volunteer

current volunteer needs

Please contact Julie Mistur, Volunteer Coordinator at 440-871-2900 ext. 215 or

special events

2008 Family Fun Fest - Planning Committee
You can still get involved in planning Family Fun Fest for June 1, 2008-- a great family event that raises funds for our non-profit Center. Grab a friend and come to our next planning committee meeting on April 4, at 9:45 a.m. in the Vermilion Room. We’ll have snacks and activities to keep your kids busy at our meetings, so bring them along!

2008 Family Fun Fest - Day of Event Volunteer
We need helpers to take 2 -1/4 hour shifts between Noon and 4 p.m. working the carnival games and activities during our June 1st Fun Fest. We also need help with set up and clean up before and after the event. Great for adults, teens or you and your older child can volunteer to work a game together. Spend part of the afternoon sharing the gift of your time and part of the afternoon enjoying the event with your family!

administration

Cash for Critters Helper
Sort and pack cell phones and printer cartridges for recycling and earn cash for the Center.
This could be a monthly activity for a family or individual.

Flyer/Brochure Distribution
Help publicize the great classes and programs at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center by distributing our current program and event flyers to your local recreation center, library or other venue. Visit your favorite place(s) once a month (you're going anyway, right?), take along our flyers and ask them to display our promotional materials.

education

Starlab Planetarium Assistant
Help us with our StarLab Portable Planetarium at a local school!  We need volunteers on limited dates to assist us by handing out and collecting post-tests, and lining up students to go into the StarLab. Volunteers also monitor outside StarLab while staff is inside! StarLab may visit schools in either the Cleveland Municipal School District or the Lorain Public Schools.
Ages 18 and up
Limited dates between now and the end of May

2008 Nature Summer Camp Volunteers
Help us make sure that "No child is left inside" this summer!  We need adults to help children in groups of 15-25 at our Summer Camps.  As a Summer Camp Volunteer, you will be placed with two Nature Center staff, two "helper parents" and one group of children for four days.  Groups will be separated by grade:  K, K-1, 2-3 and 4 and up. You will assist with everything from setting up and cleaning up to helping with supervision on hikes in the Huntington Reservation and assisting campers with a variety of hands-on activities.
Ages 18 and up preferred; background checks may be required, depending on your assignment.
Weekly through mid-summer; sign up for individual camps (See Education/Summer Camps/view next season's programs for camp dates and descriptions)

2008 Wild Summer Reading Camp Volunteers
Make a difference in the life of a child this summer! Share your love of reading in the fun atmosphere of Lake Erie Nature Science Center. Volunteers needed to read to and with children for a.m. and/or p.m. shifts. We ask that you sign up for at least four shifts over the four weeks. Training provided. Volunteer certificates will be issued.
Ages 13 & up
Weekly, July 21 - August 15

grounds and maintenance

Designer/Builder for New Donation Boxes & Signs
Looking for a skilled person to design and build donation boxes with a creative twist, like the Owl Box and Tree Trunk Box currently in use at the Center. We need fixed as well as portable designs that can be used off-site. This might make a great Scout or family project.

We also need sturdy, reusable yard signs to promote our annual benefit. These could be made of wood or other material that builds in the flexibility to change the date, etc each year.

(click here to submit on-line volunteer form)

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