Individuals who volunteer their time and talents help put excitement and perspective into the activities at the Carriage Hill Historic Farm and the visitor center. Program Support Volunteers are needed and able to participate in various entry opportunities to support programs while not needing to be the expert at the activities.
Impact
Volunteers enable us to accomplish so much more by lending a hand in simple activities, allowing demonstrators to take a break, or talking with the visitors about the activities while allowing the tasks to be completed.
Tasks
- Welcome and greet visitors at the activity stations
- Share information about the various activities of the day
- Point out highlights of Carriage Hill
- Distribute materials as needed
- Help with breaks for various stations
- Assist with simple but essential tasks to support the various stations
- Stations include: dying, sewing, weaving
- May assist with documenting the event through photos.
- Encourage volunteerism, and help direct to the website for information
Eligibility: This opportunity is open to individual, long-term and short-term volunteers, ages 18 and up.
- GET STARTED: This opportunity requires Volunteer Onboarding (Profile, Volunteer Handbook Signature, and for those 18 and up an eligible background check), plus School Program Volunteer training. Simply click the blue RESPOND button to begin completing the required qualifications, or click here to learn more about becoming a volunteer.
Additional Notes
- Parking & Meeting Instructions: Click here for a map of Carriage Hill MetroPark. Volunteers are scheduled to arrive 30 minutes before the start of the event. Staff leads will orient volunteers to the day's agenda and other important information.
- Environment & Physical Demands: This program takes place indoors and outdoors. Volunteers may participate in some bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting objects to 10 lbs or more. Volunteers may be standing or walking for the majority of their shift
- Dress: Program Support volunteers do not need to be in period apparel, Volunteers should dress for the weather, and wear their MetroParks name badge and apparel.
Learn more about Programming opportunities with us on the Volunteer Position page! Visit the Historic Interpreter page in our Training Library to see what training is required to become part of the Historic Interpreter volunteers. Have questions or need help getting started? Contact Volunteer Services at volunteer.services@metroparks.org or #937-275-7275 or join us at a Volunteer Open House.
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