Bunker Hill Week: America 250 Event Volunteer Ambassador

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Major Duties of Position

The main role of an American 250 Ambassador is to enhance the visitor experience during special events commemorating the 250 th anniversary of the United States. Ambassadors support event set up and clean up, engage with visitors, and provide helpful information to ensure each event is successful and welcoming. Key responsibilities include welcoming visitors and offering orientation to event activities. Ambassadors foster a warm and inclusive atmosphere, ensuring every visitor feels valued and inspired by their experience. Additional tasks may include answering questions, distributing event materials, guiding visitors to event programs, and assisting with logistical needs. Ambassadors play an integral role in creating memorable and meaningful interactions that celebrate America’s history and its future. 250 Ambassadors may be asked to support the operations of park buildings throughout the park to help facilitate the staffing plans of Bunker Hill events.

Ambassadors for the Bunker Hill 250 events will be required to attend an in-person training in the Bunker Hill Museum in the evening on June 10th.

Ambassadors will be provided with a schedule of Bunker Hill 250 events and can choose the events they are available and interested in supporting, signing up for those shifts to collaborate with event staff and park rangers in celebrating these milestone occasions.

Events:

Wednesday June 11: Bunker Hill Staging and Set Up (daytime, exact times TBA)

Thursday June 12: Naturalization Ceremony (10:00-12:30)

Friday June 13: Flag Garden Planting (9:30-12:30)

Saturday June 14: Flag Day Ceremony (9:30-11:30), Community Concert (11:30-4:00)

Sunday June 15: Bunker Hill Day Parade (11:00-3:30)

Monday June 16: 200 th Anniversary of Monument Cornerstone Event (9:30-12:30)

Tuesday June 17: Bunker Hill Remembrance Ceremony (2:45-5:15)

Wednesday June 18: Bunker Hill Take Down (daytime, exact times TBA)

Once your application has been received, we will send a survey to determine which events you are able to work.

Time Commitment

Volunteers must commit to supporting at least two shifts or events. Shifts are flexible and based on event needs, allowing volunteers to choose opportunities that fit their availability and interests.

About The Park

The National Parks of Boston (NPB) is the organizational framework for managing and supporting the collection of National Park sites in Boston: Boston National Historical Park (BOST), Boston African American National Historic Site (BOAF), and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park (BOHA).

On June 17, 1775, New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time in a pitched battle known as "The Battle of Bunker Hill." Fighting took place throughout a hilly landscape of fenced pastures- while the British forces claimed the field, the casualties inflicted by the Provincial solders from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire were staggering. 50 years after the battle, the Marquis De Lafayette started the construction of a 221-foot-tall obelisk built entirely from quarried granite, dedicated as a lasting monument and tribute to the memory of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

The Charlestown Navy Yard built, repaired, modernized, and resupplied ships for 174 years. Operationally, the Yard saw many periods of expansion and decline as the policies of the United States changed over the course of two centuries. Technologically, the Yard saw constant transformation and acted as a hub of innovation. When the Charlestown Navy Yard opened in 1800, it serviced wooden sailing ships and employed tradesmen such as carpenters, ropemakers, and ship riggers. When it closed in 1974, the Yard had welders, electricians, machinists, ironworkers, pipefitters, and engineers. Throughout the operation of the Navy Yard, generations of civilian workers took pride in their work and service to the country.

Photo by Lauren Owens Lambert. Courtesy of National Park Service/National Parks of Boston.

Start Date - 2025-06-10

End Date - 2025-06-18