I welcome guest blogger, Sarah Shaffer who serves as the Executive Director of Wenatchee Outdoors. Be sure to read her bio and see her photo at the end of her piece. All photos have been provided by Wenatchee Outdoors.
What is Wenatchee Outdoors? Our organization is a non-profit 501(c)3 agency focused on being a community hub for local non-profits and businesses related to nature and outdoor recreation. We help you save time to find the trail you are looking for whether that be for mountain biking, hiking, trail running and many more outdoor human powered sports. We have over 700 guidebook posts which you can filter based on ability level, family friendly, dog friendly, handicap accessible and by location.
We have an outdoor calendar and have written hundreds of articles to educate and inspire you to get outdoors. We are the advocates at community meetings for human-powered sports and for nature conservation. Our main goal, to connect people with nature.
Are you retired and looking for ways to help others or are you someone who has little bits of time that you can share with our organization? We have all sorts of fun and creative ways to volunteer!
Below are various ways in which folks could volunteer for Wenatchee Outdoors. Some are easy-peasy at home tasks, others are more involved. Some allow you to volunteer at a micro-level (for example sharing your outdoor photos with us by phone, quick and simple takes 2 minutes of your time, or if you want to be more involved you could help us write grants). Please send Sarah an email at sarah@wenatcheeoutdoors.org if you would like to help out and what task(s) you would like to assist with.
2022 Wenatchee Outdoors Volunteers Wanted
Help Us Add & Update Guidebook Posts: Update guidebook posts for areas such as Twin Peaks, Sage Hills, Leavenworth Ski Hill area, Echo Ridge, and Squilchuck. If you can do the work hiking the trails etc. and creating the directions for the guidebook posts, we can update or add the post to our website. Accuracy is important and detail for this task, but get to be outside!
Grant Writer: Do you have experience writing grants? We could use your help! If you are looking for a flexible, volunteer from home experience and enjoy writing this could be the volunteer opportunity for you. Please email sarah@wenatcheeoutdoors.org to get started!
Outdoor Local Photos Needed: Always are looking for photos taken that week for Instagram or Facebook. Along with photo need a caption (who is pictured, where was it taken, who took the photo and what is a good caption for the image).
Community Writers: Seeking different community members to write articles for the website. Articles could be on an outdoor adventure, gear review, conservation related, wildlife related etc. We need 3-5 paragraphs and a few photos. Please email sarah@wenatcheeoutdoors.org with the idea for your article.
WenOut Booth Representative: Do you enjoy meeting people and talking with people. This may be the volunteer opportunity for you! Can you represent us at various events? We can give you the run down on our organization along with the supplies for the booth.
Back-End Website Work: Add photos back into the guidebook posts that are missing images within the website.
Filling Memberships: Help us write membership thank you notes to new members.
BIO: Sarah is fortunate to have her dream job as Executive Director for Wenatchee Outdoors. Her interests include wildlife, nature, people, and getting her sweat on outside. Mountain biking, skate skiing and alpine rock climbing are her outdoor passions. Sarah enjoys gardening, home remodel projects, baking and tending to her chickens, cat, dog, fish and frog. She is the mother of one which keeps her busy and happy on a daily basis. Activities she would like to pursue that would be new to her are kayaking and backcountry skiing.
