Dust books and shelves/clean book covers – keep shelves neat and in order
Assist with various shelter needs such as serving food/drink, cleaning, assisting guests with job applications/paperwork, etc.
The historic 1870s Homestead is open June-August, and we rely on volunteers to welcome visitors, lead historic crafts and activities, work in the garden, teach lessons at the log one-room schoolhouse or demonstrate historic skills. An orientation is offered with ongoing ‘on-the-job’ training. Reference materials are available to learn new skills. Volunteers must commit to…
Join a team of enthusiastic gardeners working to showcase native plants in the gardens around the Visitor Center. These gardens help welcome thousands of visitors each year and demonstrate the importance and functionality of using native plants in home and business landscapes. Working in collaboration with CNC staff, gardeners will weed, water, mulch, plant and…
One of our core values is to include youth in the design of our work. We hope to amplify their voices, understand what resonates (or doesn’t) with youth and solicit feedback in general. Our Student Advisor volunteers have agreed to provide feedback to make sure our programs work with their peers. We welcome their insights…
Our community-based program is our traditional match in which adult mentors are paired with children ages 7-12, and agree to see each other for three hours, a couple of times a month. Mentor 2.0 is a technology-enriched one-to-one youth mentoring program directly targeting high school students. Mentor-mentee pairs build their relationships through weekly online communication…
Volunteer at the Friends Food Pantry to help deliver food stability to members of our community that need it most. Friends Food Pantry volunteers work together to organize food pantry donations and provisions and disperse items to Bourne residents that use the pantry.
Volunteer at the Friends of Bourne Council on Aging office to help with day-to-day operations and administrative tasks that are essential to help us continue to do the work that we do.
Assist with programs – prepping craft materials, assist with crowd control, help children with projects
Some tasks around home are difficult to do by oneself or as one ages. Help with changing lightbulbs, installing a storm window or screen, or watering flowers when it is very dry are the kind of services that help.