Crew leader recruitment season 2012

By Jenny Bedell-Stiles

This week Friends of Trees wrapped up our biggest crew leader recruitment effort—and what an awesome success it was, thanks to our new recruits! An incredible group of 155 individuals were trained to become crew leaders—an increase of 17% over last season!  These folks are now joining our more experienced crew leaders across the greater Portland-Vancouver and Eugene-Springfield regions.  Together they will be guiding volunteers to plant tens of thousands of trees between now and the end of April!

Green Space Initiative: Dress for Success skit

Green Space Initiative had an all time record recruitment season: 52 new crew leaders (an increase of 62% over last season);

Neighborhood Trees matched last year’s record recruitment season: 88 new crew leaders (we’re flabbergasted that the number is exactly the same);

-Our Eugene office did a stellar job training 15 individuals for only their second ever Friends of Trees style crew leader training.

It is with a great deal of gratitude that I write this blog post. Our crew leaders’ energy, the significant contribution they make to our urban canopy and urban community, and the continued growth in our crew leader ranks, is inspirational.  To all our crew leaders: thank you for all you do! You are the face of Friends of Trees and we couldn’t do this work without your significant energy and leadership!

Did you miss our October and November crew leader trainings but are interested in this role? You might be in luck! We will run two small mid-winter crew leader trainings at the end of January, one for Green Space Initiative and one for Neighborhood Trees. Contact me or Andy if you’re interested and we’ll add you to a list and let you know when the training details are solidified–503-595-0213. Click HERE for more details about this rewarding role.

Bedell-Stiles is the Volunteer & Outreach Specialist for Friends of Trees.