Become a Volunteer

Volunteers are essential to Canalway’s work!

When you volunteer with Canalway, you will help people connect to our amazing natural and cultural resources, share your talents and personality, meet new people, and make our running races and community events impactful and engaging.

We love working with groups of volunteers in Cleveland as well as individuals to help make our events a success.

We offer community members a number of ways to engage with the National Heritage Area. From picking up litter at RiverSweep to handing out water at the Towpath Trilogy, volunteers are an important part of everything we do for our community.

Interested in getting involved? Fill out the form below to contact of Volunteer manager. You can also sign up here for our volunteer newsletter and learn more about upcoming activities.

Volunteer Benefits

• Commemorative volunteer t-shirt
• On-site snacks
• Satisfaction in knowing that you supported a community enriching event and organization!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

The Towpath Half Marathon - April 14

Volunteer at our first running race of the year by managing a water stop, cheering on runners, acting as a course marshal or handing out snacks at the finish line!

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RiverSweep - May 4

Join hundreds of annual participants and volunteer to help clean up Cleveland and Cuyahoga County at one of Ohio's largest one day litter cleanups.

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