Volunteer Opportunities
MARS Robotics recognizes the value of community service and promotes involvement in a variety of community agencies. While the club may be unable at times to participate as a group, it encourages the involvement of interested individuals by posting events or volunteer opportunities.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
14200 U.S. One, Juno Beach, FL 33408
Tel: 561-627-8280
http://www.marinelife.org
This coastal education center has exhibits, aquariums and live turtles. It has conducted 25 years of sea turtle nesting surveys on 6 miles of beach in Jupiter and Juno, an area which hosts up to 1,000 sea turtle nests per mile each season. At the Center over 50-60 sea turtles are treated for illness or injury and thousands of hatchlings are fed annually. Staff and volunteers rehabilitate each turtle for eventual release.
Contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more info or to help in the following areas:
Tour guides, Maintain exhibits, Animal care, Gift shop, Office Duties
Greet visitors, Membership and development
South Florida Science Museum
4801 Dreher Trail North
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Tel: 561-832-1988
http://www.sfsm.org
In addition to needing volunteers year round to help in various departments and with explaining exhibits such as the mummy, aquarium and brain teaser puzzles, several special events are lined up this year that could use volunteer help. Advance sign up is needed to ensure each event is covered in full. Contact Diane Hennessey, Director of Volunteers at extension 225 or vols@sfsm.org .
October 7, 2006 Father and Son Event (Sat.): This privately booked event of over 150 visitors will be present at the same time as the general public, so extra volunteer help is needed. Work shifts are 10 am – 2pm or 2pm -6pm.
October 28 and 29, 2006 Spooky Science Weekend (Sat. & Sun.): Different stations throughout the museum will need a minimum of 2 volunteers each. Volunteers are encouraged to wear costumes or orange and black. Work shifts are 9:45am-2pm and 2pm-6pm on Sat. and 12pm-6pm on Sun.
November 4, 2006 Library Day (Sat.): Organized by the Palm Beach Co. Library System, extra volunteers are needed to explain exhibits, guide visitors to the book give-aways and help with usual crowd control. Shift times are 10am-2pm and 2pm-6pm.
November 8, 2006 Mercury Transit Day (Wed.): Only a few volunteers with special planetarium interest are needed for this lecture, telescope event when Mercury will cross the sun. Work shift: 2:15pm-Sundown.
December 16 and 17, 2006 Grand Opening: ROBOTICS!!! (Sat. and Sun.): Help open this awesome, interactive exhibit! (Which MARS and our 2006 robot “Ballistic” plan to be a part of.) Shifts: 10am-2pm and 2pm-6pm on Sat. and 12pm-3pm and 3pm-6pm on Sun. To learn more about a couple of the "Hollywood" robots that will be part of the exhibit, visit HighTechScience.org here: http://hightechscience.org/robots.htm or read about the exhibit here: http://www.sfsm.org/robotics.html .
February 10-11, 2007 Science of Chocolate (Sat. and Sun): This is the 2nd year for this yummy event that included volunteers manning a chocolate fountain and handing out free samples. Work Shifts: 10am-2pm or 2pm-6pm on Sat. or 12pm-3pm and 3pm-6pm on Sun.
March 31-April 8, 2007 Miner 49’er Week: This 2 weekend event requires lots of volunteers to help visitors mine for gold and other fun activities. Work Shifts: 10am-2pm and 2pm-6pm on Sat.’s and 12pm-3pm and 3pm-6pm on Sun.’s.
April 7, 2007 Dino Egg Hunt (Sun.): Activities to be announced.
April 14, 2007 Drop-It, Build-It, Fly-It (Sat.): Help is needed with crowd control, exhibit explaining and special activities involving paper airplanes, egg drop, bridge building and more.
April 21, 2007 National Astronomy Day (Sat.): Volunteers will be needed to help with astronomical activities like the “Solar System Walk”, crowd control, ticket takers, explaining exhibits and more.
