Volunteer-A-Thon: Analog

Love the pen-and-paper nostalgia of library summer reading programs and high school walk-a-thons? You’re in luck: The participation tracker and pledge sheet linked below are designed to bring that back! Now that you’re registered for the CGC Volunteer-A-Thon, here’s what comes next. 

Prep Your Materials

Print off your participation tracker plus pledge sheet. You can also pick copies up from the CGC during business hours or at a volunteer workday. Or, if you’re ambitious and want more space for sponsors and workdays, go for a separate participation tracker and pledge sheet!

Find Some Sponsors

Ask your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, classmates, or anyone else who might support you to sign up. There are three different ways to sponsor: 

  • A dollar amount per hour that you volunteer with the CGC, to be donated at the conclusion of the Volunteer-A-Thon (e.g., $10 per hour x 12 completed hours  =  $120 total donation)

  • A dollar amount per workday that you volunteer with the CGC, to be donated at the conclusion of the Volunteer-A-Thon (e.g., $10 per workday x 3 completed workdays  =  $30 total donation)

  • A flat amount in honor of your service regardless of how much you volunteer, which can be donated at any point during the Volunteer-A-Thon or at its conclusion (e.g., $10 flat amount  =  $10 total donation)

Write each person's name, contact information, and pledge down on your pledge sheet so that you can calculate their totals and let them know how much to donate at the end of the Volunteer-A-Thon. If they want to donate a lump sum up front, they can do that at any time at civicgardencenter.networkforgood.com/projects/301806-2026-cgc-volunteer-a-thon (also linked via the QR code on your pledge sheet). 

Volunteer

Now it’s time to volunteer with the CGC!  Check out our upcoming volunteer opportunities—they all count for the Volunteer-A-Thon. If you're part of the Dirt Crew, Board of Directors, or any other ongoing volunteer position, that counts as well. Remember to record your hours on your participation tracker!  

Need help tracking your hours? Reach out to Victoria, our Community Engagement Coordinator: volunteer@civicgardencenter.org. 

If you post about the Volunteer-A-Thon on social media, be sure to tag us: @civic_garden_center on Instagram and @civicgarden on Facebook. You can also click these links and download our graphics to use on social media: Instagram, Facebook, story, square. 

Next Steps

Watch your email for monthly updates. These messages will include new volunteering opportunities, shout-outs to participants, raffle and reward winners, and other useful information. 

As the event nears its close, we'll send you information about how to wrap things up. For now, mark your calendar for the evening of Friday, December 4, because we're really hoping you'll join us for our Winter Open House to celebrate the end of an amazing season! 

Questions?

Reach out to Victoria at volunteer@civicgardencenter.org. 

From all of us at the CGC, thank you for being part of our team!