In this hectic world, with our busy lives, and that feeling that we’re always in a rush, it can be hard to find time to dedicate do volunteer work. What you may never have considered, however, is that the benefits of volunteering are enormous to you, your family, and your community.
Opportunities are varied, and the right match can help you:
- Advance your career
- Find new friends
- Learn new skills
- Reach out to the community
Volunteering can also help protect your mental and physical health. So if you have time and want to get involved, meet new people, stay active and make new friends, why not give volunteering a try?
Oakland Park Volunteers Corps’ Mission
To engage Oakland Park’s diverse community of residents and business owners through multi-media marketing, civic organization networking, outreach events, schools, faith-based organizations and business-to-business contacts in effort to educate, recruit and utilize volunteers by providing varied, meaningful and appropriate opportunities in which to participate for the betterment of the City of Oakland Park and its stakeholders.
Short-Term Opportunities / Events
Usually involves a single-day or 1-time event:
- Lakeside Sand Pine Preserve Cleanup 2020
- Sand Bag Saturdays 2019
- Oktoberfest 2019
- Tree Giveaway Summer 2019Opens in New Window
- Waterway Cleanup 2019
- MLK Day 2019
- Taste of Oakland Park 2019
- Earth Day 2019
Long-Term Opportunities
Involves ongoing participation throughout the year:
- Adopt-a-Street
- Athletics Coaching
- Soccer Coaching
- Flag Football Coaching
- Dog Bark Park
- Feral Friends
- Graffiti Patrol
- Operation Our Neighbor
- Parks Cleanup
- Professional Support
Community Events & Volunteer Opportunities
The following events may be of interest to our residents, but are not organized by the City of Oakland Park Volunteer Corps. You must contact the event or organization directly for more information on how you might get involved:
- Tour de Broward 2019
- Fall in Love with Farming
- Multi-Family Recycling
Contact Information For The City of Oakland Park’s Volunteer Corps
Bruce Garrison, Volunteer Services Manager
Email : BruceG@oaklandparkfl.gov
3650 NE 12th Avenue
Oakland Park, FL 33334
Phone: 954-630-4502
Fax: 954-630-4352
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