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Opportunity Details
On-Site Tree Decorating - Fruitlands
Opportunity Overview:
Let’s deck the trails around Fruitlands and add some natural beauty to the wintry woods! We will be decorating a handful of trees throughout the trail system for visitors to search for and/or just to happen upon while hiking this winter. We are looking for volunteers who can come to the Fruitlands property and help set up the decorated tree displays on the trails. If you would also like to create ornaments for this event, please see the Remote Decoration Making volunteer opportunity.
Volunteers for this opportunity will sort and organize donated decorations, and then bring them out onto the trails, and decorate trees or areas identified ahead of time. There are two sessions available, and volunteers will participate individually or in teams of 2-3 in a safe, socially-distanced manner, to sort and hang the provided decorations. Enlist a friend or family member and sign up together!
Tree decorating dates:
This volunteer opportunity has two occurrences:
If you have questions, please contact the volunteer leader, Kim Gaboriault at kimgab@gmail.com.
For more information email volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
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.
More about Fruitlands
In 1843, Amos Bronson Alcott and Charles Lane turned a swath of Harvard farmland into a Transcendentalist experiment in subsistence farming and Emersonian self-reliance, named Fruitlands, which ultimately disbanded after only seven months. In 1914, Clara Endicott Sears opened the grounds to the public, establishing a museum in the property’s 1820s farmhouse. Now, the 210-acre landscape encompasses five collections first established by Sears: the original Fruitlands Farmhouse; the Shaker Museum, the first such museum in the country; the Native American Museum, celebrating the history of indigenous peoples; the Art Museum, with a variety of rotating exhibits, contemporary art, and showcasing a combined collection of more than 300 Hudson River School landscape paintings and 19th-century vernacular portraits; and the Wayside Visitor Center, a classroom, education, and exhibition space.
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety:
The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
Let’s deck the trails around Fruitlands and add some natural beauty to the wintry woods! We will be decorating a handful of trees throughout the trail system for visitors to search for and/or just to happen upon while hiking this winter. We are looking for volunteers who can come to the Fruitlands property and help set up the decorated tree displays on the trails. If you would also like to create ornaments for this event, please see the Remote Decoration Making volunteer opportunity.
Volunteers for this opportunity will sort and organize donated decorations, and then bring them out onto the trails, and decorate trees or areas identified ahead of time. There are two sessions available, and volunteers will participate individually or in teams of 2-3 in a safe, socially-distanced manner, to sort and hang the provided decorations. Enlist a friend or family member and sign up together!
Tree decorating dates:
- Sunday, November 28, from 12pm to 3pm
- Saturday, December 4, from 12pm to 3pm
- Beautify the trails for visitors to Fruitlands; create a sense of wonder and delight.
- Meet new people.
- Enjoy a hike on the Fruitlands trails – with a purpose!
- Access to future volunteer opportunities throughout the year.
- Help sort and organize donated decorations into themed collections, pack them up to be carried out on the trails.
- Help walk decorations into the trails.
- Locate trees that will be identified and marked prior to the event.
- Do any necessary light clearing/preparing of the tree or area prior to decorating.
- Put your tree trimming skills to work! Hang provided ornaments on trees and create pleasing displays with the materials provided.
- Bring a fun and creative spirit.
- Follow Trustees' COVID-19 safety guidance by staying home if you are not feeling well, or have been in contact with someone with COVID-19 symptoms recently; wearing a mask indoors; maintaining social distance, wash hands or use hand sanitizer.
- Please notify staff 24 hours prior to your volunteer shift if you will not be able to attend, allowing other volunteers the opportunity to participate.
- Sign up for any of the dates available.
- Ability to walk roughly between 1-3 miles on mostly wooded, rolling trails. Keep in mind that the weather could be cold or snowy! Appropriate footwear and layers are essential.
- Be able to carry a reasonably-sized bag or backpack with tree decorations, twine, scissors, etc.
- A creative eye for arranging the decorations in a delightful way is helpful but not necessary!
- We need a few volunteers who would feel comfortable climbing a few steps up on a low ladder.
- Fun attitude!
- Availability during times offered.
- Reliable transportation to the property.
This volunteer opportunity has two occurrences:
- Sunday, November 28 from 12pm – 3pm
- Saturday, December 4 from 12pm – 3pm
If you have questions, please contact the volunteer leader, Kim Gaboriault at kimgab@gmail.com.
For more information email volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
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.
More about Fruitlands
In 1843, Amos Bronson Alcott and Charles Lane turned a swath of Harvard farmland into a Transcendentalist experiment in subsistence farming and Emersonian self-reliance, named Fruitlands, which ultimately disbanded after only seven months. In 1914, Clara Endicott Sears opened the grounds to the public, establishing a museum in the property’s 1820s farmhouse. Now, the 210-acre landscape encompasses five collections first established by Sears: the original Fruitlands Farmhouse; the Shaker Museum, the first such museum in the country; the Native American Museum, celebrating the history of indigenous peoples; the Art Museum, with a variety of rotating exhibits, contemporary art, and showcasing a combined collection of more than 300 Hudson River School landscape paintings and 19th-century vernacular portraits; and the Wayside Visitor Center, a classroom, education, and exhibition space.
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety:
The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
- If you are not feeling well, please stay home
- If you have been in contact with someone with Covid-19 or someone displaying symptoms of Covid-19, please stay home
- For our most current Covid-19 updates, please visit our main Trustees site
Engagement
Age Minimum (with Adult): 16+, Minimum Age:18+
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- Choose an existing team you're already a member or captain of, or
- Create a new team to sign up.
Signup Questions
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