Category: Environmental Services
Contact: Marcela Perez
Phone: 972-237-8191
Email: mperez@gptx.orgCampus Proximity: Mountain View
DART Availability: No
Vehicle Required: Yes
Special Requirements: All volunteers require an online volunteer application to begin serving.
Specific Opportunities: Animal Socializer at Animal Shelter; Book Buddies Reading Mentor; After-school Recreation Center Assistants; Special Event Support.
Potential Projects This Year: Explore the Outdoors: an annual event that is a partnership between our city’s Parks and Recreation Department and the local school district. Held at a park setting that offers students the opportunity to learn in a natural environment that includes a pond, community vegetable garden, butterfly and herb garden and a wooded area and trail. It is aimed to specifically educate low-income pre-K students. Volunteer assistance is needed with delivering educational presentations and overall event organization.