NBG Group Volunteer Application – Norfolk Botanical Garden

Thank you for your interest in volunteering as a group at NBG. Please submit this form and a member of our outreach team will reach out to you soon. Email volunteer@nbgs.org for questions.

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About Your Group

Name of Organization

Size of Volunteer Group (Group sizes up to 15 members are preferred but large groups are taken on case by case basis)

Type of Organization Type of Organization

For School Groups Under 18 School, club or organization staff and/or parent chaperones must accompany and supervise the students/children at all times. Projects are selected at an age appropriate level and may include simple tools, such as trowels, rakes, glue, scissors, etc. School, club or organization groups must obtain permission from the parents of students/children before they participate in a volunteer event at NBG. NBG does not provide permission slips – the school, club or organization must use their own. It is the responsibility of the sponsoring school, club or organization and site supervisors to maintain emergency contact information for each student/child who participates for use in cases of an emergency. Do you understand?

Group Organizer / Primary Point of Contact Info

Name

First

Last

Phone

Information on Group Volunteering at NBG

Volunteer groups are typically placed with one of our Horticulturists and assist with work in our natural areas. This is an outdoor opportunity that experiences frequent exposure to direct sunlight, high heat, humidity, cold and mild inclement weather such as a light rain. Tasks such as spreading mulch, pulling weeds, cleaning plant debris such as pinecones or sticks, etc., are the most common opportunities we offer. This is outdoor, manual labor that requires frequent standing, walking, bending and stooping. Volunteers may be allowed to use shrub and tree clippers, spades, rakes, etc., depending on the assigned project. Your group may be provided gloves; however, you may bring your own if you prefer. Are you okay with this?

Our staff plan their day around the amount of volunteer help they receive. They take time out of their schedules to set up for volunteer groups, such as prestaging gardening supplies in order to maximize the use of volunteer groups. This volunteer event is not an excuse to get out of work, or to choose to do other activities instead of the volunteer task. We ask all members of volunteer groups to commit to working the full time slot chosen by the volunteer group coordinator or point of contact. Failure to do so can prevent individuals or specific groups from volunteering at Norfolk Botanical Garden in the future. Please be mindful that volunteers will be within sight and earshot of the guests at all times. We ask volunteer groups exercise a high degree of professionalism as a result. Do you understand that failure to comply to these rule can result in the prevention of volunteering at NBG in the future?

NBG reserves the right to cancel volunteer events in situations where the weather is inclement, especially during thunderstorms, on short notice - up to and including the day of the event. Volunteer events may be rescheduled through the Volunteer Coordinator. At this time we are unable to provide indoor opportunities for groups. Indoor opportunities are available on an as-needed basis and are not a guaranteed alternative to a group volunteer event. Are you okay with this?

Scheduling

Preferred Day(s) to Volunteer

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

If you have specific date(s) in mind for when you'd like to volunteer please let us know here.

Our group volunteer shift is 9:30 am-11:30 am. Does this work for your group?

Yes

If the shift time above does not work for you, what time do you prefer? Please note: We can sometimes accommodate a different shift time, but it is not guaranteed.

Additional Details

Are there any projects/activities your group is not comfortable doing?

How did you hear about this opportunity?

Any additional questions, comments or concerns?

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