Volunteer with Friends of Shelby

Volunteers breathe life into our mission to preserve, protect, and enhance Shelby Park and Bottoms. Volunteers are at the heart of Friends of Shelby: planting trees, picking up trash, maintaining trails, assisting with special events, and helping with various larger projects.

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Upcoming Volunteer OPPORTUNITIES

East Nashville Golf Scramble - Thursday, November 7th (9:30 AM - 2:30 PM)

The Shelby Golf course has now reopened for their 100th year, and the beautifully improved course will be the site of the East Nashville Golf Scramble! The profits made from this golf tournament will be donated back to Friends of Shelby. Volunteers will be driving golf carts on the course to deliver beverages to the players, while also telling them what their game is supporting that day.
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Full Belly 5K and Fun Run - Saturday, November 30th

Join Friends of Shelby for our annual turkey trot, the Full Belly 5K! This festive race combines community care, wellness, and fun costumes. We can use help with set-up, race route directions, registration, and clean-up.
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Tree Planting with S.L.A.M. - Saturday, November 2nd (9 AM - 11:30 AM)

Sweat Like A Mother (S.L.A.M.) is an incredibly supportive park partner of ours, and we’ve organized a tree planting event with some of their members! Come help us further our shade canopy in the main part of the park while getting to meet and work alongside this amazing group.
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Trail Maintenance - Wednesday, November 20th (1 PM - 3 PM)

While we’ve got this dry weather, it’s time to keep spreading mulch onto our primitive trails to prevent mud puddles this winter! Depending on the trail, we might also work on trimming back invasive plants to make the space welcoming for everyone (native plants and people alike).
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Invasive Plant Removal - Friday, November 22nd (9 AM - 11:30 AM)

Restore the Forest has returned for another season, and we’ve been itching (not because of poison ivy) to get back onto Beech Grove Hill! Join in on the fun of ripping plants out of the ground and get that warm ‘n’ fuzzy feeling from doing good for the environment — the earth will be thankful for it!
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SHELBY PARK AMBASSADORS

Do you love Shelby Park and Bottoms? Would you like to be more involved in park events, the community, and Friends of Shelby? Join our Park Ambassador program! Park Ambassadors help achieve our mission of preserving, enhancing and protecting the park by increasing our community outreach via tabling, events, and open houses. In this long-term volunteer program, you will learn all there is to know about the park and FOS and share this valuable information with the public!
For more information, email CD: cd@friendsofshelby.org

Community Group Volunteer Program

Friends of Shelby loves to work with groups. Whether it's your ten-person office or your 100-person church, please reach out and see if we have a project that would suit your goals. Friends of Shelby helps coordinate the project and provides tools, gloves, and work project assignments to match the size and capabilities of any volunteer group. Each volunteer day begins with an orientation including the goals of the park improvement effort, tool training, and general safety rules.

If you are interested in a project for your group, please click the button below and fill out our interest form!
Questions? Email our Community Outreach and Volunteer Leader at cd@friendsofshelby.org.

GROUP VOLUNTEER EVENT INTEREST FORM