Learning and Working Together
You are critical to protecting Alberta's wilderness heritage. Below are some of the many activities in which our volunteers are involved. If you are interested in learning about wilderness and are willing to represent the AWA according to AWA guildelines, please complete a Volunteer Application Form and forward it to our office. We will contact you as soon as possible. Your time volunteering contributes to the success of the Alberta Wilderness Association.
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Building Maintenance & Gardening
Duties:
- If you are handy, love to putter in a garden, don’t mind picking up a paintbrush to patch here and there, would like to help with some seasonal cleaning, we need you! We are hopeful of finding someone with experience in planting a native garden, who could take a look at our fledgling attempts and improve the lovely flower beds we have. Please give us a call, we can be very flexible about the time required.
Time:
- 2 – 4 hours per week or as needed
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Casino Charity Event
Duties:
- There are a 35 positions involved in running a casino, from chip runners to cashiers. If you have experience in working at a casino or would like to learn more about it, please call us.
Time:
- 8 hours per shift, 2 days per event
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Climb for Wilderness Annual Event
Duties:
Time:
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4-5 hours or as needed for event day
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Displays
Duties:
- Checking a standing AWA display on a regular basis, and re-stocking with AWA information as required.
- Committing time to help staff an AWA display and talk to the public about AWA’s work and campaigns.
- Selling AWA goods and signing up new members.
- Venues include markets, fairs, events, conferences, retail outlets, nature centres and parks visitor centres throughout Alberta.
Time:
- 2 – 4 hours per day on event day or 1 hour per week on a regular basis to check and re-stock standing displays
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Office Assistants
Duties:
- Special events in office preparation
- One-Time tasks (ie., assisting with listing of files)
Time:
- Office hours, weekdays from 9-12 am or 1-4 pm
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Stewardship
Duties:
- Site visits, recording observations, submit reports.
For more information please review the AWA Stewardship section.
Time:
- Varies depending on situation
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Wild West Gala Annual Event
Duties:
- Varies from office preparation to event site preparation and hosting.
Time:
- 3-4 hours on evening of event
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