Volunteer

Volunteering with the Friends can bring you many benefits -- from learning successful gardening techniques, to having the satisfaction of doing something good for the environment. Docents will improve their public speaking skills and have an opportunity to introduce the park to visitors. High school students can earn community service credits. And helping with our children's education programs can be fun and fulfilling for volunteers.

If you don't have time to volunteer on a regular basis, please consider helping out at one of our special events, like Pumpkins in the Park or Spring in Guadalupe Gardens. We need many people to present these events and your help on a one-time basis would be greatly appreciated.

Please complete the volunteer form below, email Lucy Perez or call (408) 298-7657 for more details.

Volunteer Form (172 kb pdf)

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Meet new friends and help us maintain the Gardens at the same time!

Volunteer Profiles

Friends of GRPG Board Member:
Bracey attended U.C. Berkeley, City College of San Francisco and DeAnza College. Her career included administrative work at Harvard University School of Design and several architectural firms in San Francisco.  Following her move to SCV, she became a computer programmer, database and software applications designer, and a software product manager with General Electric/NASA, Metaphor Systems, IBM and Remedy Software.  Since 1998 she has volunteered many hours in the Heritage Rose Garden.  Bracey became a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener in 1999 and currently serves that program in numerous capacities. Bracey was the coordinator for the Going Native Garden Tour, and is active in the Mediterranean Garden Society, Western Horticultural Society, California Native Plant Society, and Friends of Pacific Horticulture.

Meet Greg Hernandez
Greg Hernandez has been volunteering with Friends since 2000 and has been around to see the organization grow and change. He first began volunteering at the old Ranger Station on Santa Clara St and has worked Tuesdays answering phones, staffing the front desk at the Visitor & Education Center, and helping with office administration. You may have also seen him at special events such as Spring in Guadalupe Gardens and Pumpkins in the Park. Greg is very personable and is always interested in knowing how staff members and other volunteers are doing. His warm smile and personality along with his knowledge and eagerness to help visitors to the park makes anyone feel welcome.

Greg is an avid bike rider and will be going to Idaho this summer for a 440-mile bike and camping tour that will begin in Idaho Falls and loop back to its starting point after a week! He has worked to coordinate large bike events with the Almaden Cycling and Touring Club and is happy to share his vast knowledge of bicycles and trails. We are sad he will be gone during our "Bikes in the Park" Summer Day Camp on August 8th, but we will be thinking of him as he makes his way through Idaho.

We greatly appreciate Greg’s good cheer, long-time dedication, and willingness to help with whatever is needed.

Corporate Work Days Click Here to View the Corporate Work Day Flyer (.pdf 3.9 MB)

Historic Orchard For more information, please send email to lperez@grpg.org or call 408-298-7657, Lucy Perez.
	Education Volunteers are needed to help inspire kids of all ages at events, festivals and field trips. Environmental and historical hands-on activities are both fun and educational and presented in many different areas within Guadalupe River Park & Gardens.

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