• Pass the Word - Anyone can be a volunteer by downloading, printing and passing around the flyers linked below to help make Sierra Club known in your neighborhood or in events that you attend. Print these PDFs on bright color paper, if available. Thanks for your help in drawing others to our mission! Half-page flyer for posting or handout.  Tear-off flyer for bulletin boards.
   

• Social Events Coordinators – Do you like to dine out, go to parties, meet new people? If so, help set up social get-togethers for the Sierra Social Group. It’s fun and easy! Contact Social Committee Chair, Take’ Yamamoto at 773-528-7812 or e-mail to ch-socials@illinois.sierraclub.org. MORE >>
   

• Cook County United - Cook County United is a tri-group effort by the Chicago, Northwest Cook and Sauk-Calumet Groups to bring activists together who are interested in working on environmental issues at the county level. A little less than half – about 12,000 - of the entire membership of the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club live in Cook County. We are rich in public lands with 67,000 acres in county control, but are poor when it comes to having  enough county-level politicians who care about the environment. A core of volunteers is needed to work on land management and protection, nature education and stewardship in the Cook County forest preserves. Contact Christine Williamson at birdchris@aol.com.
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• Membership & Welcome Wagon - The Sierra Club Chicago Group is looking for volunteers who would be interested in sending new members welcome information. This is a great volunteer opportunity which can be fit into your schedule. Please contact Christine Williamson at birdchris@aol.com.
   
• Fundraising Committee - FUNdraising can really be considered party planning with a purpose - flex a little creative muscle, and raise a few bucks for the planet in the process! It’s that easy. If you are interested in chairing this cause or being a member to assist in planning events, please contact Christine Williamson at birdchris@aol.com. MORE >> 
   
• Program Committee - Committee members are needed to plan Chicago Group meetings.  Includes contacting / scheduling program speakers, contacting media to advertise programs through community and student newspapers, greeting attendees, introducing program speakers, and delivering announcements.  Time commitment of 2-4 hours quarterly. Contact Christine Williamson at birdchris@aol.com. 
    
• Lake Michigan & Chicago River Water Campaign - The Sierra Club Chicago Group is looking for volunteers to sample water along Lake Michigan for an independent water quality study. If you would be interested in participating, please contact Christine Williamson at birdchris@aol.com. MORE >>
   
• Assistant Webmaster - The Chicago Group Webmaster is looking for an assistant to help convert articles, such as published in the quarterly Wild Onion, and special group announcements into Web page format. Requires basic Web page skills and FrontPage or similar graphical Web page editor. Also needed is programmer experience in ASP scripting for a special database project. Contact George Kollar at ch-webmaster@illinois.sierraclub.org.
    
• Support Endorsed Candidates - The Chicago Group Political Committee is looking for help with phone-banking, leaflet distribution, publicity work and member-to-member communications. Call Cory Jones at 773-463-4072 or send e-mail to cory.jones@illinois.sierraclub.org. 
     

• ICO Volunteers - Inner City Outings of Chicago – a youth outreach program designed to acquaint inner-city youth with the great outdoors – is looking for motivated people to introduce young people to the outdoors. Help with outings, fundraising and agency relationships. Contact Colin Tysoe by email: tysoe2@yahoo.com Read about Chicago Inner City Outings (ICO).
   

• Outings Leaders – Help us to scout and run local trips – including hiking, biking, backpacking, canoeing, x-country skiing, etc. Begin immediately as an outing assistant leader, working with an experience leader, to learn what is involved. Contact Outings Chair, George Kollar at 773-935-3058 or email ch-outings@illinois.sierraclub.org.  MORE >> 

For other active opportunities within the Sierra Club, you can take a look at the Take Action page on the National Sierra Club server or contact the Illinois Chapter at 312-251-1680.