Ten Broeck Mansion
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Location
9 TEN BROECK PL ALBANY, NY 12210
United States
Active Opportunities (2)
Flexible Schedule
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Albany, NY 12210
Help keep our historic gardens looking their finest and open to our community! Join us for a community gardening and clean-up days, rain or shine. Help pick up trash and debris, tidy our gardens, gather sticks and branches, rake leaves, bag up sticks and leaves, and plant historic and indigenous plants and bulbs. Individuals, families, friends, and community groups are welcome to participate! Community groups: we welcome your club, school, neighborhood association, church/house of worship, or organization to sponsor one of our Garden or Clean-up Days! We are happy to provide certificates of appreciation and social media coverage of your sponsorship. Sponsorships can include monetary donations, donations of supplies, and/or a group of volunteers from your organization helping for a given event. Opportunities: Friday Garden Days: 9:30-11:30 am (first and third Fridays): focus on light gardening (planting, mulching, weeding, thinning plants). Gardeners of all abilities welcome. We welcome those new to gardening and can provide training. Saturdays Clean-up Days 9:30-11:30 am (first and third Saturdays): focus on grounds, trash-pick up, stick-pick up, light raking. All abilities welcome. You can learn more and sign up via our website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ten-broeck-mansion-gardening-community-days-tickets-791338483707?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Date Posted: 2024-02-29
Flexible Schedule
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Albany, NY 12210
The Visitor Services Assistant plays a critical role in ensuring Ten Broeck Mansion tours go smoothly and providing a welcoming atmosphere for our visitors! Visitor Services Assistants duties include: Greeting visitors to the Ten Broeck Mansion and gardens. Checking in visitors for tours and helping visitors purchase tour tickets as needed. This does require the use of a Square terminal. Training will be provided by ACHA staff. Ensuring the safety and security of our visitors and collections by making sure visitors do not walk through the Mansion without a docent guide, and alerting ACHA staff of any safety and security issues as soon as possible. Helping the ACHA continue its programming by promoting and managing the Museum Shop. Helping to tidy up the Museum shop and select Mansion areas as needed. There are also opportunities for training to deliver tours as a Museum Education Assistant (docent) for those who are interested. Visitor Services Assistants volunteer at Ten Broeck Mansion during our regular tour season from May through October. In 2024, our tour season will be from May 16 through October 19, and Visitor Services Assistant shifts are available on the following days: Thursdays: 9:30 am - 2:15 pm Fridays 9:30 am - 2:15 pm Saturdays 12:30 pm - 4:15 pm Sundays 12:30 pm - 4:15 pm (June - August ONLY) Currently, we are most in need of help on Thursdays and Fridays, but all volunteer help is appreciated! All ACHA volunteers agree to participate in training and follow the ACHA Code of Ethics/Volunteer Agreement.
Date Posted: 2024-02-29
Organization Information
Mission Statement
The mission of the ACHA is to preserve, present, and promote the rich and diverse history and culture of Albany County.
Description
Albany County Historical Association was founded in 1942 as a private, not-for-profit educational museum. The ACHA operates the historic Ten Broeck Mansion in the Arbor Hill neighborhood of the city of Albany, New York as a community-centered museum. We serve our community with 100% free family education programs, four acres of historic gardens, and tours and education programs based in the 1798 Ten Broeck Mansion. We have opportunities for volunteering ranging from gardening to welcoming visitors and more! Please contact us to learn more.
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