ONTARIO  TRAILS  EDUCATION  PROGRAM          

 

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Volunteer  Management    

 

This  program  will  be  of  practical  use  and  interest  to  anyone  working  with  volunteers  including  recruitment,  training  and  how  to  retain  volunteers  for  building  and  managing  trails.  

Course  Information  WHEN  May  17,  2012  8:00  p.m.  –  4:00  p.m.  

LOCATION  Woodstock  COST  $150.00  plus  HST  

This  course  takes  place  over  one  day  and  will  provide  trail  managers  with  tools  and  skills  required  to  properly  recruit,  train,  and  retain  volunteers  as  part  of  the  trail  building  and  management  process      This  course  will  focus  on  identifying  and  understanding  the  volunteering  cycle  to  address  current  and  future  volunteering  needs  for  the  organization,  leading  to  building  a  volunteer  management  tool  kit.  The  session  will  consist  of  both  theory  and  practical  training.    Register    Or  contact:  Shelley  May,  Ontario  Parks  Association  training@ontarioparksassociation.ca  

 

Learn  more  at  www.ontariotrails.on.ca/courses  

Diana    enjoys  a  second  career  in  outdoor  education,  trail  leadership,  volunteer  management  and  fundraising.  Diana  holds  a  Degree  in  Radio  and  Television  Arts  from  Ryerson,  a  Certificate  in  Fundraising  and  Volunteer  Management  from  George  Brown  College,  a  Certificate  in  Outdoor  Education  from  Humber  College  and  is  a  Hike  Ontario  Certified  Wilderness  Day  Hike  Leader,  and  Certified  Hike  Leader  Instructor.    Diana  created  a  volunteer-­‐driven  Guided  Nature  Walks  program  to  introduce  and  promote  Rouge  Park,  a  unique  near-­‐urban  wilderness  park  to  new  and  established  visitors.  Currently  supervising  a  team  of  40  volunteers  which  will  expand  in  2012.    

 

 Instructor:  Diana  Smyth