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Clean Up Fletcher's Cove with the Potomac Conservancy
Sunday, March 18, 2012: Join the Potomac Conservancy at Fletcher's Cove for their annual spring cleanup! Volunteers will paint the picnic-area grills and clean up the day-use area and trails. This opportunity is open to all ages and no registration is necessary. No special skills are necessary, supplies will be provided, but volunteers should wear clothes they don't mind getting dirty. Potomac Conservancy monthly volunteer days are part of their Canal Stewards partnership with the National Park Service, which engages volunteers to become long-term caretakers of C & O National Historical Park sites. For more information, please visit the event page or email Hannah Larson. 
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Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival with Service
March 20-April 27, 2012: National Cherry Blossom Festival volunteers provide more than support, they play an instrumental role in an important District of Columbia community tradition and, this year, will be a part of history as the Festival celebrates the 100th anniversary of the "Gift of Trees" from Tokyo to Washington, DC. Festival organizers seek friendly, cooperative, and reliable volunteers who are at least 18 years of age. Knowledge about Washington, DC and the surrounding area is especially helpful - many visitors are from out of town and may need advice getting around. Various opportunities are available and groups are welcome and encouraged to register. For more information, visit the National Cherry Blossom Festival volunteer page or email Sue Murphy. 
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Give Back Outside: Volunteer at the National Arboretum
March 24, 2012: Do you enjoy working with people and being outdoors? Are you a lifelong learner? The U.S. National Arboretum seeks volunteer guides and docents to share their love of plants and the Arboretum with visitors from around the world. Arboretum docents enhance the visitor experience by providing valuable information and answering questions at the front desk or at outdoor information stations; Guides connect visitors to the Arboretum through interpretive tours, including walking tours of individual collections or bus tours of the entire grounds for individual and group visitors. Volunteer trainings are ongoing, the next training is March 24. For more information, visit the National Arboretum volunteer page or email the Volunteer Office. 
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Support Local Watersheds & Youth Civic Engagement
April 1-10, 2012: Earth Force, a nonprofit organization that supports environmental service-learning, seeks volunteers to help review DC middle school students' watershed-improvement project proposals for the annual Caring for Our Watersheds Youth Summit, an environmental educational competition held in conjunction with Mayor Gray's Unite for a Sustainable DC and the United Nations World Environment Day. Judges will be responsible for reviewing at least two proposals (with a flexible time frame) and joining a brief meeting (with an in-person and webinar option) to ensure proposals are ranked fairly.
For more information or to register, please contact Kurt Moser.
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Make History at the Tudor Place Historic House & Garden
Ongoing: Tudor Place Foundation, whose mission is to educate the public about American history and culture around the development of the Federal City and the Nation's Capitol Region, seeks volunteers for its historic Tudor Place property, located on five and a half acres in the heart of the District's Georgetown area and home to Martha Washington's granddaughter and six generations of her descendants. Current volunteer opportunities include shop staff, docents and garden assistants. |
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