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Volunteer Opportunity
The Iron Hill Museum will
be hosting it's very popular Autumn
Harvest Festival on Sunday, October
18, 2009 from 12:00PM to 4:30PM. As in
past years, this annual event would not
be the great success that it has become
without the generosity and dependability
of our dedicated volunteers. In fact,
last year was the most successful
festival yet!
Volunteers are
currently needed for all festival
positions and activities:
Event set up
Parking area attendants
Crowd control
Face painting
Children's activities
Archery range attendants
Concessions
Admissions table
Membership table
Nature trail guides
General assistance
Event clean-up
Set-up and volunteer
sign-in will begin at approximately
11:00 AM. Clean-up should be
completed before 5:00 PM. Any and
all assistance, full or part-time,
is welcomed and appreciated!
Thank you for your time
and assistance, and we look forward to
hearing from you!
Other
Volunteer
Opportunities at the Museum
The DAS/IHM have many volunteer
positions available for friendly people
of all ages, capabilities, and skill
sets:
Executive Council
Member
The Delaware Academy of Science
"Nominating Committee" is currently
looking a for a few talented, dedicated,
energetic people for consideration to
join the Executive Council beginning in
2010. "President", two "Director"
positions, and "Secretary" position are
up for election by our membership.
NOTE: For these Executive Council Member
positions, please submit your expression
of interest to
nomination@ironhill-museum.org prior to October 17th.
Museum Docent
The Iron Hill Museum is looking for a
few special individuals to serve as docents. Volunteers with good
communicative and interpretive skills
are wanted to further the public's
understanding of the Iron Hill Museum's
cultural and historical collections of
local, regional, and international
natural science specimens. In addition
to acting as a guide, duties can also
include providing museum staff coverage,
handling admissions, phone calls, and
the gift store. Must be 21 or older,
and complete background check is
required.
Office
Assistant
The Delaware Academy of
Science and the Iron Hill Museum are
looking for a person with excellent
organizational and interpersonal skills
to assist our museum staff with filing,
copying, scheduling, organizing,
building coverage, etc.
Grant Proposal Writer
The Delaware Academy of Science and the
Iron Hill Museum are looking for a few
talented writers willing to prepare
grant submissions for various local,
state, federal, and foundation awards.
Previous experience is desired but not
necessary for consideration.
Assistant
Webmaster
The Delaware Academy of Science and the
Iron Hill Museum are looking for a few
talented
and dedicated individuals to assist with
the webmaster duties of the
www.ironhill-museum.org website.
Experience with FrontPage, Dreamweaver,
or other HTML editor is preferred.
Familiarity with Google Apps is also
desired.
Collections Assistant
The Iron Hill Museum is looking for a
few detail-oriented individuals with an
interest in natural history to assess,
document, label, and organize the
various collections and holdings of the
museum.
Groundskeeping and
Trail Maintenance
The Delaware Academy of Science and the
Iron Hill Museum are looking for individuals
to assist with maintaining the immediate
grounds and trails around the Iron Hill
Museum and also the CHIPP property on
neighboring Chestnut Hill. Monthly Saturday gatherings are
tentatively slated to begin in November
2009, and coordination with other
volunteer groups may occur.
Facility Maintenance
The Iron Hill Museum is looking for
skilled contractors, builders, and
mechanically-minded individuals to
assist with facility maintenance
recommendations and improvement projects
of our historic building.
Eagle Scout
Projects
The Iron Hill Museum has plenty of ideas
and needs which are worthy of Eagle
Scout project consideration. Currently
identified projects include:
restoration/new construction of
trail-head signage for the Iron Hill
Mine Trail; various landscaping
projects; creation of new nature trails
and facility pathways; removal of
invasive species from surrounding areas;
restoration of "mini-amphitheater" area
behind museum; restoration of original
playground equipment; construction of
holding area for trash cans and
recyclable containers; identify trees
and create tree guide; etc. Additional
project ideas are certainly welcomed for
consideration.
Unless otherwise requested, please
contact the DAS/IHM Volunteer Committee
at
volunteer@ironhill-museum.org
to learn more or to register as a
volunteer.
Thank you!
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Part
Time Educators
Iron Hill Museum is looking for students
or professionals with experience in
museum or education for the position of
part time educator. Part Time educators
are responsible guiding tours of the
museum, conducting outreaches, and/or
helping with camps. Pay is based on
experience. Programs are conducted
Monday through Friday and can be from
9AM to 3PM.
For
more information on becoming a Part Time
educator at
the Museum, please contact Kathryne
Larrivee, Executive Director, at
302-368-5703 or at
director@ironhill-museum.org. |
