Be a Volunteer!

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Being a volunteer at the museum can be a fun and rewarding experience!  Volunteers are vital to keep the organization an enjoyable destination for the community.

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Some of the volunteer opportunities include:

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*Open Houses - Helping out at open houses by hosting visitors or directing them to different parts of the museum.

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*Ice Cream Social - Helping to plan the Ice Cream Social in August and/or volunteering to help serve the ice cream and treats on the day of the event.

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*A Night at the Museum - Dressing up like characters from Ankeny's history for an entertaining evening.

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*Facilities Maintenance/Landscaping - Assisting with yardwork/gardens or housekeeping/maintaining the house and barn.

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*Planning Programs - Offering ideas for what programs or events to do throughout the year to attract visitors to the museum.

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*Tours - Providing tours that visitors have scheduled outside of our regular open house times.

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*Collections/Displays - Working with the committee to put together different collections and/or displays and exhibits.

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*Pumpkins (August, September & October) - Helping harvest pumpkins from the farm field and display them outside the museum for our annual pumpkin fundraiser.

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*Christmas Cookie Sale (December) - Providing baked cookies, selling tickets, or handing out cookies on the day of our annual Christmas cookie fundraiser.

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Maybe some of these sound good to you!  Contact the museum at 515.965.5795 or email history@ankenyhistorical.org to let us know you want to volunteer!

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