3 weeks Ago By Sofia Vasquez
Dallas residents, it’s time to step up and dig in—April is National Volunteer Month, and your local green spaces are beckoning. According to a bulletin from the City of Dallas, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department is looking for willing volunteers to help keep the city's parks vibrant and thriving.Ongoing maintenance is a never-ending battle for urban green spaces.
Still, Dallas Park and Recreation is tackling it head-on with various volunteer openings that promise something for everyone. In a recent post by the City of Dallas, opportunities range from being an aerobics instructor to engaging with the community as a zoo docent.Dallas parks don't just need horticultural heroes; they could use your people skills, too.
Volunteers eager to impart knowledge can find their niche teaching enrichment and fitness classes or put their administrative skills to good use behind the scenes. And for those with a penchant for athletics, why not step up and coach youth sports? According to the City of Dallas bulletin, "Recreation and leisure volunteers teach enrichment and fitness classes, coach youth sports, tutor and mentor youth, assist with special events, and provide administrative support.".
