Community Corner
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT THE OAK PARK CONSERVATORY
Looking for
a way to share your enthusiasm and knowledge of plants? Opportunities abound!
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Tour
Docents
If you enjoy
answering questions and engaging people in discussions about plants, join the
new group of tour docents we will be training this season. Learn from the training, then guide school or
adult groups through the showrooms, focusing on the Conservatory’s rain forest
and desert collections.
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Time
commitment: One and a half hours for each tour (1 ½ hours) as scheduled.
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Exploration
Station
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Do you enjoy
interacting with the general public, expecially young children? If so, the Exploration Station may be perfect
for you! Interpreters help visitors
learn about plants through interactive displays and games.
Time
commitment: Two and a half hours (2 ½
hours) on Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons as scheduled.
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Exploration
Kits
FOPCON’s
Exploration Kits are designed for kindergarten classrooms where students are
just discovering how a seed becomes a plant!
Volunteers are needed to help provide these interactive kits to District
97 schools. Reliable vehicle
needed.
Time
commitment: Varies
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Toddler
Exploration Time (TET) Program
A special
interactive time for toddlers and caregivers to explore the wonders of nature
at the Conservatory. Guided activities
facilitated by Conservatory docents.
Each month there is a different topic.
Time commitment: 2 hours each
month as scheduled.
contact Kathy McNamara, Volunteer and Program Coordinator for the Friends of
the Oak Park Conservatory, 708-725-2460 or coordinator@fopcon.org for more details and to sign up! I look forward to hearing from you! For more information about the Friends of the
Oak Park Conservatory, visit our website at www.fopcon.org
