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9 people are interested
Gift & Garden Store Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: UCSC Arboretum
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9 people are interested
A vital part of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum’s visitor experience and revenue stream is Norrie’s Gift and Garden Shop, staffed completely by long-term volunteers. We are looking for additional helpers to work with a group of dedicated and garden-loving volunteers. In addition to performing general shop procedures, Norrie's volunteers provide Arboretum guests with meet & greet, admissions, gift and plant sales assistance.
This is a great opportunity for someone with prior experience in retail, who would enjoy working with plants and nature-related gift items, and who wants to make a difference in the community. All proceeds from the shop support the Arboretum and its mission 'To connect people with plants'.
Please consider this fun and worthwhile opportunity. Applications for all volunteering opportunities can be found at: https://arboretum.ucsc.edu/support/volunteer/index.html
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About UCSC Arboretum
Location:
120 Arboretum Road, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Mission Statement
Connecting People with Plants.
Description
The Arboretum at UCSC is a research and teaching facility committed to plant conservation and serves both the campus and the public. Its rich and diverse collection, containing representatives of more than 300 plant families, provides beginning students with a broad survey of the plant kingdom. Facilities for growing plants offer students and research faculty opportunities to experiment with living plants. The Arboretum maintains collections of rare and threatened plants of unusual scientific interest. Particular specialties are world conifers, primitive angiosperms, and bulb-forming plant families. Large assemblages of plants from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and California natives are displayed on the grounds. Many of the species in these collections are not otherwise available for study in American botanical gardens and arboreta.
Arboretum events educate and engage the public about plant diversity and conservation. Of service to the public and the nursery industry are the Arboretum's activities in importing, selecting, and breeding choice ornamental plants, especially those that are drought tolerant and pest resistant. To date, the Arboretum is the original importer of more than 1,500 different selections of choice ornamentals. Many of these have been and will continue to be the plants of future California gardens.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1156 High St.Santa Cruz, CA 95064
DATE POSTED
March 25, 2019
SKILLS
- Retail / Sales
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Gardening
- Environmental Education
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Three or four 3 hr shifts including 1 weekend shift/mo for a minimum of 6 months
- Engaging guests in a friendly manner, standing, using computer retail system.