Day of Service Volunteer Team: City of Attleboro Candidates Friday, July 19th, 2019 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sensata’s Emily Haidemenos, Quality Engineer, New Product Development, volunteered at the Attleboro Arts Museum during a Day of Service in May 2019.
Attleboro Arts Museum 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
On Friday, July 19th a new team of Attleboro Arts Museum volunteers will be rolling up their sleeves, working to prepare gallery walls for the organization’s upcoming art exhibition and learning about the Museum’s mission and impact on the community. The group consists of 2019 municipal election candidates running for office in the City of Attleboro. They include Cathleen DeSimone (Councilman at Large), Scott Domenici (School Committee Ward 6), Paul Heroux (Mayor), Shannon G. Johnson (School Committee Ward 5), Heather Porreca (Mayor), Dale Rheaume (Councilman at Large), and Ty Waterman (Councilman at Large).
In the middle of June, Executive Director and Chief Curator Mim Brooks Fawcett sent an email invitation to all individuals that have requested nomination papers for all offices in the city, asking them to participate in a Day of Service at the Museum. Several groups in greater Attleboro are being invited to do the same throughout the year. They represent corporations, non-profits, the education sector, etc. This volunteer program was inspired by The Sensata Technologies Day of Service initiative. Sensata frequently dispatches teams of employees to 501(c)3 organizations, offering outreach support in the communities where it conducts business. The company’s great efforts have made a measurable difference to the Attleboro Arts Museum and many other non-profits in Greater Attleboro.
Fawcett’s email requested that the candidates help support the Museum and the arts in Greater Attleboro by donating their time, energy and good spirit. She asked for all participants to work side-by-side to demonstrate the importance of strengthening our community through volunteerism, cooperative effort and commitment to the greater good. Although billed as a “day” of service, the Museum was actually requesting two hours of support that will consist of prepping and painting walls in its Ottmar Gallery. Fawcett acknowledged that all of the candidates have busy schedules and great demands and was grateful for their consideration. “Understandably, not everyone is going to be able to participate. Many of the candidates have full-time jobs, young families and might have already been scheduled that day,” she said. Just about half of the candidates responded to the email invitation and half of the respondents will be participating.
The Attleboro Arts Museum involves audiences of all ages and backgrounds in the visual arts through diverse educational programs and engaging arts experiences. Staff, faculty and volunteers at the Museum work to support the creative and artistic development of both promising and professional artists. The Museum is a privately supported, non-profit arts institution whose core commitment to Arts for Everyone guides the Museum’s programs and operations. While working in the gallery, the candidates will learn about the Museum’s programs, how it uses art to break down boundaries and works to surface the creative side of those that say, “I can’t even draw a straight line.” The volunteers will also meet a few of the Museum’s young summer art students that will be practicing art techniques in its studios.
With over 80 individuals lending a hand at Museum fundraising events such as its annual Flower Show, and about the same number supporting the Benefit Art Auction, volunteers are an essential part of the Museum’s success. The organization employs four full-time staff members and a rotating roster of part-time and visiting art instructors. It heavily relies on volunteers to supplement projects. Fawcett comments “These individuals can make or break a program or event.”
To learn more about Attleboro Arts Museum volunteer opportunities or to sign up a team of volunteers from your business or organization email: office@attleboroartsmuseum.org.