Beat the Heat and Join the FUN: Volunteer at the Museum of Natural Sciences

July 31, 2002
For Immediate Release
For Calendar and Community Editors
Contact: Marjorie Terry (919) 733-7450, ext. 305

Cool off from the long hot summer while making new friends and having FUN as a volunteer at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Learn more about the exciting opportunities available during the Museum’s Fall Volunteer Open House on Monday, August 26 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Anyone from 18 to 108 is welcome! Volunteers are needed now to help visitors discover nature throughout the Museum. Lend a hand with Curiosity Classes, exploration carts, animal care, special events, butterfly gardening, and research, as well as in the Discovery Room, the Fossil Lab, the Naturalist Center, and the Living Conservatory.

Museum staff members will be on hand to answer your questions and tour you through the Museum’s programs. Volunteers receive free parking, discounts at the Museum gift shop, reduced fees for Museum programs, and invitations to special Museum events and trips. With scores of volunteer opportunities available, come to the Fall Volunteer Open House and find the one that’s just right for you!

The Museum is located on Bicentennial Plaza, between the Capitol and Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh. Free parking is available after 5 p.m. on the street or in the surface parking lots at the corner of Jones and Wilmington streets.

For more information, call volunteer coordinator Tullie Johnson at (919) 733-7450, ext. 605 or toll-free at (877) 4NATSCI

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the web at www.naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.

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