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Onboarding

Timeline

Welcome to the Ramsey County Master Gardener Volunteer Program!

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We're so glad that you decided to join us in 2024. Your background check has cleared, your Safety of Minors training is complete, and you have registered to the Horticultural Core Course. 

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Before You Start

Below are a few housekeeping items that we recommend tackling before you officially get started. These will help you hit the ground running in 2024.

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Recommended Reading for New Volunteers

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Frequent Email Contacts

Add these names to your email's contact list/address book. You will be getting email and phone messages from them this year and you don't want your email's spam/junk filter to delete them.

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January

February 

  • Receive a temporary name badge and t-shirt mailed to your home.

  • Continue learning course through U of M

  • Meet your mentor

March 

April

  • Volunteer Project Fair 

  • Volunteer projects ramp up

May

  • Summer volunteering seasons begins! 

  • RCMG Plant Sale

  • Complete any unfinished Core Course tasks

July

  • Mid-year check-in with your mentor

  • Hours check 

September

  • Intern + Mentor Celebration Event

  • Intern + Mentor Feedback Survey 

December

  • Complete hours for the year

  • December 21  is the last day to enter hours

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