Volunteers: Click here to log onto Lake Metroparks Volunteer Center
Volunteering is such a wonderful way of giving back
to your
community. In the process, you may find that you are also
helping yourself. As we go about our daily volunteering, we
often fail to take the time to enjoy the things around us.
What
have you given yourself lately? When was the last time you
took a walk in the park, visited the lake just to watch the tide,
discovered the beauty of
some of a new park, took a hike, rode
your bike, watched the sun rise or set, eyed the birds up in the
sky. Take time to marvel at all of the wonderful
beauty to be
seen right here right now at Lake Metroparks!
Lake Metroparks recognizes volunteers are
a valuable resource that enrich and expand park district services and programs. Volunteerism generates goodwill through citizen participation
and is recognized as an educational
and recreational program due to intrinsic benefits gained from volunteering.
Lake Metroparks encourages and provides opportunities for the participation of volunteers.
You Can Help Make It Possible... Volunteer!
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Lake Metroparks!
Many volunteers have skills, talents and expertise to offer. Some desire to learn more about a topic that interests them. Choose from hundreds of volunteer opportunities to use your skills and interests to help others, gain valuable experience, make new friends and feel good about contributing to your community.
The Lake Metroparks Volunteer Department supports the
Lake Metroparks Mission Statement by providing a substantial resource of diverse volunteers to enrich and expand Lake Metroparks services and programs as well as generate goodwill through citizen participation in the Lake Metroparks system.
I actually do a number of things. I’ve been working with the boating
programs at Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park since 2000 and I help
out with the kayaking, jetskiing and boating.
I also volunteer with the Country Lights programs, play Santa Claus,
load wagons, make wooden toys, narrate the Halloween Hayrides and
work as a mail courier. I’ve been volunteering with Lake Metroparks
for 11 years. Helping out with the cross-country skiing races, Dryland
sled dog races, grooming trails and driving the tractor at special
events also keeps me busy. And I’m happy to be on the Volunteer
Advisory Committee, a group of nearly 20 that meets quarterly and
gives feedback from a volunteer’s perspective. I also started driving
the support van for Lake Metroparks’ bike rides this year and my wife
comes along with me as co-pilot. She’s been very supportive.
Directions: From Rt. 2, exit at E. 305 St. (Willowick). Go north on E. 305th St. to Lake Shore Blvd. Turn right (east) onto Lake Shore, then left (north) into the park.
All new volunteers are required to go through an orientation to enable the volunteer department staff to review park policies and procedures and to learn more about their interests.
Students from Boston University spent their spring break at Lake Metroparks helping our recreation department in many different areas of our park system. Thank you BU Students for
all your help!
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All new volunteers are required to go through an orientation to enable the volunteer department staff to review park policies and procedures and to learn more about their interests. 
