Environment Network
44 Saint Marie Street
Collingwood, ON, L9Y 3K1

Phone: 705-446-0551
Toll Free: 1-866-377-0551
Fax: 705-446-0561

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Volunteering


Would you like to help the Environment Network work towards a greener, more sustainable future?

We have an ongoing need for volunteers in the following areas:


Examples of volunteer tasks:
• Help with Booths
• Distribute our brochures and educational info
• Help at Events
• Put up posters
• Occasional mail out help

If you want more detailed information about the above tasks, please read on...


Help with Booths

Keep up the good work! Enjoy the compliments you get at the booth. Learn how important it is to keep connected to the community and help raise awareness about the Environment Network. Set up, run and take down the booth, inform and hand out information.
Qualifications:

• Outgoing personality
• Work well with the public
• Knowledgeable of issues
• Educate the public
• Reliable and on time
• Creative flare

Distribute our Brochures and Educational Info

Help to get the message out to the public. Build-up and maintain network of contacts in your community to distribute our brochures. Donate some store or company space to display for distribution.
Qualifications:
• Work well with the public and retailers
• Trustworthy and organized

Help at Events

Be part of a team to prepare or run an event, or assist a staff member: this job requires well organized and enthusiastic individuals. Your participation will be crucial at community events to raise public awareness. We are also looking for people to keep us informed about upcoming events that we should be part of! Think outside the box…
Qualifications:
• Work well with the public
• Motivated and organized
• Knowledgable about the issues
• Reliable and on time



Putting up Posters


Take your share of posters and put them up at businesses and around town. Posters need to be put up on short notice or in advance.
Qualifications:
• Work well with the public and retailers
• Trustworthy and organized
• Transportation (not always necessary)


General office tasks

Assist the staff with high priority jobs or work more independently on longer term research projects. Depending on your preference you can be on call for rush jobs or help once a week. We ask a minimum time-commitment of 2 hours/week.
Examples of office volunteer tasks:
• Answering phones
• Computer tasks
• Qualifications (job dependent):
• Ability to work with Internet and MS office
• Ability to work with Adobe software
• Familair with HTML coding
• Handy with cutters, glue and ruler
• Motivated and keen
• Organized
• Responsible and punctual
• Trustworthy and reliable

 

Click here to download a Volunteer Application