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Pirates-in-Training Needed! Aquifer Adventure 2014 (age 14+) Referral

Ahoy thar, matey! It’s time to celebrate at Aquifer Adventure!

Join our volunteer crew for a swashbuckling adventure on the high sloughs, as the Portland Water Bureau and Columbia Slough Watershed Council team up to present a FREE, family-friendly event full of educational games and pirate booty. Seadogs and landlubbers alike are needed to volunteer.

This is a big event for the Bureau and the Council – we’ve had over 800 pirates-in-training attend in past years – and we really need your help to make this a huge success. So come volunteer… or walk the plank!

WHAT: Aquifer Adventure 2014

WHEN: Saturday, September 13th, 2014

. Event open to the public 12-4pm

Volunteers are needed for the following shifts:

Shift 1: 8 AM -11:00 AM (Set Up)
Shift 2: 11:30 AM-2:00 PM (Event Shift)
Shift 3: 1:30 - 4:30 PM (Event Shift)

Volunteer Roles:

Set–up! (8am-11am): put up tents, unload canoes, set-up tables, put out signs, etc.

Creative and organized scavenger hunt assistants

• Canoe Trip Captains: help with lifejacket fittings, boat loading, or canoe guiding

• Registration Tent: greet visitors and explain event, have attendees sign waiver and give out wristbands

• Parking Greeter (11am-2pm or 2-4pm)

• Games and Activity Leaders

• And more! You don't have to know proper pirate parlance to participate :)

Note: Food and T-Shirts (as supplies last) will be provided for volunteers!

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Our mission: to foster action to protect, enhance, restore and revitalize the Slough and its watershed

 

Opportunity Requirements:

  • Volunteers must be 14 years of age or older to participate in this opportunity.

Click on "Express Interest" below if you are interested in helping out!

**This is a Referral Opportunity, which means it is run directly by one of our nonprofit partners. Once you express interest, someone from the partner organization should follow up with you shortly to discuss confirming you as a volunteer for this opportunity.

**Please note, your hours may not be recorded in your Hands On Greater Portland account since this is a partner-managed opportunity.
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Age Minimum (with Adult): 14+, Minimum Age:14+

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