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We rolled out the new volunteer hour tracking option in December 2014. It took a little longer than expected but now the 2014 hours have been transferred over and all incentives earned since then have been mailed out.
Here is the website for more information on Volunteer Hours and how incentives are earned.
You can see how many hours you have recorded or were transferred over from 2014 by logging into your time sheet.https://www.ourvolts.com/site/georgia-state-park-and-historic-sites-volunteers-and-hosts/timesheet
Using this neat Stats feature, you can see where you are in the overall documentation of hours for volunteers all over the state: https://www.ourvolts.com/site/georgia-state-park-and-historic-sites-volunteers-and-hosts/stats
Thank you for your patience as we transitioned to this new tracking software. Your information is now accessible by you, park managers as well as myself. However, it is completely private and not accessible by anyone outside of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites.
Volunteers Defined: We love and need them all!
Community Volunteers-Help
on a day-to-day basis at a Park as they are available. Our community
volunteers help with leading hikes, helping with maintenance, assisting
with the visitor or retail center, guide new visitors to park activities
and locations. Those volunteering more than once per month or planning
to volunteer more than 20 hours per year need to update registration.
Hosts (Campground, Yurt, Maintenance, Golf, Train)-Stay
in their personal RV at designated free Host Site for 2-6 months in
exchange for a minimum of 24 hours of volunteer work. Host duties
include: visitor assistance and maintenance. All hosts are required to
update registration to still be considered for hosting.
Group Volunteers-This
is for Churches, Corporations, Scouts and Universities who want a
tailor-made project that will strengthen the group as individuals as
well as a team morale while assisting Georgia State Parks. Only the
group leader will need to be registered in our system.
How are we doing?
In
order for Georgia State Parks to continue to thrive and grow, even in
these lean budget times, we need to get feedback from those that utilize
our services and Parks. As Volunteers and Hosts, you have the same
rights and anonymity in park observations and feedback as our Park
Staff. Please use this quick survey form to share your experiences with us.
Thanks
for reading! Please feel free to share with others. If you need to
contact me, Georgia State Parks Volunteer Coordinator: nyleta.wallace@gadnr.org
As always, thank you for being a steward for Georgia State Parks!
Have a great day!
Helpful Links:
eNews Archived - http://gastateparks.org/volunteer/news
Log your Hours - http://gastateparks.org/volunteer/hours
See your recorded hours - https://www.ourvolts.com/site/georgia-state-park-and-historic-sites-volunteers-and-hosts/timesheet
Volunteer Hour Stats - https://www.ourvolts.com/site/georgia-state-park-and-historic-sites-volunteers-and-hosts/stats
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