On
any given day at the Providence Children’s Museum, you will find many volunteers
contributing to its mission in many different ways. They welcome visitors at
the Admissions Desk,
they assist the Development department with fundraising, they create materials for Education programs, and of
course, they support kids’ play. In many cases, visitors’ fond memories of the
Museum are due to interactions with these volunteers.
PCM
celebrated its many volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation Week,
April 9-14, 2017. Museum
staff treated our volunteers to sweet and savory snacks in the kitchen and
seven volunteers won gift cards in our daily prize drawings. Volunteers were
invited to dress up in themed costumes each day for Spirit Week, and some went
all out: Nelly Gonzalez rocked our world with her 80’s attire on
Decade Day!
At
the Annual Meeting on April 12, the Museum honored Allyson Chrupcala,
Kerri Cronin, Dave Graff, Julio Lopez, Mayra Mendoza, and Michelle Rivera with Volunteer
Excellence Awards. These outstanding volunteers have consistently
gone above and beyond in their service to our visitors. They exemplify the
dedication displayed by all
of our
volunteers, who have collectively served 11,484 hours in 2016 and
3,561 so far in 2017!
All
of this time and effort freely given by our volunteers is a major reason why we are the most
visited museum in Providence and the second most visited museum in Rhode
Island. The
next time you visit, thank
a volunteer! In
the words of our Annual Meeting special guest Tim Gunn, volunteers “make it
work!”
(And
by “it,” we mean the Providence Children’s Museum!)
Ariana
Dickie greets our guests with a warm smile.
Allyson Chrupcala,
Julio Lopez, and Mayra Mendoza receive their awards.
Allyson
and Mayra pose with special guest Tim Gunn of Project Runway!
Development
Intern Mackenzie Griffin talks with a guest.
Our
volunteers are versatile! Play Guides Lila Mitchell and Megan Haugh man the bar during the
Annual Meeting.
Photo
Credit to Oeil Phography.