Volunteers
in Parks Programs
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You
can become involved and play an important role in helping the
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor meet the
needs of visitors and event and program participants - by becoming
a Volunteers-in-Parks (VIP) at numerous heritage sites, museums
and parks within the Valley. |
The Volunteers-in-Parks
Program is a National Park Service program that was created in 1970.
The VIP program allows the Park Service to integrate volunteers
into park programming. Over 120,000 volunteers have volunteered
over 4,000,000 hours to America’s treasures throughout the
National Park Service.
The
Volunteers-in-Parks Program aims to create a mutually rewarding
experience for the volunteer and the Park Service. Check out
our new Volunteers
in Parks Scrapbook, where we highlight what our
volunteers have been doing in the Corridor. |
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Our growing
Volunteers-in-Parks program has a dual purpose. It provides the
ever-growing number of heritage sites in the Blackstone Valley with
volunteers, and it provides volunteers the opportunity to communicate
with visitors and to give of themselves.
Volunteers can
be scheduled on a regular basis at a specific site or help with
a specific one-time event. In appreciation of their efforts, volunteers
are provided with VIP uniforms, hats and nameplates. Monthly meeting
are held at different sites so volunteers can get to know each other
and become familiar with the various sites within the Blackstone
Valley. Take a look at the Volunteers
in Parks Training Manual to find out more about the
variety of opportunities for putting your skills to work in the
Blackstone River Valley - and have fun doing it !
To join the
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor VIP Program,
call Ranger Suzanne Buchanan at the National Heritage Corridor office
at 401.762.0440, or email her at Suzanne_Buchanan@nps.gov.
More information
about the National Park Service's Volunteer
In Parks program, a resource of ParkNet is now online.
For an update
on what's happening in the John H. Chafee Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor, take a look at the latest
edition of the Commission News.
For more information
about our VIP program, please click below:
Volunteers
in Parks 2004
(PDF:
684 KB / 4 page)
Volunteers
in Parks 2003
(PDF:
1.25 MB / 4 page)
Volunteers
in Parks 2002
(PDF:
676 KB / 4 pages)
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