The Friends of Quiet Waters Park is a nonprofit organization that supports
Quiet Waters Park through volunteering, fundraising, and advocacy.
Donations to the Friends are tax deductible.
Quiet Waters Park
is a facility of the
Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks.
All articles and images on this web site are the property of The Friends of Quiet Waters Park.
Welcome Volunteers!
Volunteers are the life's blood of an organization such as the Friends. The Friends have numerous volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Our volunteers have fun and are support many of the public events that you see in the Park. If you are interested in volunteering for the park, please click here and fill out our volunteer form.
Even if you choose not to become a member of the group, your volunteer time is always welcome.
Currently, The Friends of Quiet Waters Park is gearing up for the upcoming events. Many of our volunteer opportunities are event based.
Some of these events include:
- Earth Day (One of largest events, Saturday near the end of April)
- Summer concert series (Up to 10 Saturday evenings in July and August)
- Arts and Music Festival (A 2-day event on the last weekend in September)
- Howl-O-Ween Barkin’ Bash (On the last Saturday in October)
We also have several committees that help organize these events and other programming throughout the year. Check out the:
Your information...
Times available for
volunteering and any
additional comments >>>
The Friends of Quiet Waters Park
Fund Raising & Budgeting Committee
- Keep and update database of corporate donors.
- Communicate with Friends committees that require corporate donors.
- Communicate with representatives of corporate donors.
- Develop new donor relationships.
- Develop fundraising events that provide financial support to the Friends.
- Write and revise budget each fiscal year and submit to board .
- Update and renew current grants.
- Research new grant opportunities.
- Write grant applications.
Environment Committee
- Work with ranger liaison on Earth Day activities.
- Develop naturalist programming.
- Develop docent network for naturalist programming.
- Support species habitat enhancements (e.g., bluebird boxes, native meadow).
- Assist park staff in developing environmental seminar series.
- Develop interpretive materials.
- Disperse information for Friends member communication and website.
Summer Concert Committee
- Work with ranger liaison on activities for the event.
- Coordinate with fund raising committee to obtain sponsors and contributors.
- Plan programs and other forms of publicity for the concerts and work with the printer.
- Set-up and run the Friends table at the concerts.
- Purchase items (bubbles, etc.) for sale at the Friends table.
- Arrange for announcements at the concerts concerning the sponsors and contributors.
- Run the raffle at the concerts.
- Count, categorize, and enter into the register any funds taken in at the concerts.
- Obtain volunteers with the help of the volunteer committee.
- Disperse information for Friends member communication and website.
Membership & Volunteers Committee
- Keep and update member database.
- Compose and mail membership renewal letters.
- Enter into the register any membership donations.
- Coordinate and mail membership perks (if continued).
- Disperse information for Friends member communication, online newsletter and website.
- Coordinate with events committees and park staff.
- Disperse information for website.
Member and Donor Communication (Formally Newsletter)
- Format and compose media (postcard, online calendar and newsletter, etc.).
- Enlist writers for articles, surveys and emails.
- Work with the printer (i.e., Frank Gumpert Printers).
- Coordinate with Membership and Fund Raising committees in order to obtain addresses.
- Support membership committee and database.
- Implement media distribution to membership via bulk mail or email.
Please check the activities for which you would like to volunteer...
