Interested in volunteering? There may be opportunities for volunteers to get involved by participating in trail building work days, assisting staff in the office, helping out with our events, and staffing informational booths at local community events in your area. As volunteer opportunities become available, we will be posting further details below. Please note that for safety reasons you must be registered for each event in order to participate.
2013 Volunteer Workdays
June 1st is National Trails Day! The Thread is celebrating by hosting two public workdays simultaneously!!
Saturday, June 1: 9 a.m – 12 p.m
Buffalo Creek Preserve, Mt. Pleasant, NC
Volunteers will be assisting in the creation of the trailhead area, installing mile markers along the route and fencing in the parking lot.
Click here to register
Saturday, June 1: 9 a.m – 12 p.m
Sally’s YMCA Trail, Denver, NC
Volunteers will further beautify this trail by taking out a silt fence, clear trail obstructions and overgrowth as well as fix water runoff paths.
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Saturday, June 1: 9 a.m – 12 p.m
Nation Ford Greenway & Sugar Creek, Fort Mill, SC
CANCELED
Friday, August 23: 9 a.m – 1 p.m
Pharr Family Preserve, Midland, NC
Volunteers will be preparing this trail for its public debut! We will install fencing around the parking lot, create the trailhead area and clean up the trail.
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Saturday, September 28: 9 a.m – 1 p.m
Nation Ford Greenway, Fort Mill, SC
Celebrate National Public Lands day with us! Volunteers will restore this established trail by clearing vegetation overgrowth, fixing water pathways and restoring this trail for ease of access.
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Saturday, October 19: 9 a.m – 1 p.m
South Fork Trail, McAdenville, NC
Volunteers will maintain this established trail by clearing vegetation overgrowth, fixing water pathways and reinforcing the sustainability of the trail.
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Saturday, November 9: 9 a.m – 1 p.m- Location TBD
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Interested in helping lead volunteer efforts throughout the region?
Our Trail Master program is designed to build volunteer leaders throughout the region. After attending a four day course in the latest techniques in sustainable trail building and maintenance, Trail Masters serve as crew chiefs during our volunteer workdays. They commit 40 hours of volunteer service to The Thread for a period of three years, and play a vital role in establishing trails throughout our communities. This program has been made possible for 2013 by a generous grant from the Women’s Impact Fund. For more information regarding the program, please click here.
General Volunteer Inquiries:
If you are interested in receiving email updates regarding upcoming volunteer opportunities, please click here to register.
Volunteer News:
Volunteer of the Year, Chip Sell!
We would like to acknowledge our 2011 Volunteer of the Year, Chip Sell! One of our esteemed Trail Masters, Chip has gone above and beyond the call of duty to help extend The Thread throughout our region. In addition, he has been a great asset to our lead agency, Catawba Lands Conservancy. Thank you, Chip! Read more >>
Volunteers Celebrate Winter Trails Day with The Thread and REI
With over 40 volunteers and 70 degree weather, we had a very successful trail workday at the Nation Ford Greenway on Saturday, January 7th. Nearly two tenths of a miles were built in just a few short hours, and REI presented The Thread with a check for $3,738.69 in addition to sponsoring lunch! Funds were raised through REI’s recent “Change for Change” program over the holiday season. Check out photos of the volunteer workday here!
See photos of our volunteers at work here!
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead, anthropologist
