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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Best of Missouri Market 2024
ORGANIZATION: Missouri Botanical Garden
This opportunity is provided by VolunteerMatch's partner.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Event Information:
Shop more than 120 of the region's best vendors of handcrafted items, locally produced food, and much more at this beloved fall festival.
The Best of Missouri Market(r) features food, crafts, native plants, herbs, beer, wine, craft spirits, custom jewelry, and more.
Logistics:
Hours of the market
Friday, October 4 | 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Members-only Shopping Hour: Saturday, October 5 | 8-9 a.m.
Please know that the entire market and volunteer stations are outdoors, dress accordingly for the weather.
Volunteer Stations:
Vendor Load In
Volunteers will help direct vendors to their locations as they arrive; volunteers may be asked to help load/ unload and/ or transport supplies. Volunteers must be able to bend, stoop, and lift at least 25 pounds.
Wheelchair & Volunteer check-in
Volunteers will help other festival volunteers check in for their shifts using the Sign-in Console or mobile sign in. This position will also help visitors with wheelchair rentals. Being comfortable with technology is helpful at this station.
Kids' Corner Pumpkin Decorating
Volunteers will engage young children and their families at this station located in the Kid's Corner. Volunteers will engage in sustainable pumpkin decorating practices!
Hand stampers
Volunteer will monitor visitors who will be exiting and re-entering the festival through designated entry/exit points.
Zero-Waste Ambassadors
Help the Garden be as waste minimal as possible and assist in sorting guest's trash in the following collections: Compost, Recycling, Trash
Spink Pavilion Entrance
Volunteers will support staff scan tickets and direct visitors into the market at this entry point.
Vendor Load Out
Volunteers will help vendors load and/ or transport supplies. Volunteers must be able to bend, stoop, and lift at least 25 pounds.
If you have any questions regarding registration or the event itself, please contact the Volunteer Office at volunteer@mobot.org or 314-577-5187.
Click below to sign up for the event!
https://cerv.is/0088x5538
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About Missouri Botanical Garden
Location:
4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63166, US
Mission Statement
To discover and share knowledge about plants and their enviroment, in order to preserve and enrich life.
Description
Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation's oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark.
The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as a 79 acre oasis in the city of St. Louis for over 158 years. A place of beauty and family fun-and also a center for education, science, and conservation.
CAUSE AREAS
Arts & Culture,
Environment
WHEN
Fri Oct 04, 2024 - Sun Oct 06, 2024
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
WHERE
4344 Shaw Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63110
DATE POSTED
September 20, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 14
- 2 hours
- Optional: online training