Dear Volunteers,
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Annual Member & Volunteer Briefing on February 3. It was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on last year's Annual Report and to share exciting events and new opportunities to volunteer. I am thrilled about all of the upcoming opportunities for you to join the Gardens this year - read on to learn more.
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Teen Service Learning Events
March 1 and April 5, 10am-1pm
San Francisco Botanical Garden, Children's Garden
Join our education team at San Francisco Botanical Garden to learn about plants while helping with hands-on gardening projects in the Children’s Garden to help steward this local treasure. Join us for one event or both Saturday morning events. This opportunity is open to new volunteers, so help us spread the word!
Existing volunteers: register here >>
New youth volunteers: register here >>
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San Francisco Botanical Garden Green Teams
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Help care for our living collection of plants at the Botanical Garden on a weekly or drop-in basis this winter. We have openings with horticulturists on both Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Whether you're a returning team member or a new volunteer, we're happy to welcome you.
Register here >>
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Enrichments, Events, and Training |
Interpretive Gardens Walks: Magnolias in Bloom
Tuesday, February 25, 1:30-3:00pm
San Francisco Botanical Garden, Main Gate
All Gardens volunteers are invited to this series of walks - by volunteers, for volunteers. Use this opportunity to learn from each other about the Gardens, and of course, to connect with fellow volunteers in person.
Register here >>
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Spring Interpretive Volunteer Training
Five Tuesdays from April 15-May 13, 5:30-8pm
In person
Are you interested in engaging with visitors around botany and biodiversity? Do you have a passion for all things green? Gardens of Golden Gate Park is recruiting new volunteers to join our interpretive volunteer community. Interpretive volunteers serve as ambassadors for the diverse, unique, and important living collections at the Gardens. Our next session of training for new volunteers will begin this April. To learn more about this training session and express your interest, visit the link below.
Apply here >>
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Save the Date: Nursery Volunteer Information Sessions
Wednesday, April 16 and Saturday, April 19
San Francisco Botanical Garden, Nursery
If you are interested in becoming a nursery volunteer this summer, mark your calendar for the upcoming information sessions that will be hosted this April. Attending an in-person information session will give you an opportunity to learn more about the new nursery volunteer roles, schedule, and training. You will also get to tour the facility and meet Plant Propagation Manager, Jessica Fernandez, and Nursery Specialist, Eli Feldman. A recording will be made available for those who are unable to attend the event.
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Garden Camp early registration opened for Members at the beginning of the month with great success! Members have the full month of February to register before we open registration to the public in March. As we prepare for a fun summer at the Gardens, we are looking to hire camp counselors to help make Garden Camp an unforgettable experience. If you or someone you know loves the outdoors and working with kids, learn more about the role here.
Our Lunar New Year Celebration in the County Fair Building brought in 380+ attendees. We are so grateful to Gardens volunteer Mary Lew for connecting us to our amazing performers. Thank you to the Jiu Jin Shan Chinese Chorus, the San Francisco Sunset District Dance Troupe, Greg Lum and his magic performance, the Chinese Lutheran Church Dance Team, and the Jing Cai Taichi Team for all of their spectacular songs and dances. Lastly, a big thank you to all of our partners - Haight Street Art Center, San Francisco Bay Area Moms, the SF Public Library, and Jennifer Zee from GinkgoZee. Happy year of the snake!
Structural Beauty: Photographs of the San Francisco Botanical Garden is now on view in the Helen Crocker Russell Library. In this enchanting new exhibition of photographs that were all taken in San Francisco Botanical Garden, Mark Citret captures the physical beauty of plants through black and white photographs. A monograph of his photographs, Along the Way, was published by Custom & Limited Editions, San Francisco, in 1999. Structural Beauty is on exhibit at the Library through May. Framed fine art photographs, notecard sets, and an exhibit booklet are available for purchase.
We are excited to welcome Destiny Padilla and Alex Sheldon to the Advancement team. Destiny will be the Marketing & Communications Coordinator and Alex will be the Philanthropy Coordinator. They both offer a wealth of experience and are excited to join the Gardens.
Did you know that we are offering a Special Valentine’s Day Welcome Gift for new members? Gift a Gardens membership from now through February 14 and your recipient will receive a free plant ($15 value) from the Plant Shop to celebrate their new membership. Gift now using this link: gggp.org/giftmembership.
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Please note that I will be out of the office from February 17-19. As a reminder, if you have a last minute change to your schedule, please reach out directly to your staff lead for your assignment that day. To see a list of volunteer program staff contacts, please visit this page.
Best wishes,
Crystal
Crystal Lee Stone | Volunteer Program Manager
Gardens of Golden Gate Park
(415) 661-1316 Ext. 400
clstone@gggp.org
P.S. Did you miss an update? Catch up by viewing past newsletters.
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