Volunteer

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Join our team of community volunteers.

Help connect people with nature, and make a difference for Stamford.

The reason Mill River Park is beautiful, thriving and biologically diverse is because of the generosity, initiative and stewardship of people like you. Volunteers play a vital role in helping the Collaborative deliver its mission of connecting people with nature, from gardening and land care to helping out with community events and environmental education programming. Join our team of community volunteers today, and uphold a longstanding Stamford tradition of hands-on community service.

Ready to get started? Complete our online application form to tell us about your interests, talents and availability, and our Programs Manager Trent McCann will reach out to you with a current opportunity. Whatever your skill set, we need your help! For more info or to coordinate a group volunteer day for your organization, email trent@millriverpark.org or call (203) 989-0321 x105.

With Thanks to These Corporate Volunteer Groups

We rely greatly on the ongoing generosity of corporate and nonprofit volunteer groups to keep Mill River Park beautiful. Our sincerest thanks goes out to these organizations for their time, energy and commitment to our community.

The Ashforth Company

Bank of America

Boston University

Castleton

Crius Energy

Deloitte

Design Within Reach

Developing World Markets

Diageo

Digitas

Eastern Mountain Sports

Ernst & Young

Franklin Templeton/K2 Advisors

Future 5

GE

Harman

Indeed.com

InteliSearch

Keller Williams

KPMG

Legg Mason

Moffly Media

Morgan Stanley

NBC Sports

Nestle Waters

Nielsen

Pepsi Co.

Philips

Point 72 (Steven & Alexandra Cohen)

Pricewaterhouse Coopers

RBS

Reckson

Spencer Stuart

Stamford Hilton

Stamford JCC

Starwood Hotels

Target

Thomson Reuters

Towers Watson

Trafigura

Trump Park

UBS

UCONN City of Stamford Community Engagement

Viacom

Cohen Skating Center Closed By Order of the CT Department of Economic and Community Development Due to COVID -19 Restrictions

It is with profound disappointment that we announce the closing of the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Skating Center for the 2020 - 2021 skating season. On November 21, when we opened the skating center, outdoor rinks in Connecticut were allowed to operate at 50% capacity with masks worn at all times. The Collaborative pivoted its normal ice skating operations to offer a safer experience in light of the pandemic including:

Limiting skater volume to 50% capacity
Implementing an advance online ticketing system, limiting the number of skaters who can show up in a 30-minute window allowing us to reduce crowding and potential bottlenecks.
Altering the physical layout of the site, removing an indoor tented warming hut. Check in and skate rental are conducted from trailers that the general public does not enter, and benches have been placed outdoors for changing.
Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting for skates and high touch surfaces happens throughout the day based on CDC guidelines.
Hand sanitizer stations available for the public as they enter the skating zone.
Signage reminding people to socially distance is located in the rink area.

On December 7, the state instituted a new series of rules called 'Team Sports on Pause'. While no organized sports such as hockey are allowed on the Park's rink, under that order the State of Connecticut has created its own, novel definition of what constitutes a team. Until January 19, 4 or more strangers doing the same activity are a team, making public skate times a team sport.

The Collaborative requested the state review this, because the order eliminates the outdoor winter skating season, but they have declined to recognize the distinction between public skating and hockey. We know that this is a blow to the Stamford community and resident's efforts to engage in safe outdoor recreation while the pandemic is ongoing. With 62% of our skaters being children so far this year, we know that families are looking for ways to keep their children active while outdoors. Know that we have tried to plead your case, but it has fallen on deaf ears.