Opportunities From: Volunteer River Counties

Volunteer: Hospitality Committee Members (Party People!)

Are you everyone's favorite host? Love organizing parties and setting up a beautifully spread table of food and drink? If you enjoy contributing to the success of a special event from behind the scenes, here is your opportunity to support Historic Christ Church & Museum!

Qualifications:

A love of food prep, cooking and/or meal planning.Organizational skills for coordinating and communicating with team members.Ability to deliver and set up food at event location.

Responsibilities:

Provide homemade or store-bought food for events throughout the year.Deliver food and arrange attractively prior to the event.Identify beverage servers as required and flower arrangers when desired. Minimize amounts of leftover food.Make sure the Bayne Center kitchen is clean after each event and all items are stored appropriately.

Time Commitment:

Typically 11-12 events per year, but not all volunteers are needed for each one.Set-up and cleanup are 1-2 hours each for each event.

Training and Support:

Spring Update & Training is strongly encouraged (3 days in March or early April). The hospitality committee chair coordinates each event with HCC&M office manager and other hospitality committee members.

For more information, visit ChristChurch1735.org, email info@ChristChurch1735.org  or call (804) 438-6855.

Organization: Historic Christ Church & Museum

Are you everyone's favorite host? Love organizing parties and setting up a beautifully spread table of food and drink? If you enjoy contributing to the success of a special event from behind the scenes, here is your opportunity to support Historic Christ Church & Museum!

Qualifications:

A love of food prep, cooking and/or meal planning.Organizational skills for coordinating and communicating with team members.Ability to deliver and set up food at event location.

Responsibilities:

Provide homemade or store-bought food for events throughout the year.Deliver food and arrange attractively prior to the event.Identify beverage servers as required and flower arrangers when desired. Minimize amounts of leftover food.Make sure the Bayne Center kitchen is clean after each event and all items are stored appropriately.

Time Commitment:

Typically 11-12 events per year, but not all volunteers are needed for each one.Set-up and cleanup are 1-2 hours each for each event.

Training and Support:

Spring Update & Training is strongly encouraged (3 days in March or early April). The hospitality committee chair coordinates each event with HCC&M office manager and other hospitality committee members.

For more information, visit ChristChurch1735.org, email info@ChristChurch1735.org  or call (804) 438-6855.

Organization: Historic Christ Church & Museum

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22576

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Education Committee Member

Would you enjoy the opportunity to work creatively with a group of people who share your passion for education and colonial history? You could turn that into an opportunity to significantly influence HCC&M programming! Join the committee of volunteers who shape and develop the learning experiences for HCC&M volunteers, school students and the community.

Qualifications:

Educational background helpful, but a passion for colonial period history is necessary.Enjoy program planning and development.Desire to keep current with best practices across age groups, interests and learning styles.

Responsibilities:

Work with staff to develop annual themes as well as theme-related speakers and field trips.Coordinate the Spring Update as a training and refresher experience for all volunteers.Coordinate the Hands-on-History Camp for children and the Readers group for adults.

Time Commitment:

Average of 5 hours per month with possibly more time needed as programs approach.Bi-monthly or monthly Education Committee meetings (2 hours), as needed.

Training and Support:

Spring Update & Training is strongly encouraged (3 days in March or early April).On-going guidance and support provided by staff Program Director.Individual committee members matched with projects based on skills and interests.

For more information, visit ChristChurch1735.org, email info@ChristChurch1735.org or call (804) 438-6855.

Organization: Historic Christ Church & Museum

Would you enjoy the opportunity to work creatively with a group of people who share your passion for education and colonial history? You could turn that into an opportunity to significantly influence HCC&M programming! Join the committee of volunteers who shape and develop the learning experiences for HCC&M volunteers, school students and the community.

Qualifications:

Educational background helpful, but a passion for colonial period history is necessary.Enjoy program planning and development.Desire to keep current with best practices across age groups, interests and learning styles.

Responsibilities:

Work with staff to develop annual themes as well as theme-related speakers and field trips.Coordinate the Spring Update as a training and refresher experience for all volunteers.Coordinate the Hands-on-History Camp for children and the Readers group for adults.

Time Commitment:

Average of 5 hours per month with possibly more time needed as programs approach.Bi-monthly or monthly Education Committee meetings (2 hours), as needed.

Training and Support:

Spring Update & Training is strongly encouraged (3 days in March or early April).On-going guidance and support provided by staff Program Director.Individual committee members matched with projects based on skills and interests.

For more information, visit ChristChurch1735.org, email info@ChristChurch1735.org or call (804) 438-6855.

Organization: Historic Christ Church & Museum

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22576

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Urgent Need for Education Volunteers

Each year multiple schools and home school groups visit HCC.  Do you love to teach? Maybe you are a retired school teacher, camp director, or a grandmother / grandfather extraordinaire looking for a way to get involved and have fun! Our education committee chair does a fabulous job of organizing, but she needs more hands to help with school age children's programs.  We will provide all the tools you need to help inspire the next generation of history lovers.

Organization: Historic Christ Church & Museum

Each year multiple schools and home school groups visit HCC.  Do you love to teach? Maybe you are a retired school teacher, camp director, or a grandmother / grandfather extraordinaire looking for a way to get involved and have fun! Our education committee chair does a fabulous job of organizing, but she needs more hands to help with school age children's programs.  We will provide all the tools you need to help inspire the next generation of history lovers.

Organization: Historic Christ Church & Museum

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22576

Allow Groups: No