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DocuSign Envelope ID:6BA4F4C9-8Al2-4E2C-9AA5-997570A8BE8D Task Two: Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Volunteer recruitment and retention maintains a Green Everett Partnership presence in the community, as well as increases and enhances the visibility its brand. As a program dependent on volunteers to achieve its goals,the Partnership must have consistent outreach in many forms to access potential partners and keep them active. Task Two Deliverables 1) Forterra will host and promote one Green Everett Day event(anticipating attendance of approximately 125 volunteers).This includes volunteer recruitment and outreach, coordinating sponsorships, organizing forest stewards, and event management. The City will create a poster, collaborate with Forterra and forest stewards on a planting plan, source and deliver plants and other materials to be used at the event in a timely manner, provide crew support to help prep the site, and will provide staff support during the event. In the event of COVID-19 restrictions, this event may need to be broken up into smaller events, scaled down, or cancelled. Additional staff may be used if hosting several smaller events. Holding volunteer events will follow state and local orders, and be at the discretion of Forterra and the City of Everett. 2) Forterra will develop or update monthly fliers and outreach materials and distribute to Forest Stewards 3) Forterra promote The Green Everett Partnership at 4 outreach events (e.g. local college/high school career fairs, Sorticulture, and farmer's market, etc.). In the event of COVID-19 restrictions, GEP will be promoted at online events and presentations. 4) Forterra will present to at least two community groups or local schools to recruit Forest Stewards and volunteers, with a focus on those near priority parks. In the event of COVID-19 restrictions, GEP will seek out opportunities to present to community groups remotely and will continue to do online promotion. 5) Forterra will sustain existing relationships by coordinating joint work party/training event (events as part of Task 1.6)and develop at least 2 new relationships with partner organizations, local businesses, or schools that results in active participation or promotion of the Green Everett Partnership (e.g. YMCA, Campfire, WSU Everett Campus, schools, and other non-governmental organizations.) In the event of COVID-19 restrictions,the holding of joint work parties/trainings may not be feasible and will be up to the discretion of Forterra,the City of Everett, and State and local orders.