Volunteer with Therapeutic Recreation!
Everyone wins!
Volunteering with Adaptive and Special Recreations programs means being a friend to someone who might not be able to participate without your help. Share your interests and talents and have fun with some great people!
Special Recreation
Volunteers help with evening programs such as "Down
Home Cooking", assist program participants with their personal
fitness goals, or just hang out and have some fun with games,
crafts and songs.
Saturday programs and activities offer opportunity for outdoor recreation and community service. Volunteers provide support and friendship and are rewarded with big smiles!
Adaptive Recreation
Volunteers help make it possible for people with physical
disabilities to participate in our programs. Volunteers provide
support and encouragement and will be trained to assist
participants.
Adaptive Ski Sundays
If you are an experienced downhill skier and are interested in
helping people with physical disabilities, we need you! This
program pairs volunteers with people who require adaptive
equipment to ski. For more information about the program,
contact the volunteer coordinator at the number below, or visit
www.oregonadaptivesports.org.
How to Volunteer
Download Volunteer
Application and
Criminal History Verification (ages 18 and over).
Complete and return to:
Volunteer Coordinator
Bend Metro Park and Recreation District
200 NW Pacific Park Lane
Bend, OR 97701
Fax 541-388-5429
Forms may also be dropped off at Juniper Swim and Fitness
Center or the Bend Senior Center.
After we receive your application and criminal history form, the Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to schedule an appointment for a district orientation. Once the district orientation and criminal history verification are completed, you will be connected with the program supervisor for the area you wish to volunteer. The supervisor will schedule a time to meet with you for training and to get you started with volunteering.
Volunteers under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Volunteers under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign the volunteer application in order to volunteer.
Volunteers may be asked to complete a vehicle background check if operating a Bend Metro Park and Recreation District vehicle as part of their volunteer responsibilities.
Have questions or need more information?
Contact Kim Johnson, Volunteer Coordinator at 541-389-7275 or
kim@bendparksandrec.org
