There's a place for everyone
Claim your seat
Membership is free, applications are open all year, and nobody gets turned away for a bad semester. Members get verified hours, a shot at a paid Chamber internship, and a vote on where the Haunted Woods money goes.
Four ways in
Pick the one that fits your life
You don't have to sign up for everything. Most people start at the top of this list and move down it when they're ready.
90 minutes · No commitment
Come to a meeting
The lowest-stakes way in. Walk into any council meeting at City Hall, sit wherever, and see whether this is your kind of room. No sign-up, no notice, no pressure to come back.
- Open to visitors
- Snacks
- Meet the committees
Most people
2 meetings/month · Full member
Join the council
Full membership: a vote on the docket, a committee seat, verified hours, a shot at a paid Chamber internship, and your name on the projects you help run. This is the one most people are looking for.
- Voting member
- Committee seat
- Verified hours
- Internship eligible
3–5 hours · One-off
Volunteer for a day
Not ready to join, but want to be useful? Take a single shift on a pantry sort night, a blood drive or a closet restock. Bring friends, get your hours, go home tired.
- No membership needed
- Service hours
- All ages
Organizations
Partner or sponsor
Businesses, nonprofits and city departments all work with us. We bring prepared, supervised volunteers, host interns, and report back with real numbers once the day is done.
- Insured volunteers
- Impact reporting
- Logo placement
What happens next
From form to first build
Four steps, about three weeks, and none of them involve an interview.
Step 1
Send the form
Two minutes. We ask for your name, school, and what you'd want to work on.
Step 2
We reply in two days
A committee lead emails you the next meeting date and what to expect.
Step 3
Come to a meeting
Sit in, meet people, pick a committee. Still no commitment at this point.
Step 4
You're a member
Seated at the next council vote. Hours start counting from your first build day.
What membership costs
$0
Membership, materials, transportation to build sites, and event food are covered by the council's city budget and our sponsors. If a trip ever carries a cost, scholarships exist and nobody has to ask twice.
What it asks of you
- Council meetings
- 2 per month · 90 minutes
- Committee work
- 2–4 hours per month
- Build days
- Optional · announced 3 weeks out
- Good standing
- 6 of 10 meetings per semester
Before you ask
Questions we get a lot
Any Murray student in grades 9 through 12, plus incoming freshmen from the spring of 8th grade. You don't need a GPA, a recommendation letter, or prior leadership experience. What you do need is to want to be here and to actually turn up.
Still not answered? [email protected] and a real student reads it.