Volunteer

There are many different committees and groups working behind the scenes at St. Mary's. If you wanted to be involved but didn't know where to start now is the time! There are volunteer options for everyone based on available times and skills.

Here are some of our lovely volunteers hard at work:

Activity	Description	Dates	Time Commitment	Need
Membership Committee	Manage membership. Assign plots. Manage garden mentor program.	Year round	Monthly meetings	We currently have about 3-4 members on our membership committee but always welcome new, committed members to join.
Events Committee	Develop and coordinate community events. Run events.	Year round	Monthly meetings. + set up/ clean up during events once or twice a month	We currently have about 6-8 people on out events committee but new members are always welcome.
Maintenance Crew	Plan and lead work days. Maintain general areas. Ensure tools are properly cared for.	May-October	A few days a month, 1-4 hours a time	We are currently in need of more members to participate with out maintenance crew.
Garden Historian	This person will document the activities of the garden through photographs and any newspaper articles about the garden and keep them in a scrap book. This person must be someone who regularly attends events.	Anytime	2+ hours a month	We need someone to fill this position.
Surplus Produce Distributors	Collect donated produce from the Garden on a regular basis and deliver to area food banks. Pickups occur Monday-Wednesday-Friday, and Saturday. Must be committed to picking up produce and making deliveries on assigned days.	June - October	a couple hours a week	We need people to fill this position. Looking for 2-6 people
Plant Donation Crew	Contact local businesses for donations. Collect plants and seeds and supervise their distribution and care.	April - August	1+ hour/s a month	We need people to fill this position. Looking for 2-6 people.
Garden Mentor	Pair up with beginner gardeners to offer advice and help them get into gardening.	May- October	2+ hours a month	We need garden mentors!
Garden clean up	Pull some weeds, clean up the garbage, tidy up common areas anytime you're up visiting the garden. Remember to only work on common areas (walkways and community paths)	May- October	At your leisure	No commitment required!