Thanks Pamela for your insights from a volunteer's point of view.

Last year we gave some archival materials as gifts to our volunteers since
we are preservers of heritage materials, we thought it was meaningful.
On the gift certificates, we have been giving them certificates since we
started the programme. Just want to get your views if you think it will
become repetitive if as a volunteer we get a same certificate every year
for your contribution?

Thanks again!



                                                                                                                                         
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A couple of weeks ago I attended a volunteer appreciation dinner of pizza
and cake - for those of us that volunteer our time during two annual
fundraisers for a local non-profit historical society museum.

We've always agreed to keep it simple and inexpensive because we volunteer
our time to help the museum, and rather not see too much money spent on
thanking us. We do all like to get together in between these fundraisers!

Though a volunteer/fundraiser appreciation is a little different than what
your volunteers may do and why, I personally like the idea of keeping it
simple regardless. It's most important that everyone gets together as a
group, are appreciated and thanked as a group, and that everyone has plenty
of time to socialize.

Especially for adults - the souveniers, though appreciated...many of us
have quite a collection of such things if we haven't done away with them
already. Gift certificates are a much better alternative.

If you do something too lavish and costly some volunteers may wonder, if
much money seems to have been spent -that perhaps they'd prefer a stipend
instead.

More reasons to keep it simple!

Good luck and have fun! -Pam


In a message dated 9/27/2005 10:16:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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 Dear all

 We have a group of less than 10 volunteers whom we would like to show our
 appreciation to ( a yearly affair).
 In the past we had a gathering for both our students and adult volunteers
 where we play ice breaking games followed by a buffet and a small
 presentation ceremony.

 This year, we do not have any student volunteers and will thus be doing
 one
 only for the adults volunteers.

 Anyone with any fine idea (on the sovenirs to give, the things to do, type
 of venue etc) on what we can do to make the gathering a cosy and memorable
 one?

 The number we are looking at is about 10 volunteers plus another 15 to max
 20 staff. We are a Centre which houses both storage facilities for
 artefacts and conservation laboratories.

 Any ideas big or small is much appreciated.
 Thanks in advance!

 Regards,
 Low Jyue Tyan
 Asst Registrar
 Heritage Conservation Centre

Pamela Silvestri, Museum Assistant
Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Shenipsit State Forest
166 Chestnut Hill Road
Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076
(860) 684-3430
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