Last updated: April 19, 2024
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Celebrate National Volunteer Week 2024
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Join us for National Volunteer Week!
This year's celebration takes place from April 21-27, 2024.
Every year, we celebrate National Volunteer Week to recognize the contributions of our national park volunteers. National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 and has grown exponentially each year, with thousands of volunteer projects and special events scheduled throughout the week. Whether online, at the visitor center, or on the trail, doing good in parks comes in many forms, and we recognize and celebrate them all.
Each year, many thousands of volunteers contribute millions of hours of volunteer service at our national parks. We call these volunteers in the Volunteers In Parks Program our “VIPs." They work side-by-side with our National Park Service employees in parks and programs across the nation to help preserve our nation’s most precious natural, historical, recreational, and cultural treasures.
If you are one of the millions who have volunteered at a national park since the Volunteers-In-Parks program began more than 50 years ago, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks. Thank you for lending your time and talent to preserve and protect our natural and cultural resources. Because of you, we are better able to support the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations in national park sites. This week and throughout the year, we celebrate you.
Join the excitement:
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Sign up to volunteer. Go to Volunteer.gov and find an opportunity near you!
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Share your volunteer story. Are you a proud volunteer? Share a photo and your volunteer story. Be sure to tag the National Park Service, your favorite park, and use #NPSVolunteer and #MyParkStory.
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Thank a volunteer. Are you visiting a national park site during National Volunteer Week? Say thank you to the volunteers you meet!
You can make our great places better. Become a VIP and volunteer with us today!
