More Volunteer Opportunities

Spring is just around the corner, and Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff needs your help! Docent training will begin in just a few weeks, on March 21st. And there are several other volunteer opportunities as well. Graycliff is located in Derby, NY, just 20 minutes south of downtown Buffalo. We hope that you will join us! Please reply to 716/947-9217 or E-mail us.

The CVB’s newly-created Concierge Services Program is underway. This program will aim to provide convention delegates to our city with an enhanced level of service. Our first convention that will receive this heightened attention will be the New York State United Teachers Assocation (NYSUT) who will be in town April 1-4, 2009. Much like our efforts with the NCAA Tournament, we want to have volunteers stationed outside of the Convention Center to hand out restaurant maps and provide restaurant information to these delegates. We are going to rely on staff and industry volunteers to handle this specific task. Please leave a comment to this post if you are able to assist us on Friday April 3rd from noon - 2pm. Your assistance is needed and appreciated. Secondly, NYSUT will also be organizing a pub crawl on Friday night starting from the Convention Center and heading towards the Chippewa district. Once again we will be looking for volunteers to assist. This volunteer opportunity would start 7:00pm. Please contact us if you are also able to assist at this time.

In preparation for its grand reopening in the spring of 2009, the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site will hold an orientation for new tour guides. A multi-session training program is scheduled to begin on March 3rd from 5:00-7:00 PM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Holy Trinity is located at Main and North, directly across Main from the Anchor Bar. It is only about two blocks from the Site, and off-street parking is available off Main. Training sessions will include content on Theodore Roosevelt, the Pan-American Exposition, and 1901 America, as well as interpretive skills training. Additional sessions are scheduled for March 10th, 17th, and 31st, 5:00-7:00 PM, with an additional one to two sessions to be scheduled after exhibit installation is completed. Please call 884-0095 to register. If you are interested in being a docent at the TR Site but will not be able to attend, please call to leave your name and contact information, and we will contact you about future trainings.