Bayshore Center at Bivalve
2015 Volunteer Training
Mark Your Calendars
 

Bay Day Festival.

The best
way to
find
yourself
is to lose
yourself
in the
service
of others.
 
Gandhi

 

 

 

Camaraderie.
We make
a living
by what
we get.
We make
a life
by what
we give.
 
Winston Churchill

 

 

 

Teaching about the surrounding wetlands.
Those who
can, do.
Those who
can do more, volunteer.
 
Author Unknown.

 

 

 

Uprigging the ship .
The miracle
is this -
the more
we share, the more we have.
 
Leonard Nimoy.


We are busy ramping up for the 2015 season and that includes preparations for this spring's volunteer training. The dates have been set and we want to share them with you so that you can save the dates on your calendar.
 Volunteer Training

All Interested Volunteers

 

Setting sail.

January 31st

 

Come to Bivavle and get to know our organization, its mission and various shoreside and shipboard programs.  Learn about our many volunteer opportunities.

 Shipboard Volunteer Training

New Shipboard Volunteers

 

Traditional tools of the trade.

Jan 31st, Feb 21st, March 7th & 31st

 

Getting involved as a Shipboard Volunteer for the first time? Then plan to join us on these four Saturdays for orientation and training.

 

Participation in all four sessions is expected.


Returning Shipboard Volunteers


 

Teaching about the marine life of the region.

March 7th & 21st


 

Refresher training for returning volunteers. Participation in both sessions is expected. We also welcome your participation in the New Shipboard Volunteer training on Jan 31st and/or Feb 21st. Send a reply email with your suggestions for this year's training and how you would like to help out with conducting this training.

 
At the helm.

All Shipboard Volunteers

 

April 4th - annual 5K / Walkathon fundraiser. We need volunteers to help man the event. If you're not planning to participate in the event itself, consider volunteering to help with all of the logistics.

 

April 11th - "all-hands" day to help prepare the ship for her departure the following day. We plan to take the ship off the dock for a brief sail to check everything out - the first sail of the season!

 

April 12th - transit from Bivalve to Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. Teaching & learning continue as this sail is dedicated to the new crew and shipboard volunteers.

 

All of the above shipboard volunteer training takes place in Bivalve, NJ. If you live in areas more convenient to our northern ports of call and would like to get involved as a shipboard volunteer but find that Bivalve is a bit too far to travel to for the training, let us know by replying to this email. Based upon interest, we will schedule volunteer training upon the ship's arrival at some of our other ports of call.
 Museum Docent Training
Sharing the history of the region.

We offer 12 hours of training for new museum docents. You have a choice of four Wednesday mornings or two Saturdays, as follows...

 

April 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th (9:30 am - 12:30 pm each day) OR

April 11th & 25th (all day).
 

Specific details about this upcoming training will be sent to you in a couple of weeks via email. At that time, we will ask you to RSVP for the training.

 

Sincerely,

 

Bayshore Center at Bivalve Staff