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We turn in a report every month for the previous month activity.
Deadline is the 10th. Try to include the date, # hours, and location.
Hours should be turned in to the section leader for the trail
segment where the volunteer work was performed. If the work is
not specific to a trail segment the hours should be reported to
the Volunteer Hour Reporting committee chair.
What activities count when documenting your volunteer hours:
Volunteers are encouraged to use common sense and good judgment
when deciding what activities to include in volunteer hours. When
calculating volunteer hours for an activity, keep the following
guidelines in mind.
If the activity or event benefits the Florida Trail Association
and/or the Trail, it counts as volunteer time. Volunteers who
participate as described below are eligible to count their hours
as volunteer hours. Remember to include your travel time when
calculating your hours.
Examples of activities or events that benefit the Association
or the Trail
1. Work on the trail (maintenance, trail building, repairing/maintaining
equipment & tools, etc).
2. Administrative work (i.e., as a state officer/director, planner,
record keeper, chapter officer or committee member)
3. Staffing an FTA information booth or working any other type
of outreach activity.
4. Learning skills that can be used on the trail or for support
of Association operations (i.e., tool or safety training, leadership
skills, trail building skills, administrative skills used in support
of Association operations, public relations skills, communications
skills, marketing skills, etc.) at scheduled training classes,
seminars or workshops, or at chapter meetings.
5. Planning and leading an activity, hike, event, conference,
or workshop.
6. Participating in a conference, seminar, workshop, or meeting
that benefits the Trail or the Association.
7. Presenting an educational seminar or workshop or teaching a
trail or administrative skill.
In general, ANY volunteer activity may be counted that when accomplished,
provides some form of benefit to the FTA either directly on the
Trail or indirectly in support of the general operation of the
Association.
When to count volunteer hours for overnight events:
If the activity that you are leading or attending as an official
involves an overnight stay, you can count your travel time and
every hour that you are actively participating in or attending
a structured event or formal discussions. Some examples are:
1. A Director or Advisor attending a Board meeting.
2. A Chapter Council or Committee member attending a Committee
meeting.
3. Leading an overnight work hike.
4. Leading or co-leading a backpack or other official FTA overnight
activity.
5. Coordinating a regional or annual FTA conference or participating
in an official capacity in which you are "on duty" during
the entire event.
The documentation of volunteer hours is extremely important to
FTA. It provides valuable information in relating the Association
support for the Florida Trail which is administered by the USDA
Forest Service. In order to maximize the benefit to FTA, requirements
for the submission of volunteer hours have changed. Each volunteer
hour documented by a volunteer organization is valued by the federal
government and that value is used to match funding that the U.
S. Forest Service provides in planning, developing, maintaining,
promoting, and protecting the Florida National Scenic Trail.
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