Over 200 MOR volunteers contributed nearly 21,000 hours in 2010. Needless to say, we couldn’t provide many of our Museum services without our talented and dedicated volunteers, and they provide vital support to the Museum and our community at large. In return, MOR volunteers enjoy the camaraderie of working with visitors, staff, and their counterparts; opportunities for life-long learning; and the satisfaction of knowing they are making a valuable contribution.
Volunteer opportunities range from staffing activity carts, to preparing fossils, to helping with administrative tasks such as running shows in the Hager Auditorium, joining a benefit event planning committee, helping with security, putting together mailings, and answering phones. Plus, each summer volunteer interpreters at the Living History Farm demonstrate the day-to-day activities of a Montana farm in the 1890s.
Docents
For those who are interested in leading tours and interacting with and educating our visitors, we invite you to consider becoming an MOR docent. Docents give tours of our exhibits year around. Registration for new docents takes place each August for the fall docent-training program.
2011 Volunteer Board
- President – Iris Gray
- Vice President – Donna Dehn
- Secretary – Madeline Lieb
- Docent Chair – Bob Hamil
- Newsletter Editor – Merry Shyne
- Reps:
- Rick Lubansky
- Jean Thorson
- Susan Vander Vos
For more information about volunteer opportunities at the Museum of the Rockies, please call the Volunteer Office at 406.994.6611. Applications can be accessed on this page or at the front desk of the Museum. Please see our list of current openings above to see if there is a position available in which you might be interested.
Applications
Please complete and email to
blair.speed@montana.edu.
Current Volunteer Needs
- Security: volunteers work one 2-hour shift/week patrolling the Museum to make sure visitors and exhibits are safe, assisting the Museum Security staff, and providing customer service to Museum visitors.
- Children's Discovery Room Volunteer Staff: volunteers work one 2-hour shift/week in the Explore Yellowstone: Children's Discovery Center making sure children are safe, keeping the exhibit clean and tidy, and engaging with children about the science of Yellowstone National Park.
- Benefit Event Planning Committee: Volunteers help with the planning of our benefit events including the Museum Ball (February), Wine Classic (July), and the TwoFly (September) to help fundraise for the Museum by soliciting event sponsors, auction donors and by selling event tickets.