As a volunteer, you’ll help by weeding, thinning crops, watering, mulching, checking for disease and insect pests, harvesting, and managing the compost piles.
As a volunteer you’ll help with copying, filing, folding brochures, helping with mailings, greeting visitors in our gift shop, compiling our marketing scrapbook, putting price tags on gift shop items, replying to donation requests, or sewing a button on a volunteer’s historical clothing. If the volunteer is comfortable with computer projects, we may ask for…
If you love history and are seeking the opportunity to share that passion with visitors, this is the perfect fit for you! You’ll educate the public on the history of Heritage Village during both special events and our 90-minute guided tours throughout the year. Tour guides are asked to wear period appropriate clothing.
Throughout the year Heritage Village Museum runs a variety of special events. Help anywhere from admissions and concessions to dressing in period clothing and interpreting our historic buildings or doing 19th century demonstrations, there is something for everyone!
Requirements: 16+; Experienced Cat Handler Shifts: 3 times a month Volunteers are needed to teach new volunteers all about cat handling here at NHS! A training will be required in order to teach these classes
Requirements: 16+ Shifts: As needed Volunteers are needed to teach children and adults about the responsibilities of caring for a pet. Topics covered are volunteerism, pet safety, pet overpopulation, adopting from a shelter and making a lifetime commitment to your pet.
Love for dogs and a desire to care for them, keep them comfy and happy. No handling class required, all on the job training. Clean kennels, Provide clean bedding, Prepare food bowls, Prepare enrichment items, Click for quiet and other training, Bathing and grooming, Watch for unusual health issues, and much more!
Requirements: Access to transportation; 16-17 (with parent supervision) We have cats that are located at offsite locations such as PetCo or PetSmart. We need volunteers to tend to these cats on a daily basis
Requirements: 10+ with parent supervision; 16-17 without supervision Every Wednesday and Saturday we have a Bunny Yoga class. We need volunteers to help transport the bunnies to the education room and monitor them during the yoga class.
Requirements: 10+ with parent supervision; 16-17 without supervision Every Thursday we have a knitting class with the bunnies. We need volunteers to help transport the bunnies to the education room and monitor them during the knitting class.