Would you like to be part of a community of people who enjoy airplanes and aviation? Would you like to make a difference, help a good cause and have fun doing it?
Then you’re invited to attend the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire’s upcoming New Volunteer Open House. You’ll meet current volunteers and learn about the many ways to help the Aviation Museum carry out its mission.
If you plan to attend, please call (603) 669-4820 ext. 404 and leave a message with your name, or email Christine Bates.
The Aviation Museum is specifically seeking volunteers to help carry out its educational programming to young people from pre-school through high school ages.
The museum hosts field trips, school visits, and operates a popular ‘Flights of Discovery’ summer camp. In addition, the museum welcomes families with young children to participate in hands-on activities in its classroom. Volunteers can help all these programs.
The Aviation Museum, based in the 1937 art deco passenger terminal at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, is dedicated to preserving the Granite State’s rich aviation past, and also inspiring today’s students to become the aerospace pioneers of tomorrow.
“As a non-profit, we depend on volunteers to carry out our mission, so everyone has the potential to make a big difference,” said Jeff Rapsis, the Aviation Museum’s executive director.
“The young person who visits the Aviation Museum today could be the aerospace achiever of tomorrow, and volunteer interaction is how that happens,” Rapsis said.
Volunteer Programs
For the museum’s main exhibit floor, volunteers greet guests at the front desk, lead tours, and help staff the gift shop.
For the education outreach program, volunteers help inspire young people of all ages about the physics of flight and the wonders of aviation.
Those with mechanical or engineering experience may be interested in helping the Aviation Museum’s innovative student plane-build partnership with three N.H. high schools in Manchester, Lebanon, and Farmington.
Volunteers are also needed to help with special events year round, such as the Aviation Museum’s annual car show, fundraising gala, and more.
“Volunteering at the Aviation Museum is a rewarding way to give back to the community, and help light the spark of aviation in people young and old,” Rapsis said.
“As a side benefit, volunteers become part of a family that can lead to new friendships and opportunities,” Rapsis said.
About the Museum
The Aviation Museum of N.H., located at 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, N.H., is a non-profit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization dedicated to celebrating New Hampshire’s role in aviation history and inspiring tomorrow’s pioneers, innovators and aerospace professionals.
Named “Best Place to Take Kids” in southern New Hampshire in the 2024 HippoPress Readers Poll, the Aviation Museum of N.H. was recently awarded the prestigious ‘Non-Profit Impact Award’ by the Center for N.H. Non-Profits.