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Help Iolani Palace Reopen: Tour Assistance Needed!
The Friends of Iolani Palace
Iolani Palace closed its doors in March due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. As a non-profit organization, The Friends of Iolani Palace needs your assistance in recovering from this difficult period. We will need to heavily rely on volunteers to facilitate safe, socially distant movement of our tours in the palace until regular operations is deemed safe again.We will need to place a volunteer at every major point of entry and exit throughout the Palace and Palace grounds. Due to this safety requirement, we are looking to double our volunteer base.Duties:Attend a short orientation on tour movement and safety.Wear face masks/shields to protect themselves and others.Direct guests on audio tours from designated place markers to designated place markers.Ensure that guests do not come within 6 feet of each other.Requirements:Ability to project voice or gesture clearly in a 6 foot socially distant radius.Ability to stand for the shift. (3 hours)Commit to at least one shift a week.Shift Availability (15 Openings Each):Fridays starting in June:8:45 AM – 12:00 PM11:30 AM – 2:30 PMSaturdays starting in June:8:45 AM – 12:00 PM11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
The Friends of Iolani Palace
About the organizer
Iolani Palace is a powerful symbol of Hawaii’s past and its future. It is the mission of the Friends of Iolani Palace to preserve, restore, and protect this wahi pana (celebrated place) for local residents and people from around the world. By sharing, we perpetuate the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom through this living restoration known as Iolani Palace. In these challenging economic times, your support is more important than ever. We’d like to ask that you please consider a generous gift to the Palace. Your contribution will ensure continuation of the education, conservation, and preservation projects to which we are deeply committed. We extend our most heartfelt thanks to you for your kokua (support) and aloha.
Good For
Kupuna
Activity Type
Customer Service, Admin & Clerical, Libraries & Museums & Stores
Cause
Cultural Preservation, Non Profit Support
Min age 18+
Help Iolani Palace Reopen: Tour Assistance Needed!
The Friends of Iolani Palace
Iolani Palace closed its doors in March due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. As a non-profit organization, The Friends of Iolani Palace needs your assistance in recovering from this difficult period. We will need to heavily rely on volunteers to facilitate safe, socially distant movement of our tours in the palace until regular operations is deemed safe again.We will need to place a volunteer at every major point of entry and exit throughout the Palace and Palace grounds. Due to this safety requirement, we are looking to double our volunteer base.Duties:Attend a short orientation on tour movement and safety.Wear face masks/shields to protect themselves and others.Direct guests on audio tours from designated place markers to designated place markers.Ensure that guests do not come within 6 feet of each other.Requirements:Ability to project voice or gesture clearly in a 6 foot socially distant radius.Ability to stand for the shift. (3 hours)Commit to at least one shift a week.Shift Availability (15 Openings Each):Fridays starting in June:8:45 AM – 12:00 PM11:30 AM – 2:30 PMSaturdays starting in June:8:45 AM – 12:00 PM11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Good For
Kupuna
Activity Type
Customer Service, Admin & Clerical, Libraries & Museums & Stores
Cause
Cultural Preservation, Non Profit Support
Min age 18+
The Friends of Iolani Palace
About the organizer
Iolani Palace is a powerful symbol of Hawaii’s past and its future. It is the mission of the Friends of Iolani Palace to preserve, restore, and protect this wahi pana (celebrated place) for local residents and people from around the world. By sharing, we perpetuate the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom through this living restoration known as Iolani Palace. In these challenging economic times, your support is more important than ever. We’d like to ask that you please consider a generous gift to the Palace. Your contribution will ensure continuation of the education, conservation, and preservation projects to which we are deeply committed. We extend our most heartfelt thanks to you for your kokua (support) and aloha.
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