Activities

Volunteer Opportunities

Membership Committee (See Donna Eisenbarth, 816-454-2078)

A volunteer is needed to computer print welcome postcards each month to be mailed to new members. These postcards announce the upcoming general meeting.
A volunteer is needed each month at the general meetings to welcome folks as they arrive (assist them with sign-in and name tags) and to invite visitors to join Sierra Club.
Volunteers are needed at various tabling events throughout the year.

Fundraising Committee (See Melissa Blakley, m.blakley@earthlink.net)
The chair oversees major fundraisers and the recruitment of volunteers. Santa Caligon Days (lemonade stand) is in September.

Help call people to staff shifts at each event.
Lead a shift at Santi Caligon Days.
Sell Sierra Club Calendars at work or elsewhere October - December.
Lead new Newsletter Sponsorship program.
Help plan a new T-shirt and arrange to get them printed at a reasonable cost, with a design that would appeal and sell

Conservation Committee (See Eileen McManus, eileenm@planetkc.com) Sierra Club long-term priority conservation campaigns:

End Commercial Logging
Wildlands
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation/Water Quality
Challenge to Sprawl

Sierra Club priority programs also identified:

Global Warming
Human Rights and the Environment
Global Population Stabilization
Responsible Trade

Volunteers are needed to lead or participate in educational and political efforts on these national Sierra Club campaigns and programs. Volunteers are also needed to lead local environmental efforts (such as last year's recycling ballot issue, Missouri River Master Manual issue) as the need arises. The Joint Action Committee, led by the Conservation Chair meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Discovery Center, the Missouri Department of Conservation's new Urban Conservation Campus, 4750 Troost, Kansas City, MO.

Publicity Committee (See Melissa Blakley, m.blakley@earthlink.net)
Manage email list, send out action alerts, send meeting and special activity announcement to newspapers via email/fax. Need help with all these activities.

Newsletter Committee (See Bob Sherrick, bjsherrick@aol.com) The Heartland Sierran is produced on a bimonthly basis.

Volunteers can contribute by: writing articles; identifying potential authors and/or subject matter of articles; providing or finding sources for pertinent photos; proofreading the newsletter.
Newsletter distribution: (Melissa Blakley, m.blakley@earthlink.net). The newsletter is distributed to libraries and other locations all over the KC metro area every two months. Volunteers are needed to distribute in particular geographic areas.
Someone is also needed to mail or deliver the newsletters to those who are distributing them to libraries (would need to be at the mailing party - see below)
Newsletter mailing party - every two months (Dennis Gredell, gooseman@mail.planetkc.com, 816-444-7363) Work with small group to place labels and sort the newsletters for mailing.

Volunteer Coordinator (See Melissa Blakley, m.blakley@earthlink.net)
Keep track of member contacts and identify and recruit volunteers for various activities.

Hospitality Committee (see Ellen Brenneman ebrenn1@hallmark.com)
Recruit volunteers to bring snacks to general meetings and bring cups and other supplies to each meeting.

Outings Committee (See Dave Patton, dgpatton@comcast.net)
Plan and implement the groups various outings throughout the year: hikes, backpacking, bicycling, gastro outings, canoeing, etc. (see outings brochure)

Youth Outings (open position, chair needed)
Adventure Fitness of Campfire Girls & Boys needs volunteers for:

Ice skating in January and February
Pottery classes in January and February
Trolley run in March and April
Camping in May and June
Help with service projects
Teach classes at camp
Naturalists for hikes
Leaders for campfire clubs

Population/Consumption Committee Vacant. (See Melissa Blakley, m.blakley@earthlink.net)

Website Committee (See David Lockwood, david@lockwoodwebs.com)

Transportation Committee (See Ron McLinden, ron_mclinden@kcmo.org, 816-513-3477)
Members Transportation Committee collaborate with activists from the Kanza Group and other like-minded organizations to act as the "Metropolitan Coalition for Sensible Transportation." MCST members identify key transportation and development projects and issues in the Kansas City area, and bring an environmental perspective to these projects and issues through public comments and public information efforts. We work to reduce inefficient "urban sprawl" development through our efforts to reduce reliance on single-occupant motor vehicles; to support public transit, walking, and cycling; to advocate "smart growth" policies and strategies to guide regional development; and to protect watersheds.

Program Committee (See Ellen Brenneman ebrenn1@hallmark.com) Volunteer opportunities include: suggesting program topics; helping to arrange for programs; sending "thank-you" notes to program presenters; helping to greet the presenter and setting up any special equipment for the program (first Tuesday of each month) , i.e. VCR, screen, etc.

Political Committee (See David Anderson, davidcanderson@sbcglobal.net) Committee members will identify appropriate candidates for us to support and coordinate educational and support efforts.

General (See Melissa Blakley, m.blakley@earthlink.net ) Help plan and/or staff our table at Earth Day at the Zoo.

Committees

Executive
Meets last Tuesday of each month (7:00 pm). All THB members welcome. Contact: David Anderson, (816) 561-0626, davidcanderson@sbcglobal.net .

Joint Action
This committee brings together conservation, population, consumption, political, and other activists. Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month. Contact: Eileen McManus, (816) 523-7823, eileenm@planetkc.com.

Conservation
Education
Political
Urban Environment
Population/Consumption
Outings
Youth
Membership
Programs
Publicity
Fundraising
Hospitality
Newsletter
Newsletter Mailing
Website