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17 people are interested
Restore Historic & Vintage Cars at the Automotive Museum!
ORGANIZATION: The San Diego Automotive Museum
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17 people are interested
The San Diego Automotive Museum in beautiful Balboa Park is looking for volunteers who love the history of cars and motorcycles and want to help us restore our classic vehicles.
The museum manages a storage center in National City, but moving to Santee, to repair and maintain our off-exhibit vehicle collection. Some projects are simply maintenance; other projects are complete restorations; and several projects are usually happening at once!
Our storage center volunteers have a varied level of experience, from expert mechanic to those with little or no experience. Everyone has a true willingness to learn and apply labor and organization to a project.
REQUIREMENTS & IMPORTANTS NOTES
Signing Up: Please visit our website sdautomuseum.org and fill out the application.
Time Commitment: Storage center volunteers work on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. You can either work one of those days, or both. Restoration volunteers must commit to an average of 4 shifts per month.
Pre-requisite: All volunteers must complete 20 hours as a museum docent before working in our storage center (approximately 5-6 shifts). This gives you a solid understanding of the Museum, our organization and our mission.
Desirable Experience: Experience with anything related to the Automotive Field. We provide training.
Please note: This is not a certified training center and should not be used for job experience.
Volunteers must be 18 years or older.
This is designed to be long term and not to meet community service requirements.
1 Shift
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09:00 AM to 03:00 PM PST
The storage facility is open Wed and Thur.
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About The San Diego Automotive Museum
Location:
2080 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101, US
Mission Statement
The Mission of the San Diego Automotive Museum is to tell the story of the social and technological past, present, and future of motorized vehicles throughout its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.
Description
The original idea of creating an automotive museum in Balboa Park came from Briggs Cunningham, a renowned automobile collector and racer. The idea circulated for many years until an inspired group of local automotive enthusiasts propelled the idea forward. In 1979, the San Diego City Council first considered the issue and in 1980 they gave unanimous approval to the museum and granted a long term lease for one of the historic buildings in the jewel of San Diego: Balboa Park.
After spending approximately $1 million renovating and upgrading the building, the San Diego Automotive Museum opened in December of 1988 as San Diego’s Premier Transportation Museum. Since then, millions of local auto enthusiasts and tourists from all over the world have visited our world-class collection. Today the museum stands as a living tribute to the automobile and what it has meant to our culture.
Diversity and Inclusion: Automobiles are for Everyone
At the San Diego Automotive Museum, we strive to be as diverse and inclusive as the vehicles we display. Be yourself. Every race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience is valued and celebrated here. Everyone is welcomed, accepted, and respected.
The San Diego Automotive Museum is a non-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3).
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2080 Pan American PlazaSan Diego, CA 92101
DATE POSTED
April 9, 2024
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Auto Mechanics / Repair
- Mechanical Engineering
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- This is a long term volunteer opportunity and is not designed for those needing community service.
- Volunteers must be able to stand for at least 30 min and lift 40lbs.