Volunteer with Friends of Shelby
Volunteers breathe life into our mission to preserve, protect, and enhance Shelby Park and Bottoms. Volunteers are at the heart of Friends of Shelby: planting trees, picking up trash, maintaining trails, assisting with special events, and helping with various larger projects.
Check out all the ways to get involved, and sign up today to receive updates on volunteer opportunities.
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Upcoming Volunteer Events
Fridays by the River - May 3rd and May 10th
Fridays by the River is coming back for another great season of beer, food trucks, music, and community! Volunteer with us by checking IDs, cleaning up trash, and monitoring our Ecostations. Volunteers all get a Friends of Shelby volunteer shirt, and volunteers over 21 get a free beer ticket!
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Invasive Plant Removal - Wednesday, May 8th from 1-3 pm
The Shelby Bottoms Nature Center works year-round to maintain the forest’s ecosystem, and they need your help removing invasive plant species! Using landscaping tools, we’ll work together to remove these harmful plants to open more space for native species to thrive!
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Park Explorers Family Day - Saturday, May 11th from 1-4:30 pm
Help Friends of Shelby host the families of our Park Explorers for a day of nature-filled fun! Through our Park Explorers Program, Friends of Shelby brings park and nature-related content to elementary school students and, in turn, brings the students into the Park to explore and learn. On Family Day, we are welcoming the families of these students to come enjoy time together at the park, with free snacks and yard games.
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Community Center Weight Room Revival - Monday, May 13th from 1-3 pm
The Shelby Park Community Center has an opportunity to revitalize a room within their gym back into a weight room for visitors, and they need your help getting it ready! We'll be removing the contents of the room and preparing the walls for a fresh coat of paint, so come ready to get a little dirty from cleaning.
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Cornelia Airpark Concerts - May 18th, June 8th, July 20th, and August 24th
Our summer concert series is back — same great shows, but with a new name! We could use help with set-up, ticketing, parking, kids crafts, and clean-up. All volunteers get a free Friends of Shelby t-shirt, a free drink ticket, and entry to the show. Who wouldn’t want to listen to a great concert while volunteering?
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Trail Mulching in Shelby Bottoms - Wednesday, May 29th from 9-11 am
With miles of natural trails snaking all throughout Shelby, they occasionally need some love after a good rain. By spreading mulch on low spots in our trails, we’ll help ensure that they can be hiked all throughout the year. This is a great opportunity to give back to Shelby if you already love and use our natural trails, or if you’re looking to learn more about what trails we have to explore!
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SHELBY PARK AMBASSADORS
Do you love Shelby Park and Bottoms? Would you like to be more involved in park events, the community, and Friends of Shelby? Join our Park Ambassador program! Park Ambassadors help achieve our mission of preserving, enhancing and protecting the park by increasing our community outreach via tabling, events, and open houses. In this long-term volunteer program, you will learn all there is to know about the park and FOS and share this valuable information with the public!
For more information, email CD: cd@friendsofshelby.org
Community Group Volunteer Program
Friends of Shelby loves to work with groups. Whether it's your ten-person office or your 100-person church, please reach out and see if we have a project that would suit your goals. Friends of Shelby helps coordinate the project and provides tools, gloves, and work project assignments to match the size and capabilities of any volunteer group. Each volunteer day begins with an orientation including the goals of the park improvement effort, tool training, and general safety rules.
If you are interested in a project for your group, please click the button below and fill out our interest form!
Questions? Email our Community Outreach and Volunteer Leader at cd@friendsofshelby.org.
Thank you to our community partners
We could not do this great work without your help
Funding for the volunteer program provided by the Grateful Daniel Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
