Come join Friends of Mill Ridge Park to help throw our annual community celebration, Pear Jam! Pear Jam will feature live performances, local cuisine, demonstrations, crafts, games, activities and giveaways. Your support as a volunteer helps improve the wellness of our community and environment by providing recreation and conservation activities and events at Mill Ridge Park in Antioch. Pear Jam will be hosted at Friends of Mill Ridge Park on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 12847 Old Hickory Blvd., Antioch 37013.
Volunteers can expect to be included in the following ways:
facilitating family-friendly lawn games and activities
engaging with guests and exemplifying a fun and inviting experience
pre-event setup and post-event cleaning and teardown
event parking and logistics
floating to see if other volunteers need help
learning about and sharing information about park programming and upcoming volunteer opportunities
volunteer check in/out table
face painting
Volunteers for this event should prepare for warm weather conditions. I will be planning a Zoom meeting for a Q and A closer to the event for all volunteers! We look forward to seeing you!
Mill Ridge Park is a 622+ acre regional park, centrally located in the fast-growing and diverse community of Southeast Davidson County. Friends of Mill Ridge Park enhances and advocates for Mill Ridge Park to strengthen the community in Southeast Davidson County. Friends of Mill Ridge Park hosts and facilitates community driven education, recreation, and conservation focused volunteer opportunities, as well as programmed activities that include seasonal guided hikes, kite festival, pumpkin patch parties, and night sky viewing parties.
