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Winterlights Event - Bradley
Opportunity Overview:
Winterlights is a family-friendly, visual evening time holiday light extravaganza! The evening will include something for the entire family – music, hot chocolate and dazzling light displays. Come join our team to make this event a magical one for our community!
This year Winterlights will take place on Wednesdays-Sundays from November 29-January 4. We will be closed on December 25, but open on January 1 and with additional dates on December 17, 23, and 31. The volunteer shift time is 3:00pm-8:30pm.
On December 26th and 27th we will start one hour earlier for a Sensory-Friendly hour for an inclusive Winterlights experience.
Thank you for helping us create a memorable Winterlights for all this season!
Event Responsibilities (may include but are not limited to the following):
Sign up for one day or as many as you like!
What's in our nature? Resiliency. Community. Discovery. Creativity.
Join The Trustees as a volunteer to help protect and take care of the Commonwealth’s greatest treasures and to make nature and the outdoors accessible for all, forever.
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
Winterlights is a family-friendly, visual evening time holiday light extravaganza! The evening will include something for the entire family – music, hot chocolate and dazzling light displays. Come join our team to make this event a magical one for our community!
This year Winterlights will take place on Wednesdays-Sundays from November 29-January 4. We will be closed on December 25, but open on January 1 and with additional dates on December 17, 23, and 31. The volunteer shift time is 3:00pm-8:30pm.
On December 26th and 27th we will start one hour earlier for a Sensory-Friendly hour for an inclusive Winterlights experience.
Thank you for helping us create a memorable Winterlights for all this season!
Event Responsibilities (may include but are not limited to the following):
- Meet and greet visitors
- Assist with parking and wayfinding
- Assist with refreshments
- Monitor the lights and decorations
- Provide information about the Estate and the house
- Educate the public about the goals of the Trustees and the benefits of being a Trustees’ member
- Assist with set up and clean up nightly
- Communicate regularly with staff
- Have reliable transportation to the Estate
- Excellent customer services and communication skills
- Willingness and ability to work in varying weather conditions and dress appropriately for the weather
- Ability to walk on varying surfaces including grass, pathways and trails
- Please note: volunteers must be 18 years old or older; a background check is required for this role
Sign up for one day or as many as you like!
What's in our nature? Resiliency. Community. Discovery. Creativity.
Join The Trustees as a volunteer to help protect and take care of the Commonwealth’s greatest treasures and to make nature and the outdoors accessible for all, forever.
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
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Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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