Volunteer | Naples Botanical Garden

Current Garden Volunteers:

Questions? email us at naplesvolunteers@gmail.com as our phones and regular Garden emails are currently offline. Stay up-to-date by following Donna McGinnis’ blog by clicking here.

Volunteer Orientation Opportunities will be updated as we continue to recover from Hurricane Irma.

Volunteer Opportunities in the Garden

Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer at Naples Botanical Garden. We look forward to meeting you! Volunteers play a key role in the daily life of the Garden. They bring an eagerness to learn and an unselfish ability to share their time and talents with us. Volunteers are often the best advocates for the Garden in our community and we celebrate their commitment to serve in all aspects of the organization.

College & University Students

FGCU students as well as other college students in the area are required to earn volunteer hours for certain classes or to graduate. We welcome short term and long term college students and will work with your crazy schedules J to make sure you accomplish your hours!

You will coordinate your time with us by contacting: Jackie Coppard at jcoppard@naplesgarden.org

Please click here for College Student Volunteer Opportunities.

High School Students

High School students are required to earn volunteer hours in order to apply for scholarships and also for Honor Society, internships and special classes requiring community service.

You will coordinate your time with us by contacting Sally Richardson at srichardson@naplesgarden.org

Please click here for High School Student Volunteer Opportunities.

Students Under 16 Years of Age

Individual volunteers must be at least 16 years old. However, anyone from ages 12 – 15 years old may also volunteer, but must be in the constant supervision of a parent or legal guardian, who is also a Garden volunteer. Prior to being assigned, volunteers aged 12 – 15 must completely fill out, on their own, and submit a questionnaire.

Please click here for Questionnaire.

Adult Volunteers

If you are a full time resident or seasonal resident and are interested in volunteering at the Garden, we welcome you! We have “regular volunteer assignments” which mean you come once a week, same time, same task. We also have “on call” assignments which mean you will be sent an email to come help on an “as needed” basis. It is ideal for adult volunteers to be here during most months of our “Season” which is November through April. We will attempt to work with everyone’s schedule, however, and do our best to place all those who have an interest and want to support the Garden.

Click here for a listing of 2016-2017 Volunteer Opportunities.

Your first step, if you haven’t been to the Garden, will be to come spend some time at the Garden (admission – $14.95) and also spend time on our website www.naplesgarden.org . Those two steps will give you a general idea of what we are all about and what we have to offer.

Your second step is to attend a volunteer orientation. There are limited spaces available so make sure that you email Sally Richardson – srichardson@naplesgarden.org and let her know which orientation date you would like to attend. In your email, tell her a bit about yourself – if you are here year round or seasonally, what your interests are and if you have a specific area where you would like to volunteer. She will respond and confirm your date.