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Volunteer Opportunities

We would like to thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Esplanade Association! Volunteering is essential to keeping the Esplanade clean and beautiful and enabling us to put on fun and free programs and events year round.

The Esplanade Association has opportunities for groups and individuals throughout the year. Working alongside Esplanade Association staff, volunteers participate in a host of projects, programs, and events including managing invasive species, painting benches, assisting with family-friendly events, helping with guided tours, and so much more! Volunteer opportunities vary by season.

Award-Winning Volunteer Program

EA’s Volunteer program began in 2004. The EA Volunteer Program has been a great success and has won the Boston Cares Outstanding Community Partners Award in 2005, was one of 100 national winners of the REI Park Stewardship awards in 2010, and won the Shonkoff Community Service Award from Blue Cross Community in 2015.

Annual Charles River Cleanup

Join us on Friday, April 19th and Saturday, April 20th from 10am – 12pm for the 25th Annual Charles River Cleanup! Registration for this year’s cleanup is OPEN NOW! 

To learn more about the Charles River Cleanup, and to REGISTER with us to volunteer. 

If you have any questions regarding this year’s cleanup or volunteering on the Esplanade, contact our Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator, Molly Ryan, at volunteers@esplanade.org.  

Bring your company’s employees to volunteer on the Esplanade as part of our award-winning Volunteer Program!

Volunteering with the Esplanade Association is a great way to build team camaraderie while participating in a visible philanthropic effort to benefit a local nonprofit. Volunteers report a sense of pride caring for a public space that they are likely to return to with friends and family.

To learn more about the volunteer day, and to register to volunteer, click here.

Volunteer Ambassadors

Looking deepen your impact through volunteering? Join us as a Volunteer Ambassador!

The Esplanade Association is looking for eager, team-oriented, and environmentally conscious individuals interested in joining our ambassador program in the Spring, Summer, or Fall of 2024!

Ambassadors will make a regular weekly/monthly commitment to directly assist EA staff in a variety of ways: supporting free programs/events, facilitating groups in park care and stewardship, collecting data on park use, and more. This is a great opportunity to gain leadership, stewardship, and event experience and to contribute directly to the organization’s mission of enhancing and revitalizing the Charles River Esplanade and creating community in the park.

The Esplanade Association is seeking civic-minded community members to join our Individual Volunteer Program. Whether we’re hosting educational, cultural, or recreational programs for the community or caring for 15 ornamental gardens and 1,700 trees, we need your support! Volunteers will assist with event setup and registration, specialized horticultural tasks, office mailings, and more, based on their interests and availability throughout the year. Small groups or families are welcome to participate together! For more information about volunteer opportunities please visit our Individual Volunteer Program description or email our Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator, Molly Ryan, at volunteers@esplanade.org

Are you inspired by the Esplanade? Are you looking to build your personal portfolio of photos? We need your skills! The Esplanade Association is seeking dedicated photographers to help showcase the beauty and vitality of the Esplanade and to help build awareness of the work we do to care for the park throughout the year. Learn more.

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25th Charles River Cleanup

 

We are so excited for the 25th Annual Charles River Cleanup on April 19 & 20. Register with your friends, work colleagues, or organizations to volunteer with us as we help clean the Charles River alongside our partners for the day!

Together we will remove trash from the 80 miles of the Charles and 1,100 acres surrounding the Muddy River as part of this Park Service Day!

Learn more and Register HERE