Monarch Conservation Day Volunteering

Monarch Conservation Day

Event Summary

Monarch Conservation Day is a special event put on by Henry Vilas Zoo's intern through Centro Hispano Escalera summer program. Each year our intern works closely to choose a conservation theme and design a day of activities and learning to bring the community together. We're proud to help Centro Hispano intern, Monica Mora, to create her special event, and we're excited to involved you too!

MCD Volunteer Application

Before starting, I understand that...

By applying for this role, I am telling an amazing young intern that she can count on me to be there for this.

I am an excellent communicator who will let us know if an emergency of some kind keeps me from being able to follow through with my commitment.

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About You

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The number above is my preferred mobile phone. I give HVZ my permission to send text messages for the purposes of events I sign up for, weather warnings and last minute scheduling changes.

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About Your Partner

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The number above is my preferred mobile phone. I give HVZ my permission to send text messages for the purposes of events I sign up for, weather warnings and last minute scheduling changes.

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Why do you want to volunteer for MCD? What makes you excited for this?

Volunteer Agreements

Dane County Drug/Alcohol Policy for Volunteers

Dane County volunteers are held to the same expectations and requirements as County staff members when it comes to drugs/alcohol. Below is the policy as it applies to volunteers. Please read it over carefully before confirming that you have read and understand everything list.

Policy Statement: The work place should be free from the hazards posed by the use of alcohol and controlled substances in order to protect the safety of employees and the public. Alcohol and drugs can impair thinking and reasoning and may lead to behaviors that bring the user into severe conflict with their work environment. Misuse of alcohol and drugs/controlled substances among Dane County employees and/or volunteers can have a devastating impact on safety, health and on the efficiency of the workforce.

Dane County Drug/Alcohol Policy

1. Volunteers are prohibited from using alcohol while on duty, and are prohibited from reporting for duty (and from remaining on duty) when their blood alcohol concentration is greater than 0.00

2. Volunteers are prohibited from reporting for volunteering and from continuing to volunteer when under the influence of any drugs/controlled substance. Possession of drugs & controlled substances while on duty is prohibited as defined by statute and administrative rules.

3. Volunteers are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, sale or attempted sale, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of alcohol, drugs/controlled substance, and/or drug paraphernalia when representing themselves as a Dane County volunteer - whether on or off site.

4. Volunteers may be asked to leave and may or may not be permitted to return to the site should the Volunteer Coordinator or other staff hold reasonable suspicion that the volunteer is working while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Reasonable suspicion must be based on specific, contemporaneous, articulate observations concerning appearance, behavior, speech or body odors.

I have read, understand and agree to the above drug/alcohol policy for volunteers.

Dane County Social Media Policy

Dane County volunteers are held to the same expectations and requirements as County staff members when it comes to posting on social media. Below is the policy as it applies to volunteers. Please read it over carefully before confirming that you have read and understand everything list.

Policy Statement: This policy provides guidance regarding the use of social media on behalf of the County, as well as guidance regarding volunteers’ personal use of social media, when that personal communication relates to Dane County government.

Guidelines for Dane County Volunteers' Personal Use of Social Media

2.1 Volunteers may not make social media posts on behalf of the Dane County unless specifically authorized. If you identify yourself as a Dane County volunteer, then you must make it clear that what you post is representative of your personal views and opinions and not necessarily the views and opinions of the Dane County. Dane County volunteers may not use the Dane County seal or Department logos.

2.2 .Dane County Civil Service Rules require volunteers to use good judgment and to show respect for colleagues and the people we serve. If you’re about to publish something that makes you uncomfortable and it is related to Dane County’s business, please discuss the post with the Volunteer Coordinator. For example, while it is fine for colleagues to disagree, volunteers should not use their personal social media sites or accounts to air differences in an inappropriate or unprofessional manner. Dane County will investigate complaints regarding the use of social media on a case by case basis.

2.3 Certain Dane County volunteers, such as those who provide information to the public) have a higher obligation regarding the use of good judgment and showing respect for the people whom Dane County serves. Due to their positions, these volunteers should not only assume that Dane County colleagues and members of the general public may read what they post on social media, they should be careful not to publish personal thoughts in way that implies they are expressing official Dane County positions.

2.4 Social media blurs many of the traditional boundaries between internal and external communications. Dane County volunteers should be careful not to disclose Dane County confidential or proprietary information on social media (or elsewhere).

I have read, understand and agree to the above social media policy.