Volunteers
HNC Volunteers of the Year
Back Row: Mike Street (2000), Jean Stollard (2000), Doug McCallum (2001), Barry Cherriere (2003). Front Row: Norm Ralston (2001), Lois Evans (2002), Hazel Broker (2002), Bob Elstone (2003). Absent from photo: Barb McKean (2001).
The Club benefits from the dedication of numerous volunteers. Whether they are hike leaders, study group coordinators, directors on the board, committee members, FalconWatch participants, or Junior Naturalist leaders, the work our volunteers do make the HNC the strong Club that it is today.
Consequently, the Club initiated a new tradition at its October 2000 Annual General Meeting and Member's Night. The Board decided that each year we would honour a few Club members "whose actions as volunteers exemplify the volunteer spirit that enables our Club to carry on as many activities as we do." These volunteers would be named "Volunteers of the Year" and have their names added to an Honour roll which would hopefully inspire all of us to assist with some aspect of the activities that make up the Hamilton Naturalists' Club.
Congratulations to our VOY Award Winners
2009: Shirley Klement and Louise Unitt further details
2008: Elizabeth LeWarne and Warren Beacham further details
Elizabeth LeWarne (left) & Jim Stollard
Warren Beacham (left) & Paul Attack
2007: Rob Dobos and Mike Rowlands
Rob Dobos (left) & Cheryl Edgecombe
Mike Rowlands (left) & Arlene McCaw
Ken Hall presents Hazel Broker with 2002 Volunteer of the Year Award
2006: Betty Blashill and Cheryl Edgecombe
2005: Don McLean and Jocelyn Neysmith
2004: Bob Curry and Glenn Barrett further details
2003: Barry Cherriere and Bob Elstone further details
2002: Hazel Broker and Lois Evans further details
2001: Barb McKean and Doug McCallum further details
2000: Norm Ralston , Jean Stollard and Mike Street further details
VOY Plaques
In 2002, plaques were created to present to Volunteer of the Year recipients. John Sedgwick, husband of Club member Maria Sedgwick, volunteered to design and build the large plaque that will be used by the Club to display the names of past recipients of the HNC Volunteer of the Year Award. This plaque will be kept in the Club display case at the Hamilton Conservation Authority headquarters in Dundas Valley.
In addition to having their names engraved on the large plaque, individual winners will have smaller plaques to take home with them.Club member Bob Crockford, President of Valley City Manufacturing Company Limited in Dundas volunteered to design and build the plaques which individual 'Volunteers of the Year' will receive. John Sedgwick created the Club duck logo using the marquetry technique, and this was inset into the plaque built by Bob and his co-workers at Valley City Manufacturing.
John Sedgwick is an incredible artist in the woodworking technique called marquetry, which he used to create this plaque. All the colours that are found in the beautiful picture on the plaque are natural wood colours (not stained or painted) from various different species of trees (the species can be found on the back of the plaque).
Club member Bob Crockford, President of Valley City Manufacturing Company Limited in Dundas volunteered to design and build the plaques which individual 'Volunteers of the Year' will receive.
Volunteer Opportunites
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Volunteer Needed to Sell HNC Merchandise at Monthly Meetings
If you like to sell merchandise , here is your chance! We need a person to sell the HNC t-shirts and hats at the general monthly meeting. This is not a hard job and is a great way to assist the club.
Please contact Elaine Serena eserena@cogeco.ca for further information.
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HNC Board Members Needed
While there are no current openings on the HNC Board of Directors, we still want to hear from anyone interested in serving on the Board in the future.
Please call or e-mail Past President Jim Stollard at 905-634-3538 or jjstollard@sympatico.ca for information or to volunteer your services.
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Volunteers for Head-of-the-Lake Land Trust Program
The following are Volunteer Opportunities with The Head-of-the-Lake Land Trust Program of The Hamilton Naturalists' Club.
If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Margaret
Troy
at jenniferb@ontarionature.org
or call 905-634-9901
Marketing/Communications
MARKETING & PUBLICITY ASSISTANTS
Do you enjoy working with others? Do you have a flair for networking, enjoy meeting new people and building ongoing relationships? Would you like to gain experience in marketing, publicity, and/or public education, while helping to preserve the environment and natural spaces in our community? If so, this is the volunteer position for you! Assist our Land Trust Coordinator with marketing and publicity for a number of activities, such as publicizing events and exploring marketing opportunities. Use Gmail, Google Docs, Google Chat, WordPress, Twitter, YouTube and more Web2.0 technology. Learn these skills if you don't have them!
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IT Support/Development
WEB GURU
Are you tech savvy and care about protecting the environment? We require a
volunteer to help facilitate training in and managing the use of social marketing
technology. The goals are to increase communication, to decrease driving and
paper use, and to increase public awareness especially in the under 35 year
old demographic. Facebook, Twitter, Video Chat, Flicker, Gmail/ Google Apps,
are examples of the technology we’d like to learn more about.
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Fundraising
FUND DEVELOPMENT REP
We're always looking for new and interesting opportunities to generate funds to support the projects that protect our environment. Do you have experience in grant writing, capital campaigns, or sponsorship programs? Do you have new and creative ideas for generating funds to support the work of non-profits? We'd welcome advice, training or actual hands-on support for improving/writing our grant proposals and thinking more broadly about how to fund our organization's mission to protect our environment.
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Service Delivery
STEWARDSHIP ASSISTANT
This is the ultimate flexible volunteer position! Do you enjoy being outside, learning about nature and helping to protect natural areas? If so, this is the position for you! Common buckthorn, dog strangling vine and garlic mustard are invasive plants that need to be removed from our nature sanctuaries to help protect endangered species in environmentally sensitive areas. Work with conservation experts from the HNC to tackle these and other invasive species, along with other activities to care for these important areas. While there, learn about the wildlife that frequents the areas and the work involved in caring for these areas. Volunteers may assist with one or two (or more) “work parties” a year, and they are all very much appreciated and needed!
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Service Delivery
ECOART ASSISTANT
Do you like helping young people learn? Are you interested in protecting the environment and making print art? Work with the Land Trust Coordinator and professional artists from The Print Studio to expand this unique project that creates an understanding of nature and art with students. The students learn about the environment and use print art to demonstrate what they’ve learned. This is a great opportunity for Post-Secondary students interested in teaching, performing arts, outdoor recreation, history, and sciences.
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The H.N.C. has been successful because of many dedicated volunteers. We welcome your assistance.
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