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HRWC PROGRAM & ACTIVITY
COMMITTEES
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Restoration Committee
The
Restoration Committee helps set priorities for watershed
restoration activities (including buffer plantings, stormwater
projects, and stream restoration) associated with HRWC’s annual
work planning. The committee also assists staff with review and
evaluation of grant opportunities and sub-watershed priorities
and makes recommendations to the board of directors. The
Committee organizes 4-6 volunteer workdays annually in
cooperation with the Restoration and/or Watershed Coordinators.
Members are expected to assist with volunteer workdays, which
may include loaning tools and equipment, recruiting other
volunteers, and/or helping with planting, seeding, and project
maintenance.
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Lake Chatuge Committee
The Lake Chatuge Committee’s purpose is to
facilitate implementation of the
Lake Chatuge Watershed Action Plan.
The committee helps to set priorities for implementation
activities associated with HRWC’s annual work planning. The
committee assists staff with review and evaluation of grant
opportunities and sub-watershed priorities and makes
recommendations to the board of directors. Members are expected
to help with education events, workshops, and fundraisers
associated with plan implementation.
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Education Committee
The Education
Committee helps to set priorities for environmental education
activities (including opportunities for children, youth and
adults) associated with HRWC’s annual work planning. Members
assist HRWC staff with educational events which may include set
up of displays, providing refreshments, making presentations,
chaperoning children and youth, etc., and in some cases may
carry out activities in the community without the assistance of
staff. The committee also assists staff with review and
evaluation of grant opportunities and makes recommendations to
the board of directors associated with future programming.
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Volunteer Monitoring Committee
The Volunteer Monitoring Committee helps to set priorities
for water quality monitoring activities associated with HRWC’s
annual work planning. Members assist HRWC staff with program
administration, which may include ordering supplies, volunteer
training, manning sample drop-off locations, data management,
and insuring sample delivery to the laboratory. The committee
also assists staff with review and evaluation of grant
opportunities and makes recommendations to the board of
directors.
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Event Planning/Fundraising Committee
The Event
Planning Committee assists the organization with planning and
logistics associated with fundraising events (i.e. Trout Dinner,
Wine Tasting, Holman Banquet), as well as program meetings and
volunteer gatherings. Members may help prepare refreshments,
make arrangements for music, assist with event set-up and
clean-up, and recruit volunteers for various duties during
events. Committee members will set their own meeting schedule;
however, quarterly meetings are likely in order to assist with
three major fundraising events and for organizational planning.
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Grants Committee
The Grants Committee assists the organization in identifying
and pursuing grant opportunities. Members may canvas the
internet searching for available grant opportunities, meet with
HRWC staff and members of various committees to plan grant
applications, and/or assist with grant writing. Much of this
committee’s work could be accomplished independently with
coordination via telephone and/or email.
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If you are interested in volunteering
to serve on one of these committees, please contact Callie Moore
at
cmoore@hrwc.net or call (828)
837-5414. You may also suggest a new committee for consideration
by the HRWC Board of Directors!
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