Hello! I have recently taken the position of Executive Director of a new
children's museum in downtown Youngstown, Ohio. I am going to start our
volunteer program but have some questions and was hoping for some input. We
have received a generous gift to pay for the fingerprinting of all of our
potential volunteers. I was thinking that we would do a volunteer
recruitment night soon, schedule interviews, and then send the volunteers we
choose for the background check. My first questions is whether this is the
route to go. Secondly, we will not be an institution that allows just anyone
to volunteer, as many of you can understand (for protection of young
visitors.) How do we communicate this to the public? Do your volunteer
manuals or volunteer applications cover this? We have had some people with
questionable backgrounds already pursue opportunities here. How do we
determine who we accept and who we don't accept. Are their legal
ramifications? Also, if anyone out there wants to share a manual with us, we
would appreciate it. We are new and need help. My other e-mail account is
[log in to unmask] Thank you!

Liz Nohra, Executive Director
Children's Museum of the Valley
139 E. Boardman Street, PO Box 6101
Youngstown, OH 44501-6101
330-744-5914

_________________________________________________________________
Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and
more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).