Volunteer Opportunities
Following is a listing of volunteer
opportunities for people working on completing their Master Gardener and Advanced Master
Gardener Certification. For more detailed information about each project contact the
person listed. You MUST contact the person before you begin volunteering.
Bradford Woods - The gardens at the
Bradford Woods Manor House rely on volunteer help for much of their maintenance. If you
have an interest in garden preservation projects, this may be just your thing. After
decades of overgrowth, the garden area was cleared of offensive plants and is being
restored to it's original plantings. Work involves basic gardening skills. For more
information, contact Kari Price, Naturalist/Historian at 765-342-2915.
Cross School Restoration
- The Morgan County Master Gardeners will be planting the final plantings at
Cross School when the restoration is finished. Call Lee Hirt 765-342-5696.
Elementary School Nature Centers - Most of
the Morgan County elementary schools have nature centers which feature wildlife plantings.
There is always a need for volunteers to help maintain the garden areas and volunteers can
also help by working directly in educational programs. Individual school contacts can be
made be using the following links.
Fallwood Nature Center - Contact
Dee Terrell 765-342-0852.
Flowers at the Morgan County
Administration Building -
Contact Trena Trusty 317 996-2746
Habitat for Humanity- Several homes are
being built in the Martinsville area and as each one is completed volunteers are needed to
seed lawns and plant trees and shrubs. Contact Christine Wilson 765-349-9003.
Kennedy Living Center - Volunteers are
needed to help care for the courtyard gardens at this facility on Pike Street in
Martinsville. Contact Ruth Montgomery at 765-342-6637.
Martinsville Senior Center - Volunteers are
needed to help plant some flowers at the Senior Center on Blue Bluff Road. Contact Jeannie
East, 765-342-5525.
Morgan County Fairground Flowers - Contact
Ann Lankford -765-342-8097
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