Volunteer Opportunities

OFFICE WORK

Archivist - Maintain all newspaper clippings and photos. Approximately 4 hours per month - requires a commitment to perform this work on a long-term basis, on a schedule of your choice.

Office Help - Provide office support by answering phones, filing and general projects. Seeking individuals that can offer 3 - 4 hours per week on a regular schedule of your choice.

Database - Help update database, research new names, correct addresses and update other biographical information. Assistance can be manual or computerized. Computer help will require a long-term commitment and software experience or training provided by SMF. Maintaining confidentiality of all information is also required.

Special Events - Help perform a variety of duties for various fundraising and educational events. Assistance is needed in promotion, setup, hostess duties, and clean up. Typically SMF has an annual lecture series, summer fundraising party, HBH Society party and a few other minor events throughout the year. Volunteers are welcome for all or individual events.

Mailings - Help with four to six mailings per year, work with a group to fold, insert, label, stuff and seal newsletters and appeals. You will be contacted 2 - 4 weeks before mailing.

FIELD WORK

Shorebird Program
Help monitor nesting Piping Plovers and Least Terns and educate the public at a beach near you. Requires miles of walking, physical work, training, and a regular commitment of 4 or more hours per week from May through July.

Property Management
Trailwork - Help our Property Manager maintain walking trails. Seeking one or two individuals who can help with mowing, trimming trails and other routine maintenance one-day per week on a regular basis.

Work Days - Volunteers wanted to help with cleanups, control of invasive species, etc. for 3 - 4 hours at a time on an irregular basis. Work is hot, dirty and tiring, but ultimately rewarding.

Please check all volunteer work that is of interest to you. You will be contacted by a SMF staff member to provide additional information and to arrange an orientation and schedule.

Please provide the following information:

Name: Off-Island Address: Address: City: State:     Zip:     Country: Phone: Island Address: Address: City: State:      Zip:      Phone: E-Mail:

OFFICE WORK Archivist      Office Help      Database Special Events      Mailings FIELD WORK Shorebird Program      Trailwork      Work Days

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