GDG- FW from Katie Lawhon: Volunteers Needed for New Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center

[Margaret D. Blough]

National Park Service                                                                          
U.S. Department of the Interior
Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike  
Suite 100            
Gettysburg, PA 17325 
717/334-1124 phone   
717/ 334-1891 fax    
                                                                          
Gettysburg National Military Park News Release
 
For Release: May 22, 2008
Contact: Katie Lawhon
Phone: 717/ 334-1124 x 3121
 
 
Volunteers Needed for New Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center
To support the new Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, and the expected increase in visitation that it will bring, the National Park Service is recruiting and training additional visitor services volunteers over the course of the summer and fall of 2008.
Work stations for volunteers at the new facility include: Outdoor Plaza Ambassador, Resource Room Attendant, and Gallery Guide. Specific details on the available volunteer positions are:
Outdoor Plaza Ambassador
This is a seasonal position – serving summers and some of the fall and spring seasons. Volunteer serves as a visitor contact outside of the building, providing maps and other literature and general guidance on what to see and do.
 
Resource Room Attendant
A year-round position, Resource Room Attendants assist visitors in the museum’s resource room. Volunteer must be extremely reliable to make his/her shift each week, and must be familiar with basic computer keyboard functions as well as a bit about research. Attendant will assist visitors with more in-depth searches of gallery stations, materials, and research programs. This person must be a “people person” as well as fairly computer literate.
 
Gallery Guide
This position can be seasonal or year-round, and is for the volunteer who has always had a special interest in the Civil War, and who enjoys more informal interactions with visitors. Gallery Guides roam the museum galleries, answering questions and pointing visitors to sources for more information on specific topics. They also serve as an additional set of “eyes and ears” in the busy galleries, looking for visitors not following rules or respecting the facility. Hands-on reproduction objects can be used for extra inquisitive and younger visitors.
 
Anyone who may be interested in these new volunteer opportunities can read more about the job of a Visitor Services volunteer and how to apply by going to the website at www.nps.gov/gett and clicking on the “Support Your Park” link.
 
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