove them is! This could be self-directed, or separate work day events with staff or community partner instruction and assistance. Generally, we need help pulling Garlic Mustard and Dame's Rocket in the spring (April and May) and also removing woody shrubs like buckthorn and honeysuckle in fall and winter months (November - March).
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City of Sun Prairie
The Lettuce Dream Garden at Vandenburg Heights Park opened in 2021 and has been utilized as a learning garden for the Vandenburg Heights and CH Bird Elementary communities. In addition to teaching children and adults about backyard gardening, Lettuce Dream has also provided fresh produce and fresh cut flowers to hundreds of families in the two years of its existence. The garden is ran primarily by volunteers and is in need of individuals to serve in a multitude of roles to keep the garden running smoothly from April through October each year. PLEASE READ: If you cannot work a full scheduled shift - no worries! Please still sign up and add to the comments the times in which you will be at the garden.
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City of Sun Prairie
A variety of independent volunteer activities are available throughout the park system. Depending on location, season, and need, volunteers opportunities in various city parks may include trash clean up, general landscaping such as planting, weeding, watering, mulching planting areas, natural area restoration such as invasive plant management and seed collecting, trail maintenance, various citizen science opportunities, etc. Sign up for a park below and/or contact Cindy Burtley, Parks & Forestry Director, at cburtley@cityofsunprairie.com to find out more!
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City of Sun Prairie
Help maintain the pollinator gardens throughout the city as your schedule allows! Self-directed duties may include litter pickup, mulch refresh in spring, cutting stems in spring (after pollinators emerge! ~ 1 week of 50 degree weather), weeding, watering (1/week), maybe splitting and moving plants in spring and fall, etc. Training and tools provided! If you are interested, sign up for the park you would like to work at and Cindy, Parks & Forestry Director, will reach out to you on details!
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City of Sun Prairie
We are seeking parent/guardians to lead our youth soccer and baseball programs, under the support and guidance of the PRF Department. We are looking for parent volunteers to conduct practices and coach players during games. No experience is necessary. Volunteers help make our youth sports programs successful. 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. Coach's Meeting: There will be a 45-minute meeting for all coaches prior to the start of a program session. Exact date/time will be listed in your volunteer assignment.
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