Museum News
Jan 01/08
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ODDS OF FINDING TREASURE?
100 PERCENT IF YOU COME ON BOARD AS VOLUNTEER AT THE VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM
If you enjoy working with children and have a good command of the English language, the Vancouver Maritime Museum has opportunities for you as a volunteer with our popular school programs and community events. The Maritime Museum is looking for energetic individuals who like working with children and are available during the day. There is no treasure greater then inspiring a young mind. You can help by becoming a volunteer at the Vancouver Maritime Museum and share in our rich maritime history.

Currently recruiting for Education and Special Event Volunteers!

Full training provided. (No boating knowledge necessary).

Please complete the volunteer application form and return to:

Programs
Vancouver Maritime Museum
1905 Ogden Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 1A3

Phone: 604 257-8308
Fax: 604 737-2621
Email: programs@vancouvermaritimemuseum.com

Thank you for your interest in volunteering your time and energy at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Our organization welcomes the opportunity to get to know you and your skills. All interested individuals must complete a volunteer application form and send to the Museum's Volunteer Coordinator. An interview will be scheduled to ensure that there is an appropriate match for both the applicant and the Maritime Museum. References are required in order to volunteer with us.

Our volunteer program assists Maritime Museum staff in various departments. We do not organize the program outside the Museum framework. Staff in each department direct and train the volunteers in their work area. We ask for a commitment of two to four hours per week depending on your area of interest.

Areas of volunteer interest:
Education
Curatorial
Model Shop
Special Events
Membership
Benefits
Membership Application Form
Volunteers

Did you know?
That Captain George Vancouver was an experienced, sailor, explorer, navigator and cartographer who mapped the coastline of British Columbia in 1792. In several voyages between 1791 and 1795, Captain Vancouver charted for the first time the rugged coastline of what is today Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. So thorough were his charts, that mariners used them for well over a hundred years. One of the world’s great mariners, George Vancouver was born in King’s Lynn, UK on June 22, 1757. Although the British Navy Captain’s life ended in obscurity when he died in 1798, the city that bears his name will recognize his remarkable achievements.
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