Volunteer

Our volunteers make all the difference and are the lifeblood of the chapter. We could not function without this team of people who work together to promote a common cause, and provide programs for our community.

Volunteering with our chapter provides a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends, learn new skills, challenge yourself, and have fun while contributing to a good cause.

Our volunteer needs are vast and are not only limited to activity and trip leaders but also in the area of chapter management. There are both virtual and in-person opportunities:

Specific Opportunities and Critical Needs

  • Trip Leaders: Love introducing people to the outdoors? Become a trip leader!  Enjoy day hiking, camping, backpacking, bicycling, paddling (and others) as much as we do?  Help us get people enjoying the outdoors – we need you! 

  • Virtual Programs:  Enjoy learning about new topics and bringing people together?  The Chapter is looking for a coordinator to stand-up monthly virtual programs.

  • Content Creators: Are you a storyteller or photographer or both? We need a few more content creators, speakers, and presenters to support in-person and virtual programs.  Have you had an outdoor or conservation adventure you enjoy sharing? We’d love to hear about it! 

Our Committees

Our committees focus on specific operational and program areas needed to keep the chapter running, and provide programs to the public and our membership:

  • Communications Committee: Our communications committee is hard at work on our website, newsletter, social media, Meetup, and all regular member and public facing communications. 

  • Young Members Committee: Are you an AMC member in your 20s or 30s.  Our Young Members Committee is looking for volunteers to train as leaders and to help organize events. 

  • Family Outings Committee: The Family Outings Committee organizes events for families with children that are designed to introduce parents and children to the outdoors and facilitate their getting involved in outdoor activities and conservation.

  • Conservation Committee:

  • Leadership Committee:

Interested in volunteering or learning more?

Reach out to us telling us a little about yourself and your interests and we will be in-touch! Thank you for expressing an interest in supporting the chapter and we look forward to speaking with you further.

Volunteer (vaa·luhn·teer)

The word volunteer comes from the Latin word voluntarius, meaning willing or of one’s own choice. This latin verb originated from the Latin noun voluntas, meaning will or desire. The first english language use of the word, “Volunteer,” was in a poem titled, “Of Arthour & of Merlin,” which originated around 1330. (Source: PA Times, Benjamin Paley, February 2020).