Sign up for a shift (or more!) at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A44A9AD2DABFC1-54509761-2025#/
Order picking involves filling orders by grabbing all the correct little plants and preparing for pickup. Loading day involves handing prepared plant orders to customers as they arrive. Very fast and fun days!
One of the best volunteer opportunities of the year because you can work and socialize at the same time! All activities at Country Arbors Nursery, Urbana).
It takes lots of volunteers working together to raise and distribute over 7000 native plants. Grand Prairie Friends has always had tremendous support from the community with this sale. Maybe that is because it's so much fun and gratifying to see the happy faces of customers as they pick up their plants. It is rewarding to know more and more native plants are being planted in gardens in urban and rural areas for the pollinators we depend on. Come help out with that effort!
Here are the different ways you can volunteer. If you are inexperienced, we have plenty of people who will help you get started:
Transplanting:
Saturday, April 20 10 am-noon
Saturday, April 20 1-3 pm
Sunday, April 21 10 am-noon
Sunday, April 21 1-3 pm
Monday, April 22 10 am-noon
Monday, April 22 1-3 pm
Tuesday, April 23 10 am-noon
Tuesday, April 23 1-3 pm
Wednesday, April 24 10 am-noon
Wednesday, April 24 1-3 pm
Thursday, April 25 10 am-noon
Thursday, April 25 1-3 pm
Label Pots:
Sunday, May 19 1-3 pm
Pick and Quality Assure Orders:
Tuesday, May 21 9 am-noon
Wednesday, May 22 9 am-noon
Thursday, May 23 9 am-noon
Friday, May 24 9 am-noon
Load Orders into Customer Vehicles:
Tuesday, May 21 3-6 pm
Wednesday, May 22 3-6 pm
Thursday, May 23 3-6 pm
Friday, May 24 3-6 pm
Final Cleanup of Site:
Friday, May 24 4-7 pm
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