Volunteering in Bentonville
Take a look at the wide
variety of volunteer opportunities in the City of Bentonville. When you find
something you are interested in, complete and submit the
Volunteer Registration” form and the
Volunteer Liability Waiver” form.
Once you have completed volunteer hours, we ask that you complete and submit
the Volunteer Time Log
to let us know how many hours you have volunteered. All hours worked will go toward a total number
of hours at the end of the year. The volunteer with the most logged hours will
be the recipient of the City of Bentonville Volunteer of the Year Award.
Volunteer Community of the Year Award
Mayor McCaslin plans to submit an application to the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to nominate the City of Bentonville
Community for the 2010 Volunteer Community of the Year Award.
The awards are designed to congratulate and thank communities as a whole for their volunteer effort in serving their neighbors.
The nomination statement asks that the community describe its volunteer activities and their impact on the community by answering
several questions. It would be extremely helpful if you could please submit your organization’s volunteer information to the
City of Bentonville by filling out the “Volunteer Hours Submission Form”. We need to know a brief
description of the event / work performed, the number of volunteers, and the number of hours worked for the period of October 1st, 2009
to August 31st, 2010.
If you have any questions please contact Danielle Shasteen at (479) 271-6827 or via email at
dshasteen@bentonvillear.com.
The deadline to submit your organization’s volunteer information is Wednesday, September 3rd, 2010.
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities:
Adopt-A-Street
The City of Bentonville
Adopt-A-Street Program is a partnership between the City and the people who
live and work in Bentonville to keep the city free of litter, one street at a
time. Groups adopt a street, 1/2 mile or more in length and agree to
remove litter three (3) times per year. All groups are provided with
safety vests and trash bags. The City will pick up filled trash bags after
the clean-up event.
Friends of ….Trails……Parks
This is a new program to encourage trail and park users to participate in its
maintenance. Volunteers are needed to pick up litter and remove invasive plants
from trail pathways.
Clean the Streets Days
Every Spring and Fall, the City of Bentonville works in cooperation with Keep
Arkansas Beautiful to sponsor a city-wide litter pick up day. These are usually
held on a Saturday morning from 8 until noon. This is a great community service
project for youth groups, businesses, and neighborhood groups.
Dog Park Maintenance
Bentonville’s first dog park is now open. The city is looking for volunteers to
routinely pick up litter and dog waste in the park to help keep it well
maintained. The city will provide a waste scooper, bags, and litter pickup.
Special Events
Downtown Bentonville, Inc.The City, works in partnership, with
other organizations, to conduct civic events, in particular, Downtown
Bentonville, Inc. Below are some down town events hosted by DBI.
- The "Farmer’s Market" - runs from April through October.
- “First
Friday” events - the first Friday of each month, March through November.
- Christmas Parade
- Art Walk - held on June 11 & 12.Each of these events are in
need of volunteer assistance, with emphases on the Christmas Parade &
Art Walk.
For more details regarding any of these events, please
contact Downtown Bentonville
Inc, at (479)
254-0254.
Upcoming Events
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Lend A Hand. Volunteer at the Bentonville Public Library.
We are very excited to offer several opportunities for our adults, families, and teens to volunteer at the
Bentonville Public Library. We believe that all members of a community, working together, sharing time and talent,
can make a big difference in the quality of library services we have to offer our growing area.
To volunteer for Adult, Junior Partners, or Saturday Specials, call Paula at the Library at (479) 271-3192.
To volunteer for the Teen program, call Sue Ann in the Children’s Department at (479) 271-6816.
Thank you for your interest in the Bentonville Public Library! www.bentonvillelibrary.org
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