We have a number of high school volunteers as well as retirees. The thought of stay at home parents serving as volunteers first entered my mind when a woman visiting our Discovery Room with her young son expressed interest in volunteering but stated that she would have to bring her son with her. Our Discovery Room- as well as our new Play Museum which is set to open in the Spring- is open 6 days a week, all day, and is fully staffed by volunteers who currently work 2.5 hour shifts. This, rather than special events, is the situation for which I raise my query. I believe that stay at home parents specifically could be an incredible resource and am interested in whether or not it has been tapped anywhere else, thought of at any time somewhere else, and what concerns/benefits have been reached.
 
Thanks again for any feedback!
 
Amanda Paszek
Monticello Intern
Illinois State Museum

 


From: Tracy Jentzsch <[log in to unmask]>
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Just a thought, but have you considered possibly tapping into high school volunteers? Check your state’s requirements, but some states require community service hours for students to graduate.  Also, what about homeschoolers?  If you have “home school classes” in the Discovery Areas, that would possibly draw in potential parent volunteers?  You can check with home school associations in your area. 

 

Tracy Jentzsch
Administrative Assistant

Museum Studies Program

University of Delaware

www.udel.edu/museumstudies

 

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That's a good questions Amanda. I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say on that myself.

 

Diane

 

Diane Hutsell
Executive Director
McMinn County Living Heritage Museum
423-745-0329
www.livingheritagemuseum.com

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Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers

 

Our museum will soon be opening a more extensive and hands-on children’s discovery area which will inevitably over extend our current volunteer population. We are seeking new and innovative ways to attract more volunteers and one idea was to tap the stay-at-home-mom/dad graphic. We have just begun to study the thought and realize some immediate concerns; for example a Pro being- once the kids go off to school the parents will be able to continue working with us. Con- what happens if mom needs to change a pull-up during her shift?

Have any museums tried this before in their volunteer program, namely for their children’s discovery areas?

 

Thanks for any feed back.

 

Amanda Paszek

Monticello Intern

Illinois State Museum


 


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