Join the fun at the Museum of Art / Fort Lauderdale -- become a volunteer! Volunteers support the Museum staff in a wide variety of functions: greeting visitors, working at the admissions counter, assisting at lectures and special events, and helping out at our Creative Summer Art Camp. The Museum also has opportunities for docents. Scheduling is flexible to fit your needs, and training is provided to ensure that you're comfortable in your volunteer position. The Museum has many unusual new exhibitions on its calendar, which means that volunteering will give you the inside track to experiencing firsthand the fun and excitement of working behind the scenes at the Museum of Art / Fort Lauderdale. Call 943-525-5500 ext. 230 or 241 to join our great volunteer team.

Our mission is to educate the public on botanical, horiticultural and bird species native to Florida. Included in the 60- acre nonprofit botanical garden is a 26,000 sq. ft. free flight aviary for injured birds, wildlife habitats, garden shop, etc. We need volunteers for gardening and plant care, woodworking, and food services, ambassadors, and special events assistance

We serve adults with developmental disabilities. Our vegetable garden is used for therapeutic, social, and vocational training. We need volunteers to help maintain our garden working side by side with clients and instructors. Includes pulling weeds, planting, and watering. Must be willing to get dirty sometimes. May include field trips to other gardens, garden craft days, etc. Our clients are passionate about their garden!

possessions other than the clothes on their backs. Through our refugee program, Catholic charities provide them with basic furniture and linenes, but these supplies are always in high demand. Volunteers can make it possible for us to extend a helping hand. You can find out what new arrivals need; organize a donation to collect supplies; or hoep our agency transport donated goods. Other responsibilities include: conduct inventory; pick up and deliver donations. Marketing voluntters are also needed to help us distribute our communications resources as posters and flyers around the communitities. Responsibilities may include processing invitations, data entry, and keeping promotional material current. Bilingual speakers (English-Spanish/Creole) is a plus but not required for volunteer positions.

Twin Palms, the Thrift Store of the Boca Raton Association for the Mentally Retarded, is in need of Volunteer Sales Associates to help in retail selling and for cleaning. The store is open from Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m..