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So, who are family volunteers? The Family Learning Team here in the museum established the following definition:
“Family volunteers are members of the same family working together on the same volunteer job. They function as a volunteer unit, not separated, but work to complete the assigned volunteer work as one. A family volunteer can be a mom and dad and a child or children, a grandparent and a grandchild, a mom and a child, a dad and a child, an adult sibling and a brother or sister. Families or extended families do not have to necessarily have a blood relationship or live in the same house all of the time. They may have a long term, on-going relationship which qualifies them as “family.”

Please check the Volunteer Opportunities List to find a volunteer job in which your family would be interested.
Please check the Family Volunteers Code of Ethics to determine if your family will be able to meet the museum’s expectations.

We have found the following to be true:

A family who volunteers together learns from each other while creating an awareness of volunteerism for the general public and consistently embraces a life long museum and community dedication.
Family volunteers can develop tremendous insight into the organization they are serving and may become catalysts for other Family Learning opportunities while teaching by example.
Through a family’s commitment to both the organization and its mission, strong life-long ties are created. Family volunteers become stronger members of the organization’s community and continue to embrace volunteerism throughout their lives.
Family volunteering and volunteering in general can reconnect people to each other, their communities and specifically to the institutions which reflect their common beliefs, goals and mission.

Findings and Conclusions:

Families who volunteer together help to sustain the missions of the museums or organizations they are serving.
Family volunteers can learn together while still helping to facilitate the experience for another family.
Volunteering in a place for which a family cares continues to build the family’s understanding of how to help others and sustain the recognition of each person’s importance in the creation of a peaceful world of interdependence.




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