VOLUNTEER

Volunteers Make a Difference at LCVA

During the 2006-2007 academic year, nearly 200 members of the Farmville community made outstanding and important contributions to the LCVA, offering their time, effort, and expertise.  The LCVA and the communities in the nine counties it serves benefit tremendously.

Volunteer opportunities vary from weekly commitments to service on standing committees to one-time occasions, assisting with a particular event or project.

Others are welcome to join in the vibrant work of the LCVA, with tasks ranging from manning the front desk to preparing for family workshops to arranging flowers. State workers are granted up to sixteen hours of paid leave per year to assist nonprofit groups like the LCVA. 

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the LCVA at 434-395-2206.

Volunteer Positions at the LCVA
2006-2007 LCVA Volunteers

Volunteer Positions

Gallery Attendant
Gallery Attendants are in charge of greeting guests to the Center and monitoring the galleries during open hours. Hours are flexible but because of necessary training volunteers are asked to make a regular commitment

Office Assistants
Office Assistants help assemble mailings throughout the year as well as help with filing and photocopying. Hours are determined on an as needed basis and are flexible.

Education Assistants
Education Assistants help the Museum Educator assemble materials for workshops, classes and the Kids’ Activity Room. Education Assistants also volunteer to help during Community Workshops and for school Tours which entails working with children at art making stations. Hours are determined on an as needed basis and are flexible.

Preparation Assistants
Preparation Assistants help the Preparator construct walls, pedestals and other constructed elements for the exhibitions as well as move heavy objects and paint walls and pedestals. Preparation assistants must have experience with power tools and construction as well as have physical strength. Hours are determined on an as needed basis and are flexible.

Special Projects
There are many opportunities to help with projects at the Center. Through the year the Center creates window displays and other community projects that need the assistance of a great many volunteers. Hours are determined on an as needed basis and are flexible.

2006-2007 LCVA Volunteers

Almost 120 Longwood students volunteered at the LCVA, either working through groups or on their own. Among these student volunteers, Maureen Haines, Kristopher Krigbaum, Carla Terry, and Lindsay Wheeler each offered more than fifty hours of service!  The groups that assisted the LCVA are Alpha Delta Mu (advisor Dr. Kristen McAleavey); Alpha Gamma Delta, (advisor Mary Meade Saunders); Alpha Sigma Tau (advisor Sabine de Laforcade); Delta Sigma Pi (advisor Dr. Melanie Marks); Delta Zeta (advisor Abigail O’Connor, Lecturer of Marketing); Tri Sigma (Advisor Susan Sullivan); the students of Dr. Susan Hildebrandt, Assistant Professor of Spanish; the students of Kelly Nelson, Assistant Professor of Art; the students of Dr. Ginger Spivey, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Art; the Blue Heat Dance Team; and the Longwood Men’s Soccer Team.

Longwood faculty and staff members also generously gave their time and talents to the LCVA, including Marty Brief, Dr. David Buckalew, Lewis Carlyle, Dr. Deborah Carrington, Dr. Craig Challender, Jennifer Conkwright, Diane Easter, Dr. Hood Frazier, Cricket Gicz, Cocheyse Gilliam, Courtney Hodges, Dr. Steven Isaac, Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, Eric Koger, Dr. Linda Lau, Linda Locke, Lori Mitchell, Kelly Nelson, Melissa Panzarello-Koger, Nora Perkins, Chris Register, Nancy Shelton, Dr. Ginger Spivey, and David Whaley.

The LCVA also benefited from the services of other area residents, many of whom are from the Hampden-Sydney community:  Bob Alden, Justin Azar, Andrew Boyett, Calla Bowles, Paul Bowles, Stan Cheyne, Margaret Taylor Collins, Julie Dixon, Candy Dowdy, Chuck Dowdy, Katherine Dowdy, Anita Garland, Kristin Gee, Phil Grimes, Ivo Gyurovski, Barbara Henley, Pat Hicks, Harlan Horton, Isaac Janowski, Gordon Johnson, Beverly Anne Klein, Henry Kocevar, Sophia Kocevar, David Lewis, Jean Lockwood, Richard McClintock, Danny Minello, Jessica Moseley, Kerri Mossler, Virginia Price, Kerr Ramsay, Wendy Richardson, Noelle Prince Shear, Julie Shield, Tommy Shomo, Tammy Southall, Martha Taylor, Joy Utzinger, Maya Vitale, Rob Wade, Tory Wade, Jennifer Wall, Jaleesa Watkins, Cannon Watson, Lorrie Watson, Holly West, Jon Willcox, and Sandy Willcox.