Our 1954 Oren fire truck was too big to fit through the proposed doors of the new Discovery Center, so the building was built around it
 
SUMMER VOLUNTEERS
 
  Summer Volunteer Opportunities:

Discovery Guide - interact with visitors to use the museum and exhibits.
Summer Camp Volunteer - assist Summer Camp leaders with week long camps.

Training Sessions:

  • June 3, 2010
    10:00 - 11:00: General Training
    11:15 - 12:30: Summer Camp Training
     
  • June 8, 2010
    2:30 - 3:30: Animal Training
     
  • June 17, 2010
    1:00 - 2:00: General Training
    2:15 - 3:30: Summer Camp Training

**All summer volunteers must attend one General Volunteer session. Summer Camp volunteers must attend a General Training session and a Summer Camp training.**

Volunteers who wish to work with the animals must attend the animal training session.

 
 

Volunteer hours are flexible; however, it is important to look at family and personal calendars before committing to Discovery Center.

 SUMMER VOLUNTEER APPLICATION                                              print this form

Name:

Address:

City/St/Zip:

Home Phone:   Cell Phone:

Email:

Age:                                            Grade (Fall 2010):

Emergency Contact Information:
*IF you are younger than 18, you MUST fill out this required information
 Parent/Guardian Name:

Phone Number:

Email:

Why would you like to volunteer at Discovery Center?

When are you available to volunteer? Be sure to check with your family’s vacation plans before choosing weeks/days to volunteer.

Please check the weeks that you are available.

June 1-4 June 7-11 June 14-18 June 21-25 June 28-July 2
July 5-9 July 12-16 July 19-23 July 26-30  

*July 4th is a holiday and Discovery Center is closed.

Please check the days and time that you would like to volunteer during the marked weeks above.  Please select one shift only.

9:45am - Noon Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Noon - 2:30pm Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
2:30pm - 5:00pm Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Please Read the following carefully: Summer volunteers are welcome to do both camps and floor support, but they are separate jobs. So when filling out the Floor Support Availability and Camp Preferences sections of this application, you do not need to check both items, just the area you prefer. In addition, when choosing camps, please note the age group of the campers. You must be at least 3 years older than the campers. Thank you.

Camp Preferences*
Would you like to volunteer for camps?  To volunteer for a camp you must volunteer the entire week of the camp.  Camps only need 3-4 volunteers (max.).  They are filled on a first come basis.

AM Camps PM Camps
  •   June 7-11 Bright and Beautiful Art (K-1st)- FULL

June  7-11 Crocodile Hunter (2nd-4th)

  •   June 14-18 Fire it Up! Clay Camp (3rd-7th)- FULL   •   June 14-18 Fire it Up! Clay Camp (3-7)- FULL
June 14-18 Bitty Bugs and Butterflies (K-1st)  
  •   June 21-25 Animal Encounters (K-1st)- FULL   •   June 21-25 Ooey Gooey Science (2-4)- FULL
June 28-July 2 Creation Vacation Art (2nd-4th)

  •   June 28-July 2 Creative Chefs (3rd- 7th)- FULL
  •   July 5-9 Bright and Beautiful Art (K-1st)- FULL    •   July 5-9 Crocodile Hunter (2nd-4th)- FULL  
  •   July 5-9 Authors and Illustrators (2nd-4th)- FULL  
July 12-16 Spikes and Scales Dinosaur (K-1st) July 12-16 Young Performers (2nd-4th)
  •   July 19-23 Growing Up Wild (K-1st)      •   July 19-23 Ooey Gooey Science ( 2nd-4th)
  •   July 26-30 Bitty Bugs and Butterflies (K-1)- FULL   •   July 26-30 Creative Chefs (3rd-7th)- FULL

*Check out Camp descriptions here.

Please provide two personal or professional references with phone number. These can be teachers, friends’ parents, someone that you babysat for, or helped in another way, NOT immediate family members:

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For questions regarding summer volunteering, please email Shelly Denton or call her at 890-2300.