Volunteer opportunities - for you

There are so many Sierra Club volunteer possibilities for you to choose from! The following volunteer jobs represent only a sample of what's available, and new volunteers are always welcome. We need your help with local conservation issues ; with outdoor recreation; and with administrative and clerical projects. You don't need any special expertise to get started; your genuine interest is what's important.

For more opportunities (many more!), contact Chapter office manager or call (510) 848-0800, ext. 315

Sierra Club Calendars

Starting Tue., Sep. 8, the Chapter Office will be selling 2010 Sierra Club Calendars. To make this year's sales successful, please help fill these volunteer positions:

• marketing manager: a sales-oriented volunteer with creative ideas for promoting and selling Sierra Club calendars; needed August through October;
• regional-group reps: help your regional group raise money by selling calendars at local meetings and events, from September through December;
• shipping clerk: able-bodied person with a motor vehicle to take packages (4 - 20 per week, weighing 1-20 pounds each) to the post office and UPS store once a week from September through December.

To volunteer or get more information, email or call (510) 848-0800, ext. 315

Plan to support your local chapter this holiday season and order your 2009 Sierra Club Calendar from the San Francisco Bay Chapter. See the back page of this Yodeler for full details.

Solano Stroll

The Sierra Club needs volunteers to help at the Solano Stroll on Solano Avenue in Albany and Berkeley on Sun., Sep. 13. Typical shifts are two hours, between 8:30 am (setting up) and 7 pm (cleaning up), with lots of fun in between, sitting at the table and talking with attendees. Volunteers share information about Sierra Club's East Bay issues.

To volunteer or get more information, email or call (510) 848-0800, ext. 315

Summer picnic volunteers

Help organize the Chapter's annual Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue and Picnic, to be held on Fri., Aug. 21 (see article, page 4). We need volunteers to help plan the party, spread the word, and solicit donations. Particular assistance is needed in soliciting donations for food and beverages. This requires regular follow-up, detailed tracking, and extensive outreach. It is preferred for this work to be done from the Chapter Office at 2530 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley. For more information and to volunteer, contact or call (510) 848-0800, ext. 323

Acoustical consultation

The office manager wants consultation on how to improve the acoustics in the Chapter Office in Berkeley. If you have a background in sound, acoustical engineering, or space design and are willing to visit the Office and share your ideas, please contact office manager or call (510) 848-0800, ext. 315

Web development

If you are a web designer/programmer or graphics professional, work with JavaScript or PHP, or have graphic skills creating images and art, and can spare some time to volunteer your services, please contact our or call (510) 848-0800, ext. 313.

Retired? Want a challenge?

Volunteer at the Club's national headquarters in downtown San Francisco (one block from BART and Muni); contribute your experience to help us come to grips with the environmental problems of the next century. You'll meet new people with similar interests; have access to computers, the Internet, and one of the best environmental libraries in the country; and expand your own interests while sharing your time and skills. Experience is useful in just about any field. We can use skills at translating from English into a wide range of languages. In addition, we need a volunteer to help with administrative support including filing, copying, and some light correspondence and Internet searches. For details, call Michele Perrault at (415)977-5670.

Leaders sought for SF outings

The San Francisco Group is seeking leaders for outings in San Francisco to highlight the Group's conservation efforts. These might include the Presidio and the city's various natural areas. Please contact Group conservation chair Steven Chapman at steven -at- sfwild.net or call (415) 552-5299.

Yodeler Photo Contest

What's happened to the Yodeler Photo Contest? Why hasn't it happened this year? The fact is that we need some more volunteer energy to help put it on. If you're interested in working on it, please call Anne Seasons at (510)295-4292.

Stop Clearcutting in California

You can help to stop massive clearcutting in California. Join other activists to work on this issue. You could help make phone calls, write letters, speak to other groups, help with mailings, collect signatures, create flyers, attend Board of Forestry meetings, or donate money to help support these activities - whatever your interest! Contact Patricia Jones at (510)548-2204 or email to StopClearcutting -at- motherlode.sierraclub.org