Exhibits Committee volunteers are grandparents, parents and community members who create and build custom exhibits unique to KidZone Museum. The hand crafted exhibits are filled with play that helps a child’s social, physical, cognitive and creative development.
Greet and interact with Museum visitors, distribute parking passes, provide directions and museum information, ring up gift shop sales and museum admissions (handling of money). Lobby Hosts may also be called upon to help the Museum staff with other office duties.
Teen volunteers, 14 to 17 years of age, help bring the museum alive for visitors and are given a chance to receive one-on-one coaching from our experience staff members. They assist in sparking curiosity and igniting a love of lifelong learning by interpreting exhibits for school groups and/or families, facilitating arts and science activities, and…
We encourage corporations and community organizations to bring groups of two to 12 volunteers to engage young people in science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities on the museum floor. We offer half-day (4-hour) or full-day (7-hour) activities with no experience or training necessary. Often community volunteers are asked to help facilitate programming, work one-on-one…
You may host one of our International Visitor Groups for dinner, host an Algerian Youth Leadership student for two weeks, or become a volunteer at one of our Fulbright events. The home host experience will broaden your global perspective! This could consist of an individual staying at your home for a time period of 7,…
Our Language Bank does cost money for our interpreters, but we need volunteers to interpret for those who cannot afford to pay.
Volunteer drivers are sometimes needed to take the international visitors around Reno and Tahoe for the day. The individuals will need to be picked up from their hotel and escorted around the town. We will need a copy of a valid driver’s license.
Help by providing front desk support at Donner Memorial State Park, Sugar Pine Point State Park, and at the Vikingsholm Visitor Center.
Help our operations by providing office/administrative assistance.
Help with our many special events throughout the year.