openhousenewyork Needs Your Help!
Be a Part of Architecture, Design, History and NYC’s Unique Built-Environment!
Sign up to become an openhousenewyork (OHNY) Weekend volunteer!
Register online at: http://www.ohny.org/volunteers/volunteer.cfm
We welcome all interested in NYC’s built-environment to help volunteer at OHNY’s 200 sites and 150 programs in all five boroughs at the 8th Annual OHNY Weekend, Saturday & Sunday, October 9 & 10, 2010.
OHNY Weekend celebrates New York City’s architecture and design through an annual program of public access to significant buildings and sites in all five boroughs.
OHNY’s mission
* promotes a greater appreciation of New York City’s built-environment;
* broadens public awareness by exposing a diverse audience to distinctive examples of architecture, engineering and design;
* educates and provokes discussion of issues of excellence in design, planning and preservation;
* showcases outstanding new work as well as buildings and structures of historic merit.
What You Need To Know Before Signing Up As an OHNY Volunteer
Benefits of being an OHNY Weekend Volunteer
* meet New Yorkers and visitors who share your interest in architecture, design, history, and NYC’s unique built-environment
* receive a signature OHNY T-Shirt and button that allows front-of-the-line access at non-reservation sites and programs during the Weekend
* celebrate at the wrap party for OHNY Volunteers on Sunday evening
Volunteer Responsibilities
* volunteer for at least one four-hour shift on either Saturday and/or Sunday during the OHNY Weekend
* manage OHNY signup sheets, meet and greet visitors, manage lines
* work with Program and Site Sponsors (the owners and managers of the buildings and sites) to ensure that visitors are welcomed and follow any necessary building requirements
* optional: help fundraise and promote donations via donation box, pledge and/or raffles for OHNY
Training
* mandatory attendance at two-hour training session prior to OHNY Weekend (Tuesday, September 21 at 6-8 pm / Saturday, September 25 at 9-11 am)
* receive your site/program assignment and learn about what is expected of you as an OHNY Volunteer
* hear more about openhousenewyork and why our volunteers make OHNY Weekend a success
* pick up the OHNY button that all volunteers wear during the Weekend
For more information contact:
Erika Burling
Volunteer Coordinator
email: [email protected]
telephone: (212) 991-6470
fax: (212) 620-9982