Get Involved!

Have Fun Volunteering

The Sierra Club is a grassroots organization, and volunteers are essential to the health of the organization. Our goal is to provide any member who wants to help out the opportunity to do so. Volunteering is a great way to learn about the issues we're working on, have fun and meet other active Sierra Club members.

Other volunteer opportunities are available, most requiring a commitment of just a few hours a month.

Join a Committee!

Join your fellow Sierra Club members and get involved in one of the many Capital Group committees and groups!

Conservation Committee: The Conservation Committee is the center of conservation activism for the group. Our mission:

Watch over continuing environmental issues
Advocate for laws and regulations to protect the environment
Monitor enforcement of environmental laws and regulations
Educate our members and the community.

Join the Conservation Committee to learn about the issues and find out how you can help! The committee meets every second Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm. Contact conservation-cg@sierraclub-nc.org for meeting information.

Political Committee: Did you ever see an environmental problem that you wished you could change but had no idea how to start? Or maybe you started going to public hearings or talked to your government officials, but gave up due to the complexity of the process? Join our political committee to learn more about the legislative process and how you can make a difference. The Political Committee meets every first Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm, please contact: political-cg@sierraclub-nc.org for the location. , for further directions, contact: publicity-cg@sierraclub-nc.org.

Auction Committee: The Auction Committee is responsible for making sure that our biggest, funnest fundraiser of the year is a great success: Plans and coordinates logistics of the auction venue, music, food and wine tasting; Recruits, organizes, and manages volunteers to help with pre-auction donation soliciation, pickup/delivery, acknowledgements and record keeping; Handles publicity and coordinates poster, postcard, program and bid sheet design, printing and mailing; Recruits, organizes and manges volunteers for auction-day setup/cleanup, money handling, calendar sales, 50/50 raffle and door prizes; Post-Auction thank-yous, reporting and wrap-up. Sounds like a lot of work, but it's a lot of fun! It's not too soon to start planning. Join today! Contact: vicechair-cg@sierraclub-nc.org.

Sign Up for an Outing or Activity

We encourage members and non-members to get involved by signing up for one of our outings or activities sponsored by our General Outings program and our Inner City Outings program. Join us to explore, enjoy, and protect the planet!

Subscribe to Capital Group eNews and Action Alerts

Receive the Capital Group's weekly eNews and occasional Action Alert by subscribing to the NC-CG-Topics listserv. You will learn about Sierra Club meetings and activites as well as other events of interest to environmentalists. Subscribe here.