Volunteer Opportunities
On-going Activities
Gardening. April-October. Meet new friends, stay in shape and learn from staff and volunteer gardeners
while helping to maintain Hill-Stead’s historic one-acre garden.
Contact Dave Perbeck at 860.677.4787 ext 170
or perbeckd@hillstead.org.
Grounds. Seasonal. Help maintain walking
trails, prune and garden. Contact Dave Perbeck at 860.677.4787 ext
170 or perbeckd@hillstead.org.
Special Events
Hay Day. October. Attendance:
450. Participants of all ages, from infants to grandparents, spend
a Sunday afternoon
making scarecrows,
hitching hay rides, listening to fiddle music, making crafts and
getting their faces painted. Assist with crafts, serve food, help
set up and break down. stotzs@hillstead.org
Wreath Ramble. November. Attendance: 80-150. Visitors young and
old ramble the grounds and collect dried flora, ferns, twigs and
berries,
then gather indoors to assemble decorative wreaths. Help gather materials,
set up, break down, guide visitors or serve refreshments. stotzs@hillstead.org
Decorate Hill-Stead for the holidays. November,
day after Thanksgiving. Assist curatorial staff
with decorating the period rooms and Makeshift Theater in a style
that exemplifies life at Hill-Stead at the turn
of the 20th century. cormierc@hillstead.org
Members Holiday Party. December. Attendance: 150.
Help plan, deliver or host an elegant party that includes self-guided
house tours, music,
lavish food and fine wine.
dalton-meyerm@hillstead.org
Children's Holiday Party. December. Attendance: 80 – 100.
Help plan, bake for, deliver or host an afternoon of supervised crafts
activities,
refreshments and more.
dalton-meyerm@hillstead.org
May Market. May. Attendance: 1,600. Help plan, publicize and deliver
Hill-Stead’s signature spring event, a two-day indoor-outdoor
gardening and crafts emporium that includes a lecture/lunch. Multiple
opportunities for volunteers with gardening, accounting, writing, design
and people skills.
dalton-meyerm@hillstead.org
Annual Dinner-Auction. May. Attendance: 500. Help plan, publicize and deliver the high-quality dinner/auction that is Hill-Stead’s major fundraiser. Multiple opportunities.
dalton-meyerm@hillstead.org
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