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National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: John Golla

Posted: April 27, 2017 - 07:00 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
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John Golla is the Co-Chair of the Visitor Guides and a Member of the Membership Committee at the Department of Museum Volunteers.

  1. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM?

 I love the ROM and it was a chance to contribute to the community. The opportunity for learning and meeting interesting people both visitors and other volunteers.

National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Doug Gibson

Posted: April 26, 2017 - 07:00 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
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Doug Gibson is a docent, gallery interpreter and ROMWalker at the Department of Museum Volunteers.

National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Anna Chryrsky-Harapa

Posted: April 25, 2017 - 07:00 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
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Anna Chryrsky-Harapa is the Co-Chair of the Outreach Committee at the Department of Museum Volunteers.

National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Jaclyn Firth

Posted: April 24, 2017 - 07:00 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
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Jaclyn is a volunteer at the Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery, and a recipient of the Ontario Service Award in 2017.

1.      What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM?

After doing museum studies and while looking for a job, I realized I wanted to keep involved in museum culture. I've always loved the ROM and how it combines science and history, so it was my first choice at which to volunteer.

National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Elizabeth Novak

Posted: April 23, 2017 - 07:00 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
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Elizabeth Novak served as the Community Co-Chair of the ROM Diversity and Inclusion Committee from January 2011 to January 2017. 

National Volunteer Week 2017 | Department of Museum Volunteers celebrates its 60th anniversary

Posted: April 19, 2017 - 14:28 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
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Blog Post by Vera Hall, President, Department of Museum Volunteers (DMV)

Members Volunteer Committee 25th Anniversary Party (May 1982)

DMV Members Volunteer Committee 25th Anniversary Party (May 1982)

 

National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Joe Moysiuk

Posted: April 11, 2016 - 17:05 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
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Man with goggles and a white helmet stands on a rocky mountaintop holding two pieces of fossilized rock. Bare trees and rocks are behind him, and a co-worker drills into a rock a few feet behind, and in the background is a range of sloping green mountains.

By: Peter Fenton

Joe Moysiuk is a volunteer in the ROM Invertebrate Palaeobiology team

National Volunteer Week 2016 | The Best Thing About ROM Camp

Posted: April 11, 2016 - 16:58 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
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Johnson, a former volunteer an now instructors, teaches his 5 year old class about the Good Mother Lizard Maiasaura.

By: Kiron Mukherjee, ROMKids Coordinator

When we receive our evaluation forms back at the end of every session of camp, our number one piece of positive feedback is not what you may think. 

Weekend at the Museum: A Community Affair

Posted: November 16, 2015 - 13:21 , by Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen
Teenage boy reads the ROM MagnusCards on a smartphone held by his mother

A Guest Post by Christa Sawyer, Community Events Supervisor, Autism Ontario