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Flexible Schedule
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Browns Mills, NJ 08015
Join the Whitesbog Events Team and help in the preservation of Whitesbog Historic Village. You will get to work behind the scenes on many events and programs including Blueberry Festival, and so much more. Blueberry Festival is the biggest fundraising event of the year for Whitesbog Preservation Trust and takes many many volunteers to make it happen. Join us today and help make a difference in preserving Whitesbog Historic Village. Funds raised go towards supporting Whitesbog Preservation Trust's (WPT) efforts to preserve and restore Whitesbog Historic Village, birthplace of the cultivated blueberry and a key piece of New Jersey's agricultural heritage. Funds raised support programs for the public, museum exhibits, field trips, tours and family events including Living History Days, Spooky Tours, Wagon Rides, Tractor shows, Maker's Day and more. Families, friends and couples are welcome to work together and individuals who enjoy talking with the public are great! Whitesbog visitors include diverse travelers such as hikers, walking groups, horse-back riders, visitors from out of state, people touring the Pine Barrens, local residents, school children, homeschoolers, people interested in the history of the village, explorers, families and seniors. On occasion we have an evening event or special tour where visitors want to shop in the store as well. A minimum commitment is not required. Interested? Call (609) 893-4646 or email Whitesbogevents@gmail.com for more details. For more information about the Trust, visit us online at www.whitesbog.org. === Whitesbog Preservation Trust is a non-profit organization created in 1983 by a group of New Jersey citizens to preserve Whitesbog Historic Village. The Trust leases Whitesbog from the State of New Jersey in an innovative partnership agreement. The mission of the Trust is to restore, protect and enhance the land, sites, and buildings at Whitesbog and to provide educational and interpretive programs and materials about the history, culture, and natural environment of Whitesbog.
Date Posted: Apr 2, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Browns Mills, NJ 08015
Whitesbog Preservation Trust is a membership based nonprofit that helps preserve and promote Whitesbog Historic Farm & Village in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. We greet and welcome visitors from all over the region, attend outreach events throughout the year to share the education programs in Whitesbog Historic Village and reach out to new volunteers and members. The membership committee also helps organize member events including recruitment, Open Houses, parties and special tours. We also host special events to thank volunteers (picnics and holiday parties) and to thank members, and we need help brainstorming, planning and creating events just for members. Each week volunteers enter new memberships into our database and send out letters confirming the membership and the donation amount. We use a database to manage members and donors and and we need helpers to enter names, dates, etc. into the database on a weekly basis as well as help attach mailing labels to newsletters sent out to members and send out emails and upcoming event notices and flyers. Whitesbog Preservation Trust is a volunteer-led non-profit that donates time and energy to the preservation of Whitesbog Historic Village and helps provide engaging and educational public programs. This is great for a few hours a week Volunteer activity and can be done with the assistance of the Executive Director and experienced volunteers, (flexible times can be worked out with other volunteers). Contact us with any questions: 609-893-4646 or email whitesbogmembers@gmail.com or whitesbogpreservationtrust@gmail.com
Date Posted: Apr 2, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Browns Mills, NJ 08015
Tours include the Moonlight Walk, Village Tours and Farm Tours. Events include the annual Blueberry Festival, Living History Days, Harvest Tours, Music, Kids Programs, Workshops and more! Join our team and learn about the blueberry and cranberry farm history and explore the historic buildings and museums! Share your interest and excitement with visitors!
Date Posted: Apr 2, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Browns Mills, NJ 08015
Help restore and keep up Elizabeth Coleman White's historic gardens and trails and restore historic blueberry fields and cranberry bogs. Mulching and weeding are a big part of the volunteer work to be done. Great for people who enjoy volunteering in a public and historic garden. Most of the volunteer work is done during Whitesbog's volunteer workdays which are usually the first Saturday of the month from 9 am to 2 pm (lunch is provided). We have goves and tools! Some training is provided to guide newbies in the plants of the garden, which specializes in native plants of the Pine Barrens. Meet other plant lovers and botanists who love exploring and photographing plants in the region.
Date Posted: Apr 2, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Browns Mills, NJ 08015
One, Two or Three days a week or a month to help with general office work, organizing supplies, or help our Archives team organize collections and scan letters, photos and more! Whitesbog Preservation Trust is a volunteer-led non-profit that donates time and energy to the preservation of Whitesbog Historic Village and helps provide engaging and educational public programs. Volunteers help with everyday tasks including checking phone messages, filing papers, organizing event supplies, folding brochures and maps for our kiosks, logging event RSVP's, emails, preparing outreach materials and more. This is great for a few hours a week or a once a month Volunteer Workday activity, on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am - 3 pm (lunch provided). Contact us with any questions: 609-893-4646 or email whitesbogpreservationtrust@gmail.com
Date Posted: Apr 2, 2023
