Volunteer programs are also a very important way of linking the Museum to
the community.   The same population that provides volunteers probably also
supplies the Museum's membership and visitor base.
And, of course, not all volunteers are at the beginning of their careers --
many seniors find volunteering an important part of their life after
retirement.  Two of my favorite volunteers were over 80 and were so
dedicated that they even came in on snow days when younger museum staff
members stayed home.

Janice Klein
Director
MItchell Museum of the American Indian, Kendall College
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-----Original Message-----
From: Stacey Cummins <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Volunteering for museum jobs...


>>There are many different types of volunteers who volunteer for just as
many
>different reasons. Many do it for work experience, contacts, 'testing the
>water' and many others want to give something to an organisation and their
>community.<
>
>Well said...many volunteers that I know of (and I'm not even in the field
>yet!) are there because they enjoy giving back to the community or they
don't
>want to make a career out of what for them is a hobby.

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