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2023 Volunteer Opportunities
Preservation Action Committee Members
(Meets the first Monday of the month at 5PM – HPT headquarters, 123 N Prince St., Lancaster, PA 17603)
- Historic resource surveys
- Monitoring – development/demolition plans and ‘at risk’ properties
- Developing design guidelines
- Preservation Summit planning
Countywide Barn tour in conjunction with Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley
- Sponsorship follow-up
- Photos for tour book
- Property research and content writing
Walking tour guides (flexible schedule)
- Guided architectural focused tours in Columbia, Ephrata, and Lancaster City
HPT display for Lancaster Train Station display cases
- Photos for display (property photos)
- Property research and content writing
Event/Marketing
- Helping to promote HPT events and fundraising
Archive Digitization
(Meets Wednesday 2pm-6pm, Thursday 9am-5pm, and Friday 9am-5pm)
- Taking an inventory of the materials of the HPTLC
- Input the information recorded into a Collection Management Software, PastPerfect.
- Move items out of the basement to make room for new acquisitions, and other tasks in order to prepare the HPTLC materials for digitization.
- Ideally, volunteers for the digitization must be able to lift at least 40 pound boxes and have the ability to bring a laptop or computer to input data.
Board of Directors
- The Trust is currently looking to fill some of our Board of Director positions. Specifically, we are looking for prospective directors who have a background in development, fundraising or lobbying. All other backgrounds are welcome to submit for consideration.
- All candidates should submit a letter of interest with a resume to director@hptrust.org.
Committee Members
We are also looking for people to join our committees including the Finance Committee and the Events/Marketing Committee
If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities or if you have questions please contact Danielle Keperling at director@hptrust.org or 717-330-9772.
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