- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Flights of Fancy Benefit & Auction
ORGANIZATION: Elachee Nature Science Center
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
3 people are interested
What is Flights of Fancy? This is Elachee only annual fundraising event. Guests come for a casual evening under the stars and enjoy a catered meal, adult beverages and a live/silent auction. An event steering committee organizes the event and curates the auction. We rely on our amazing volunteers to help us staff this event in the roles indicated below.
Volunteer Roles:
Parking Assistance
Guest Check-in
Kitchen/Server
Bartending
Auction Area Staff**
** The Auction Area Staff role is a total of 9 hour commitment. It requires the six hours on the event day as well as a two hour training session. Individuals interested in this role will work with the volunteer coordinator to schedule the pre-event training and setup.
More opportunities with Elachee Nature Science Center
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Elachee Nature Science Center
Location:
2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville, GA 30504, US
Mission Statement
Elachee Nature Science Center , a private, non-profit environmental education center, 1. provides interactive experiences in the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve and elsewhere that enable students to understand that the earth and all its inhabitants are part of a complex and interdependent system; and 2. works to protect the natural resources of the Chicopee Woods watershed.
Description
Elachee is
Located in the 1,400 acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve at Exit 16 off I-985.
- Elachee holds the deed of conservation easement for the Preserve.
- The largest contiguous conservation easement in North Georgia.
- Elachee's record of private land conservation ranks it in the top six nonprofits in Georgia.
The premier environmental education center in Georgia.
- Georgia's first and metro Atlanta's only SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) accredited nature center.
- Celebrating 27+ years of excellence in environmental education.
- 60,000 visitors in 2004 included 31,000 students (51% metro Atlanta, 33% Hall County, 16% other).
- Museum exhibitions for the public include national traveling shows as well as natural history, astronomy, and live animal exhibits.
- 12 miles of hiking trails in the Preserve.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2125 Elachee DriveGainesville, GA 30504
DATE POSTED
January 22, 2020
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- All roles: Saturday April 27, 5-10pm; Auction Area Staff: additional training and setup times required, total 9 hour commitment.