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Volunteer Opportunities
Historic Gardening Volunteer
From: Guelph Civic Museum

Type of Work Required: Digging, planting, weeding, transplanting, etc. of historic plants and landscaping. Posting Date: January 22, 2009
Start Date: February 10, 2009 Type of Volunteer:
End Date: November 30, 2010
+ adult + senior
adult 19+ children/family
+ high school*
group
*Can be used towards Community Involvement Hours.
Location: McCrae House
108 Water Street
Guelph
Est. # hours required: minimum 2 hours per week
Volunteer Time Schedule: daytime, after school, evenings, weekends Car Required: NO

# Volunteers Needed:

5 Police Check Required: NO
Accessibility: Wheelchair access: YES
Wheelchair washrooms: YES
Hearing Accessible: NO

Description of Activity:

- Participate in spring & fall clean-ups

- Conduct research on historic plants.

- Interpretation of gardens during group tours and special events.

- This is seasonal work from spring to fall. (Depending upon when the snow melts and first snowfall at the end of the year!)

- General maintenance and upkeep of gardens.

If you are interested in volunteering please fill out this form: Volunteer Application Form



Skills Required:

- Interest in gardening

-Interest in plants, their histories and their relationship to McCrae House and the city of Guelph

-Enjoy working outdoors




About Guelph Civic Museum

Making its home in a c. 1850- three-story Guelph limestone building, Guelph Civic Museum features exhibitions and public programs which explore the many individuals, cultures and events that contributed to the historic development of the City of Guelph. 
Guelph Museums is pleased to present a new Strategic Plan that was endorsed by the Board of Management at its June meeting. The Plan was largely based upon the results of a survey distributed to our members and stakeholders as well as to the general public asking what they wanted their community museums to be in the future. Strategic Plan for Guelph Museums
New Civic Museum Update

Contacting Museum Staff
Explore the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet Growing Up In Guelph Children's Museum located on the first floor of Guelph Civic Museum. Check out the monthly themes and activities.   
Visit our sister site: McCrae House Birthplace of John McCrae, author of In Flanders Fields. 
Return to Guelph Museums homepage - guelph.ca/museum/



For further info, or to apply, please contact: I’m interested!
Contact Name: Valerie Harrison
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Contact Information:

We ask that you complete our Volunteer Application Form (PDF forms are available or pick one up at the museum. Our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to set up a time to discuss volunteer opportunities at the museum. Once you have been accepted into Guelph Museums' Volunteer program, orientation packages, tours of sites and overviews of specific volunteer work and work schedules will be provided.

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