Projects pop-up throughout the year that we need help with from people at home.  Examples of these projects include assembling kits, folding maps, or cutting materials.  We provide all the materials for these projects.  

 

When one of these projects pops up we will email you with the project details and deadline.  You will let us know if you’d like to complete that project.  There is no requirement to accept projects.  Once you accept a project we do require that you complete it within the provided time frame.  

Contact Kristi Reynolds (Kristi@tcmso.org) to be added to the Home Support Team emailing list.

Join us at our first big community fundraiser to support both The Children's Museum and The Ivy School. Volunteers can help with all aspects of this fun event including preparing items before the event, greeting guests, assisting with miniature golf and assuring that the spaces stay clean and inviting.

Saturday, September 7th -  Two shifts available: 3:30 to 6 and 6 to 8:30. 

Sign up for one or two shifts at the Garden Party or for preparing items before the event - https://forms.gle/YEzmYrZRR2ecqd4A8

Since this is an adult-only event, volunteers working during the Garden Party must be 18 or over.  Volunteers interested in helping with preparation before the event may be under 18.

For more information about this fundraising event: https://givegrove.com/acornsandivy/

Questions - Contact Kristi at 541-772-9922 or Kristi@tcmso.org.

The Rogue Symphony and the Children’s Museum have teamed up to bring the community a fun musical day of exploration.  Join us in this performing art experience.  We’ll need a handful of  greeters, bussers for the food trucks, program assistants, clean-up crew.

 

Sunday, September 22nd - Noon to 5 PM (Time may shift slightly)

Sign-up for at least 2 consecutive hours

https://forms.gle/mkWPwqXD42BwA3vj8

 

Anyone 16 and over are welcome.  Under 18 requires guardian's permission. Snacks and community service certificates provided.

 

Contact Kristi at 541-772-9922 or Kristi@tcmso.org for more information.

• Museum Floor Pop-Up Programmer* -  Interact with guests and present interactive items like animal furs, musical instruments or building blocks.

• Museum Floor Program Instructor* - Present a program on a regular schedule.  We can provide the program or we can work with you to develop one that is all your own.  This could be dance, science, imagination, storytelling - the sky’s the limit.

• Museum Program Assistant* - Aid the Program Instructor with various aspects of the program including set-up, delivery and clean-up.  Must be available at the times of the programs.

• Museum Detail Cleaner - Get into all the nooks and crannies of exhibits to assure that they are clean and sanitized.  

• Museum and Preschool Grounds Care - Pull weeds, pick up sticks, trim plants. This position is partly seasonal - check with the volunteer coordinator on current needs.  

  

*Museum Program Positions require a commitment of at least 1 hour per week.  There is a required training session before volunteering in the museum.  This training session takes about 1 hour (some may be able to be completed from home). 

 

Museum volunteer positions are open to anyone 14 years or older (dependent on the position).  Under 18 requires permission from a guardian.  For volunteers under 16, a guardian must also attend the training session. Community service certificates are available for all volunteer hours.

If you are interested in volunteering in the museum contact Outreach Coordinator Kristi Reynolds at kristi@tcmso.org or 541-772-9922.

• In both the Children’s Museum and The Ivy School - we can host students for high school and college practicum hours, internships, or projects.  Each project is approved on a case-by-case basis.  If you have a project proposal or need practicum hours then contact Kristi Reynolds at kristi@tcmso.org.

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• For any opportunities, inquiries, or questions contact Volunteer Coordinator Kristi Reynolds at kristi@tcmso.org or 541-772-9922.

Drop off your donated hygiene items in the Maslow Project Barrel at the Children's Museum.  The barrel is located in the museum lobby.  This donation drive supports homeless youth and families in Jackson & Josephine Counties.

 

All items must be new and unopened.  For a list of all needed items and information on Maslow Projects visit https://www.maslowproject.com/mostneeded

• Most needed items:

• Baby shampoo

• Baby soap

• Toothbrushes (adult & kid)

• Toothpaste (adult & kid)

• Bubble solution

• Spring bulbs (daffodils, tulips, crocus)

• Acorns

• Muslin fabric

• Magnets - all sizes and types

• Nuts, Bolts & washers (to use with magnets)

• Kids’ underwear (new, sizes 3T, 4T, 5T)

• Kids’ rainboots (new or gently used, no characters)

• Children's backpacks (no characters)

• Wooden tree cookies of all sizes

• Nature items like pine cones, seed pods, lichens, fleece/fur, driftwood etc.

​To arrange for donation drop-offs or pick-ups contact Kristi at kristi@tcmso.org or 541-772-9922.