Volunteers

This collection contains various meeting notes, bylaws, newsletters, event information, volunteer informations, and newsletters from the associates of DBG.

List of activities and participants; Green Thumb article

Associates participation in the 1969 Garden & Home Show

Inter-Office Correspondence related to work for volunteers.

Total recorded volunteer hours in varied DBG activities in 1993.

Application for Associates membership; Become Volunteer Mentor; DBG mentor training agenda.

Packet with opportunities & job descriptions for volunteers in outside gardens; miscellaneous forms related to volunteering

Volunteer Newsletter with article, The Associates of DBG are 15 Years Old.

City of Denver Inter-Office Correspondence re: Associates. Outside Garden volunteer information packet.

Communications re: “Peonies of Greece, Myth, Science and Art,” “Art in the Gardens,” and “Botanical Treasures: A Show and Sale of Illustrations from 1600 to Present.” News items related to Associates’ activities.

Press release for “Escape to Spring in Downtown Denver.” Communication to volunteers. Agenda for Outdoor Gardener Recruitment Program 4/1/87

Plant & Used Book Sale, Blossoms of Light, Handbook for Greenhouse Volunteers

Letter to potential members from Membership Chair, Pat Hoffman; welcoming letter to new member from Pat Hoffman. Memo from Joedy Arnold to Information Desk Volunteers detailing scope of work.

October DBG newsletter: Views from the Gardens. News item re: Associates change of fiscal year and date of Annual Meeting.

January DBG newsletter: Views from the Gardens with history of DBG with mention of Associates’ role. April employee/volunteer newsletter: Common Ground with article about Associates.

Committee chair responsibilities. Job descriptions for 1) chair of Outdoor Gardens & 2) chair of Outdoor Guides. DBG’s Common Ground, Employee/Volunteer Newsletter June 1995 with article about Associates’ Annual Meeting held in April

DGB Common Ground, Employee/Volunteer Newsletters for March, April, May & December.

DGB Common Ground, Employee/Volunteer Newsletters for July & November/December.

Total volunteer hours for 2000 and 2001. Associates photos from Mt. Goliath 2001.

Volunteer Hours Report January-December 2002

2003 Volunteer demographic data summary. 2003 total volunteer hours. Proposed format for new DBG brochure devoted to “Volunteer Opportunities.”

Volunteer Newsletter Spring 2009 with articles about the Adult Tour Guide programs & the Associates. Volunteer Newsletter Winter 2009 with article about the Associates.

Articles in the Volunteer Newsletter: Spring 2005, “Associates Support Adult Tour Guide Program;” Summer/Fall 2005: “Associates Having a Great Year” highlighting Anna Russo; Fall/Winter 2005: general news with end of year wrap-up.

Two issues with articles about the Associates: Spring 2006 and Fall/Winter 2006. Article in DBG Grow Your Mind re: Affiliate Volunteer Organizations (Associates & the Guild).

DBG Volunteer Newsletter Spring/summer 2007 with articles about the Associates and the Adult Tour Guide Program.

1990 DBG public events. Holiday Sale: summary of volunteer hours, expenses & income

Final Report of Peer Review: Volunteer Program Denver Botanic Gardens. Includes Executive Summary & Organization Chart

Agenda for Planning Briefing (undated). Agenda for Planning Retreat 8/7/2001. Strategic Planning Committee Roles & Responsibilities. Overview of DBG departments. List of volunteer needs for DBG departments. Volunteer Services Department Status Report. Memo to Connie Olson with thanks for her efforts in developing the draft of the Strategic Plan (not included).