Indianapolis Art Center wrote:
>
> >
> > Would appreciate some feedback on using volunteers to open the museum.
> > Our current policy states that the building will be open only when at
> > least one professional staff person is on site.
>
> We have had good luck with trained volunteers opening, closing, and
> staffing the building alone and our insurance company at the time didn't
> have any qualms.  However, we experienced increased building usage and
> the volunteers began to feel out of their element without a staff person
> available.  We simply changed the hours of a staff person to enable them
> to be present--didn't cost any extra, and the staff person appreciated
> the flexibility.
>
> Julia Moore
> Indianapolis Art Center


Thanks.
--
Bob Handy, Director
Brazoria County Historical Museum
100 East Cedar
Angleton, Texas 77515
(409) 864-1208
(409) 864-1217 (Fax)
http://www.bchm.org