Happehatchee Center
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| County: |
Lee |
| Categories |
Computer/Technology
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| Details: |
Happehatchee Center's vision is to be a sanctuary for peace and healing. Happehatchee, an indigenous word that means “Happy River,” is a place to make sacred connections with people, nature and the Divine. It is a sacred space for people to gather, celebrate, learn, heal and grow. Happehatchee Center, a beautiful part of the beautiful old Florida landscape, is an eco-spirituality center located in a serene Southwest Florida oasis. Stepping onto this land is like entering a lost, secret world of natural beauty, enveloping mind, body, heart, and spirit. Our gates are open for Life Celebration Ceremonies, Meetings, Conferences, and Retreats.
Our focus is education for children and adults on the environment, the role we play in maintaining the environment, its health and our health. We plan to offer classes, workshops, and events that address such topics as permaculture, sustainability, and eco-awareness in addition to yoga, tai chi, and art classes for children and adults.
We are a 501-C-3.
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| Job Description: |
Administrative: Greeting visitors, answering phone calls, clerical duties (filing, making copies, etc.), updating the website and social media outlets, contributing to the monthly newsletter, organizing fundraisers and other fundraising activities such as the Earth Day activities at Koreshan State Park, an event that Happehatchee helps to sponsor.
Sacred Space Maintenance: Working with our other volunteers on the maintenance and upkeep of the workshop, the historic Girl Scout house, and the Orchid House, maintenance of the composting toilet house, maintaining the various gardens (the butterfly garden, the composting bin, the organic garden, the labyrinth, the herb garden, the plant nursery, etc.), and removing invasive plant species, such as the potato vine and the Brazilian peppers.
Happe Education: Guiding walking tours of the property and explaining the history of Happehatchee, providing education for children and adults about permaculture, composting, organic gardening, aquaponics, the role and importance of water in our lives and how we can protect our waterways, sustainable fuel and construction sources, etc.
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| Times of Work: |
Weekdays daytime, Weekends daytime |
| Primary Contact: |
Ms. Erika Cooper
8791 Corkscrew Rd.
Estero, FL 33928
Phone: (239) 992-5455
Email: erikadcooper@gmail.com
Website: http://www.happehatchee.org |
| Secondary Contact: |
Alberita Johnson
Phone: (239) 992-5455
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| Worker's Comp for Volunteers?: |
N |
| Benefits Offered: |
We are partnered with a local yoga studio, Elements Yoga, who is offering one (1) free class for every five (5) volunteer hours at Happehatchee Center. In addition, on Volunteer Fridays and Saturdays, we enjoy a vegetarian potluck together. Volunteers also have the opportunity to truly make a difference at Happehatchee before it is open to the public. |
| Additional Information: |
We want all of our volunteers to be happy doing what they do at Happehatchee. After attending the mandatory volunteer orientation, we encourage our volunteers to become involved in a project they feel passionate about related to Happehatchee. |
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