We have done a brunch in the past-a meal that can be "fancy" without 
being too pricey for us and our older volunteers prefer to go out during 
the day rather than evenings. I have had a few people tell me that they 
would prefer we spend the money on the exhibits, but most of the 
volunteers really enjoy the recognition and also the chance to visit 
with other volunteers.

Betsey Mayhew
Martha's Vineyard Museum

Nikkie Cooper wrote:
> We do a soup and salad luncheon where the staff (3.5 people) cook for 
> our volunteers (30 people)
>  
> We give gifts to all of our volunteers and acknowledge the ones who 
> gave the most hours- in addition to a little something (and usually 
> it's under $2.00 per person) we collect things through the year- 
> premiums from our office supply company, samples from the museum 
> store, etc- that are also used as give aways with each person having a 
> chance to pick something off the table- we have done it where we go in 
> order of time volunteered and by drawing numbers
>  
> And the answer to the last question is both yes and no- they do want a 
> little money spent on them, not so much they feel guilty, but enough 
> that they know we appreciate them- it's a thin line, but an important one
>  
> Nikkie
>  
> Nikkie Cooper, Curator
> Fort Morgan Museum
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> Fort Morgan, CO 80701
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