Volunteer Opportunitites 

Fun Volunteer Program

Farragut's Unsung Navy (FUN) Volunteer Program is a unique municipal program of more than 120 volunteers who give time to the Town in many different forms.  Volunteers serve as docents in the Farragut Folklife Museum, hosts in the museum gift shop, auxiliary staff to the various Town departments, volunteers with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and as volunteer staff at many leisure services events.

The FUN Volunteer Program is continually expanding the use of volunteers in many departments when a skill or need is presented.  FUN Volunteers accumulate hours toward a rank in the FUN Navy and are rewarded for their efforts at a holiday tea and a yearly banquet.

Adult Registration

Adult Release

Minor Registration

Minor Release

Volunteer Handbook

Volunteer Timesheet

Other Volunteer Opportunities 

ADOPT A MILE PROGRAM - Volunteers from businesses, civic clubs, churches, neighborhood associations, scouts, school groups, families and other organizations adopt a mile of a Farragut road. Participants must be at least 11 years of age, sign a liability release form (parents must sign for minor children) and watch a safety video before the first scheduled pickup. Groups adopting the mile agree to clean the road at least once a quarter for a two-year period.  The Town agrees to place two signs identifying the group that has adopted that mile and to provide all safety equipment and supplies for the cleanup.

Adopt a Mile Contract and Procedures

ADOPT A GREENWAY PROGRAM - Patterned after the Adopt A Mile Program, the Adopt A Greenway Program is a wonderful way for organizations with younger children to be part of a community clean-up effort.  Sections of the Town=s three main greenways are available under similar guidelines as the Adopt A Mile Program - a group, individual or family agrees to clean that section of the greenway for a one-year period.  The Town will provide all the necessary supplies and will identify the adopting group with a two-sided sign located on that section of the greenway.

Adopt a Greenway Contract and Procedures

ADOPT-A-STREAM PROGRAM - Annual responsibilities for adopting groups include  conducting a stream walk, three stream watches, a pipe and drainage ditch inventory (if applicable) and two stream clean-ups.  The group coordinator will attend a four-hour training to learn Adopt-A-Stream protocols and then will coordinate their implementation.  The Town will provide supplies, signage, technical guidance and maintenance of documentation of the group's efforts. This program operates under the auspices of the Water Quality Forum, a consortium of agencies, organizations, schools, businesses and citizens working to protect and restore our regional waterways.

To Learn More About the Adopt-A-Stream Program, Visit the Water Quality Forum AAS Website or Contact Jason Scott at (865)966-7057

EAGLE SCOUT/GOLD AWARD/COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROJECTS - Eagle Scout and Gold Award candidates and individuals, schools or organizations seeking community volunteer projects receive assistance from Town staff in identifying potential projects in Town parks, greenways or other publicly-owned land.  This includes donations of time, materials and/or monies for a range of projects from park benches to greenway maps.  Please contact the Leisure Services Department with your project ideas and details.  For those seeking Eagle Scout projects please complete the Eagle Scout Project Application.

Eagle Scout Project Application

For information about the following volunteer opportunities, please call the Parks & Leisure Services Department or the Engineering Department (Adopt-A-Stream) at (865) 966-7057.