Volunteer Opportunities

Greeter - Welcome visitors to the Estates and give general information to visitors.
Special Events - Assist with Estates meetings, programs, weddings and in-house events.
Information Booth - Assist visitors with information about the Estates and in locating local attractions, restaurants, hotels, etc.
Gate Attendant - Open gate for tours and check tickets to ensure that visitors have paid before entering the property.

Museum Store - Assist with pricing, stocking, and customer service as needed.
Garden Shoppe - Assist visitors with information on plants for sale, stock Garden Shoppe area; knowledge of plants very helpful.

Horticulture - Assist Estates Horticulturalists with various gardening tasks on the property.
Nursery - Potting, propagation, watering and general care of plants under direction of Estates Horticulturalists.

Office Support - Answer telephones, greet visitors, and help with various office projects.
Special Projects - Assist staff with mailings, brochures, packets, etc.

Curatorial - Process collections, photographs, correspondence, library materials and artifacts.

Tour - Give guided interpretive tours for school and visitor groups of 20 or more.
Laboratory - Present interpretive program in Botanic Research Lab to Estates visitors.
Museum - Greet visitors and answer questions about the museum collections and exhibits. Assist interpretive staff in cleaning audio wands and give orientation to visitors when necessary.
Porch - Present historic information and answer questions regarding the Estates history to visitors.
Garden - Provide educational information about the garden, history and provenance of its plantings to visitors.

Please mail your Application to:

Volunteer Coordinator
Edison & Ford Winter Estates
P.O. Box 2368 • Fort Myers, FL 33902

Phone: (239) 335-3673
Fax: (239) 332-6787