WC Park District: 2025 Plant Sale Volunteers Needed

2025 Plant Sale Volunteer Needs

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Plant Training for all Greenhouse Helpers, Plant Sale Volunteers and Master Gardeners!

Wednesday, April 16; 11 am

J.C Reuthinger Memorial Preserve

30730 Oregon Road, Perrysburg

Not required but HIGHLY ENCOURAGED before volunteering! Mark your calendars and come learn with our OSU Volunteer Training with Pam Bennet!

It’s a good idea to look at the entrance of Reuthinger on google maps street view before you leave, it has an awkward driveway close to an intersection. If you are approaching from the south, heading north on Oregon road, the park is a right turn before the Oregon Rd & Caple Blvd intersection. I think this way is less stressful. If you are coming from the north on Oregon Rd, it will be a left turn, crossing 3 lanes of traffic, right after the same intersection (Oregon Rd & Caple Blvd).

Adopt-a-Garden/Adopt-a-Nursery Bed Information Meeting

Monday, April 21; 6 – 7 pm

J.C. Reuthinger Memorial Preserve

30730 Oregon Road, Perrysburg

Do you have a green thumb and enjoy working outdoors? Are you curious about the benefits of native plants? Join staff and returning volunteers to learn about the adoptable native gardens and plant beds within your Wood County Parks and what you can do to help!

We need Plant Sale Volunteers!

Help us load tables and plants a couple days before the sale, or volunteer on the May 2nd Friends Members-only Sale Day or the May 3rd Public Sale Day!

Unloading & Setting up 4/30/25

Wednesday, April 30; 10am – 12 pm

Wood County Fairgrounds: Champion Building

13800 W. Poe Rd. Bowling Green

Unload items that are arriving from J.C Reuthinger. You will meet at the Wood County Fairgrounds to begin unloading and setting up the layout for the Native Plant Sale. This shift may come with heavier lifting. (Tables, heavy stands, etc) Please be mindful of this and use your best judgment. There are other shifts to assist with for lighter lifting.

We need 3 more volunteers!

Loading Shift 5/1/25

Thursday, May 1st; 8 am – 9:30 am

J.C Reuthinger

30730 Oregon Rd

Please meet at J.C Reuthinger Memorial Preserve. Assist in loading the native plants. There will be lifting of objects into a trailer, so please be mindful of your abilities in doing so!

We need 3 more volunteers!

Unloading & Setting up 5/1/25

Thursday, May 1; 10am – 12 pm

Wood County Fairgrounds: Champion Building

13800 W. Poe Rd. Bowling Green

Unload Native Plants and items that are arriving from J.C Reuthinger. You will meet at the Wood County Fairgrounds to begin unloading and setting up the layout for the Native Plant Sale. This shift involves handling more of the plants. There will be lifting and object moving, so please be mindful of your abilities in doing so!

We need 8 more volunteers!

Friends Membership Plant Sale Day 5/2/25

Friday, May 2; 9am – 1 pm

Wood County Fairgrounds: Champion Building

13800 W. Poe Rd. Bowling Green

Volunteer at the Native Plant Sale during the Friends’ membership sale day! Keep tables clean, direct customers to staff members, take plants to customer’s cars and replenish plant racks once sold out.

There will be a training day & instruction before this event: OSU MGV Presentation on Plant Sale etiquette by Pam Bennett will be on 4/16 at 11AM; volunteers are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to attend!

We need 4 more volunteers!

Public Plant Sale Day 5/3/25

Saturday, May 3; 9am – 1 pm

Wood County Fairgrounds: Champion Building

13800 W. Poe Rd. Bowling Green

Volunteer at the Native Plant Sale during the Public sale day! Keep tables clean, direct customers to staff members, take plants to customer’s cars and replenish plant racks once sold out.

There will be a training day & instruction before this event: OSU MGV Presentation on Plant Sale etiquette by Pam Bennett will be on 4/16 at 11AM; volunteers are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to attend!

We need 4 more volunteers!

Tear Down & Cleanup Shift 5/3/25

Saturday, May 3; 12:30pm – 2 pm

Wood County Fairgrounds: Champion Building

13800 W. Poe Rd. Bowling Green

Please come during the end of the Plant Sale Public Day to assist in tearing down tables, chairs, heavy items, etc. Then load items back into the trailer to take back to Reuthinger. Some heavy items may be lifted, please be mindful of your abilities in doing so! Please meet at the Wood County Fairgrounds: Champion Building.

We need 5 more volunteers!

Be a Friend!

Support the work of the Park District through the Friends of the Parks.

Enjoy member benefits such as discounts on facility rentals and programs. Also, receive mailed program guides and invitations to member-only events and activities.

Join the Friends!

Join the Master Gardeners!

The Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) program provides intensive training in horticulture to interested Ohio residents who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities for Ohio residents through their local OSU Extension county office.

Volunteers are not required to have gardening skills or knowledge; a passion for learning about gardening and sharing this knowledge with others is a must!

Enrollment is closed for OSU Extension 2025 Master Gardener Volunteer Program Classes.

To be added to the waitlist for 2026, email the Master Gardener Volunteer Program Coordinator in Lucas and Wood Counties, Nicole Literacki at [email protected].