- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Winterlights Setup - Stevens Coolidge Place
ORGANIZATION: TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Opportunity Overview
Trustees Winterlights returns and is bigger and better than ever. The exceptional gardens at The Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover will sparkle with thousands of shimmering and artfully designed holiday lights and you can help make it happen! Volunteers are needed to help hang lights, dangle decor and help make magical moments in the weeks leading up to the event starting on November 21.
Setup Volunteers:
You are invited to join our staff and other volunteers to help set up the various Winterlights displays. If you have specialty skills like electrical or carpentry and would like to help with special projects, we'd love to have you join our team. You can also help us spread the word in the community and make this year's event even more spectacular!
This is a great opportunity to volunteer as a group. Perfect for corporate groups, community groups, teams, friends, or families. If you have a group and would like to volunteer together, please email Marc Mahan at mmahan@thetrustees.org.
Set-Up Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
- Preparing Winterlights walking paths
- Spreading mulch/landscape prep
- Hanging lights and decorations
- Special projects such as building reindeer possibly depending on skills
- Communicate regularly with staff
- Sign-up for your available days
- Able to follow designs and instructions from staff
- Able to perform physical work with your hands
- Comfortable climbing and standing on ladders preferred but not required
- Able to work outside during colder season
- Have reliable transportation to the Estate
- Good communication skills
- Dress in appropriate clothes and footwear for varying weather conditions
- Able to walk on uneven surfaces, bend and lift upwards of 10 pounds
Time Commitment Needed
Schedule will be determined with staff, but ideally volunteers would commit to a 2-3 hour shift at least once during setup period, preferably weekly if possible.
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
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About TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
Location:
200 High St., Boston, MA 02110, US
Mission Statement
The Trustees of Reservations preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts.
Description
The Trustees of Reservations is one of Massachusetts' largest non-profits and the nation's first conservation and preservation organization. We preserve and protect places of natural, scenic and historic beauty and hold these "reservations" in "trust" for public use and enjoyment. Our passion is to improve the quality of life in the Commonwealth, using our properties and their many programs as a powerful and compelling platform to engage more residents and visitors in our mission-driven work. We believe in protecting the irreplaceable forever, for everyone. Today, we care for 112 special reservations -- from beaches to farms, gardens and historic sites - within minutes of every resident. Funded and supported entirely by our nearly 2 million visitors and supporters, and more than 100,000 members, we invite you to find your place.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
137 Andover St.North Andover, MA 01845
DATE POSTED
September 30, 2019
SKILLS
- Visual Arts
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 2-3 hours per week.