NS Grant Authorization of the RSVP 3 Year Renewal Application and Agreement (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program)

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OBJECTIVES WORI{PLAN FOR PROGNtAMMINGFORIMPACT/OUTCOME BASED ACTIVITIES A licant Or anization: Oran a Coun Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro ram Period Covered: starang: 07-of-zoo3 rnaln : o6-so-zoo4 ' NSSC 3-Digit Code(s) Applicable• • id ~ ~ Part 1. Community Need to be Addressed: l~ A need exists in Orange .County for communicati~ to the public on issues of conservation and erivironnrental awareness as well as appreciation of nature. The North Carolina Botanical Garden, part of Ttie University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill, is a center for research, Conservation and interpretation of plants with special emphasis. on plants native to the southeastern United Total Number of Senior Corps volunteers contributing to States and horticultural plants having traditional uses or special botanical interest: The Garden pursues four major themes: plant meetin the need: diversity, human dependence on plant diversity, the resulting need for conservation, and the critical role of research in botanical g gardens and universities for solving modem problems and increasing human quality of life. Its collections area, nature trails, 07-12/03: 20 vols. served 540 ht • (~ -' Coker Arboretum, Mason Farm Biological Reserve and other lands comprise nearly 600 acres. The Garden enjoys approximately 01-06/04: 20 vols. served 540 hr fa d M 80,000 visitors annually. Special services include regular educational tours for school students (approximately 100 students per week), and programs such as Horticultural T7rerapy for persons of all ages with a range of impairments. Volunteers serve in all Total Number of Volunteer Stations: l areas: The Main Visitor Area which includes the Garden Commons, the Totten Center, and the Nature Trails; Coker Arboretum; _ _ and Mason Farm. All areas :are open 7 days a week, year-round. The NC Botanical- Garden RSVP Volunteer Program will oper- ate from Jul 1 2001 throu June 30 2003. Part 2: Action Plan Tasks and Timeline PROJECT PLANNING PROJECT REPORTING Column A . Col. B Column C. Col. D Plans Tasks and Activities Date Actual Performance Date Planned Service Activity: Effective July 1, 2000 RSVP volunteers will work in a vari- Actual Service Activity:l3ffective July 1, 2000 RSVP volunteers will work in a variety of sty of capacities at the NC Botanical Garden. Volunteer duties will include working in 07/03- capacities at the NC Botanical Garden. Volunteer duties will include working in the Gar- .the Garden Corrunona -maintaining flower beds and working on plant sales; Totten 06/04 den Commons -maintaining flower beds and working on plant sales; Totten Center - Center -working in the gift shop, administrative offices, and assisting with planting working in the gift shop, administrative offices, and assisting with planting Programs; Na- programs; Nature Trails -'maintaining the 80 acres of piedmont woodkands; Tours - tore Tnuls -maintaining the 80 acres of piedmont woodlands; Tours -leading educational leadin educational tours at the Garden Mason Farm and Coker Arboretum. u toms at the Garden Mason F and Coker Arboretum. Planned Inputs: Cumulatively,. will spend a total of 22.5 hours per 07/03- /lctual Inputs: Cumulatively, _ RSVP volunteers will spend a total oP _ hours per week for 48 weeks maintaining the Main Visitor Area, the Coker Arboretum and the 06/04 week for 48 weeks maintaining the Main Visitor Area, the Coker Arboretum and the Mason Mason Farm Biological Reserve of NC Botanical Garden. Each RSVP volunteer will Farm Biological Reserve of NC Botanical Garden. Each RSVP volunteer will serve 1.5 serve 1.5 hours per week ova a 12-month period. RSVP volunteers will spend hours per week over a 12-month period. RSVP volunteers will spend _ hours annually engaged in (larder activities. The support volunteer costs of travel reim- engaged in Gatdea activities. The support volunteer costs of travel reimbursement, insur- bursement, .insurance and recognition are estimated to be $25.63 pa volunteer or a total arcs and recognition aze estimated to be $_ pa vokunteer or a total of $ of $384.45. I Anticipated Accomplishments:ltSVP volunteers will hel maintain ail ro stns of the 07/03- Actual Acrnmplishments: RSVP volunteers will help maintain all programs of the North North Carolina Botanical Garden, allowing for at least 13 06/04 •C~~ Botanical Garden, allowing for at least visitors during the'year. The general The general public will be better educated about issues of conservation and environ- public will be batter educated about issues of conservation and environmental awareness mental awareness and will'have an increased appreciation of nature. If there were not and will have an increased appreciation of nature. If these were not RSVP volunteers as- RSVP volunteers assisting the Garden, either the Garden would be•unable to maintain its slating the Garden, eitha~the Garden would be unable to maintain itg current level of edu- current level of educational programming and grounds maintenance or additional staff' rational programming and grounds maintenance or additional staff would have to be hired would have to be hired at a cost of $15.39an hour a15 444 * at a cost of $15.39 an hour $ • Anticipated Impact: The Garden will continue to maintain its 600 acres of land, will 07/03- Actual Impact: The Garden will continue to maintain its 600 acres of land, will also con- also continue to pursue its four major themes, and will be able to remain open 7 days a 06/p4 tiaue to pursue its four major themes, and will be able to remain open 7 days a week, year- week, year-round. The Garden will continue with its•research, conservation, and inter- round. The t,rarden wilk continue with its research, conservation, and interpretation of pretation of plants with rho goal of solving modem problems and increasing, human plants with the goal of solving modem problems and increasing human quality of life. The quality of life.. The general public will increase its understanding about issues of cones- general public will increase its understanding about issues of conservation ,will have an vation ,will have an increased awareness of the environment as well as an increased increased awareness of the environment as well as an increased appreciation of nature as a reeiation of nature as measured b the numbs of Garden visitors Burin the measured b the numbs 4f Garden visitors Burin the Note: Please reproduce or duplicate this template as needed to include all Community Needs Objectives and workplans. w