Volunteer Week
RSVP to Volunteer Week!
2025 Volunteer Week - April 7-13
We are excited to invite alumni and friends of many ages and stages — former campers, current or former parents, staff, and families — and the greater community to join us for a week of service and camaraderie as we prepare for another exciting season of programming at GRP. You do not have to stay and volunteer the entire week–any time you can give is valuable and appreciated. You also do not have to specifically be a GRP alumi. If you’re looking to help us with trail work and opening camp for the season, you are invited!
We welcome volunteers ages 16+. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Volunteer week is for all GRP alumni and folks who want to come to camp for a week (or any amount of time you can spare) of unbargaining service and help open camp for the season! After the havoc of Helene, we’ve got more than a bit of work to do around the property. If you’re wondering what we’ll be doing, the answer is trail work, followed by trail work, with some potential trails work on the side. Working as a team, we’ll clean and open the cabins, the lodge, the trails (lots of trail work) and get GRP ready for school programs and summer camp. This is a great time to gather a group of Alumni or friends, or to meet other GRP Alumni, and to spend a unique week at GRP giving back and helping us prepare to welcome a new group of campers.
The week will begin Monday morning and officially end the following Sunday. There is an option to stay on through Sunday if you simply can’t get enough GRP. In exchange for your hard work, we will be providing housing on base camp, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
This week is designed for our Alumni and folks who are 16+. Registration information coming soon!
FAQ for Volunteer Weekend
No. However, if you have questions about this or a unique situation please contact
You must be 16+. Minors under 18 need to come with an adult.
Depending on volunteer numbers, we may be able to provide meals throughout the week, and meals will be provided over the weekend.
No. Please sign up!
We realize that arrival times will differ over the course of the week. We’ll keep you informed as we closer to this event.
You will need to depart by mid day Sunday.
If you want stay to help out for longer please email .
Please notify as soon as you know you can’t come.
The schedule and tasks will depend on the number of people that sign up and their preferences. Having said that, our trails need some TLC after Hurricane Helene swept through. Schedules may vary from person to person, and we’ll update you with more information as we get closer to this event.
We are unplugged at camp! GPS and cell service is nonexistent on the Preserve, so please use the driving directions.
Yes! If you are coming in early or staying later to help we are happy to have you stay. We will be sleeping in the freshly cleaned cabins or a room in the Mentor Lodge. If you want to bring a tent and pitch it in the feild you are more than welcome to as well!
While we are beyond excited to see so many friends of GRP gathered together for the weekend, please leave your pets, worries, work, and electronics behind. Part of our mission is to disconnect from the rest of the world and reconnect with nature and we hope that we can all support this goal together.
- Assortment of clothing that you do not mind getting dirty
- Warm sweater or jacket
- Rain jacket
- Water bottle
- PJs
- Sleeping bag
- Pillow
- Toiletries
- Daypack
- Any tools that you have that you think could come in handy that you want to bring
- Masks
- Hand Sanitizer