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.
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.
Bentonville Half MarathonOn March 13, 2010 there will be a Half Marathon
event take place in Bentonville. We are looking for support from
volunteers like you to help us create another fantastic event. To
volunteer and/or learn more, visit
www.bentonvillehalfmarathon.com.
Upcoming Events
Bentonville Clean & Green DaySaturday, October 3, 2009
the City of Bentonville is participating in the
Great Arkansas Cleanup, which runs through October 31st, by having a
community wide cleanup day. Gather a group of volunteers to improve the
outdoor appearance of your home, business, place of employment, or church and
join us in this community wide effort to participate in the
Great Arkansas
Cleanup.
Remove weeds and brush
Plant trees and flowers
Clean gutters
Pick up trash
Rake leaves
Trim trees
Paint
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009
Time: All day
Location: Your home, business, place of employment, or church
Register Your Team: We’d like to recognize everyone’s efforts, so please
register your project and provide photos to: Danielle Shasteen, Community
Programs Coordinator at (479) 271-6826 or
dshasteen@bentonvillear.com
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