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Contact us about volunteering,
at
(828) 758-4004 or
caldheritmus@aol.com
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Volunteers
prepare refreshments for the first of the Fifth Sunday Open
Houses on March 29, 2009.
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Grainger Beal serves
as a greeter at a Museum event.
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Dustin
Turnmyre, Lynda Campbell, and David Hinson stuff
envelopes to mail to Friends of the Museum. |
We would love to have you volunteer at the Museum! There are many
possibilities to suit your interests , and all would help
preserve and display Caldwell County's history.
The purpose of the Caldwell
Heritage Museum is to preserve the history of Caldwell County for
future generations. The Museum relies on a variety of volunteers to
create and maintain this treasure for the county, its citizens and
its visitors. In fact, without its volunteers, the Museum
could not exist at all!
2010 volunteer contributions
2009 volunteer contributions
2008 volunteer
contributions
Our Museum
volunteers are a warm and dedicated group, and they perform
a broad range of tasks as best suits their individual talents,
inspirations, preferences and schedules. Not every task requires the
volunteer to be present at the Museum on a regular basis, and not
all tasks need to be accomplished all at once. Together, the
volunteers constitute the Museum Auxiliary.
Volunteering can include
service on the Board of Directors, public relations activities,
attendance at meetings representing the Museum,
and/or the kinds of tasks listed below.
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Adopt a
permanent
display.
Keep the display neat and upgrade as needed.
Displays currently available:
Davenport Room, Schools Room, Tools Room, Music Room, Military
Room, Caldwell County History Time Line on the Main Floor.
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Write
Museum newsletter
Articles.
Write a historic article for the
newsletter “Hilltop Echoes."
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Edit Newsletter.
Get “Hilltop Echoes”
ready for printing. Some computer skills needed.
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Mailings.
Prepare
Newsletter for mailing. Includes folding, taping, labeling, and
separating.
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Grant Researchers and/or Grant
Writers.
Help the Finance Committee by
researching and/or writing grants.
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Fund Raising Events Planner.
Help the Finance
Committee with fund raising.
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Deliver Advertising Posters.
Residents of the various
communities can pick up the posters when they are in town and
take them to public places in their respective communities.
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Wash Windows.
Would require some
climbing. Can be limited to inside windows only.
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Vacuum.
Heavy vacuuming (moving
items) does not need to be done as often as general vacuuming in
the open areas.
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Dust.
General
dusting. Can be limited to certain areas.
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Refreshments.
Contact people who will
do refreshments for events.
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Make Notebooks.
Work with the librarian
on making vertical files into notebooks.
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Clipping.
Clip historic items for
newspapers for the Museum’s vertical files. Work with the
librarian on this project.
(This, like some of the other
volunteer activities, could be done at home.)
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Landscaping and Yard Work.
Trim shrubbery and work
with plants outside of building. (Does not include mowing
grass.)
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Main Floor Displays (special
exhibits).
Contact
individuals with collections that they might allow the Museum to
use temporarily. Help with setting up display.
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Greeters.
Working at the front desk on a regular basis (perhaps two
hours per week) answering telephone and greeting visitors. Needs
to be friendly and enjoy meeting people.
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Substitutes for Greeters.
People who could fill
in for regular greeters who have to be absent at their scheduled
time.
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Greeters for Special Events or
Group Visits. Be a
presence in various parts of the museum to answer questions and
insure security.
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People with Particular Talents or
Skills.
Open for suggestions.
Volunteers work with
members of the regular staff or other volunteers to "learn the
ropes." No-one is asked to work alone until comfortable doing so.
Volunteers who are over fifty-five
years of age can also be
members of
RSVP (The
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Lenoir and Caldwell County).
Contact us to talk about volunteering, at (828) 758-4004 or
caldheritmus@aol.com.
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