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PRESERVATION VOLUNTEERS

Welcome to Preservation Volunteers



VOLUNTEER THIS SUMMER: 2010! 

 

We need volunteers for this summer to work and learn about historic preservation. Get involved with Preservation Volunteers!

 

History, architecture, and the technologies of the past come alive this summer for volunteers ready to spend two weeks working on historic structures, reviving them for new community uses.

 

Since 2002, Preservation Volunteers has brought French and American volunteers together for two weeks of hard work and great fun.  Our volunteers rejuvenate valuable pieces of history and help to revitalize communities, all while forming inter-cultural friendships.  

 

Past locations have included woodworking at the Byrdcliffe arts colony in Woodstock, NY, restoration work at the Green-Wood cemetery in Brooklyn, NY, masonry and carpentry at the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz, NY, as well as an intensive three week conservation experience at the Historic House Trust of New York City.  In France, sites have included a former quarantine on the Mediterranean coast, a redoubt in Normandy, and a Medieval Chateau with a Romanesque chapel. Visit our picture gallery from past years!

 

This summer, our volunteers will be working at historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn,, NY,, as well as renovating the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx.  Click GET INVOLVED to find out more about volunteer opportunities!

Travel Grants are available!!


PV is a non-profit 501-c-3 organization dedicated to linking volunteers to historic sites in need of repair. PV volunteers may be any age over 18 and offer a variety of skills.


Call (212) 769-2900 for details.







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Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts.Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too! Please check with your employer, many corporations offer gift matching programs which could more than double the monetary value of your generous gift.

Preservation Volunteers is a a 501(c)(3) registered charity. Contributions are tax-deductable in the United States as prescribed by law. Contributions and grants go towards the operations of our program, including staff, office, marketing, travel, conference attendance, educational programs, and scholarships to pre-selected volunteers. When warranted, we also provide assistance to preservation supervisors and to developing long-term relationships with local communities in support of their heritage preservation projects.

 

 




Evelyn Ortner

 

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Summer 2010

We Need You For Two Weeks!

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

Our 2010 volunteer program will run from July 26 to August 7 in Brooklyn, NY.  We are looking for a few U.S. volunteers to live and work with our French volunteers in New York City.  Volunteers will spend weekdays working at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn and the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx. 

 

If you are interested in helping to preserve New York’s historical treasures while forming trans-Atlantic friendships, email us at (or click, etc.) 

 

The fee for the two-week program is $200 USD per volunteer.  Volunteers are also responsible for their own transportation to and from New York City.  Housing will be provided, as will some social events.  Food is the responsibility of the volunteer.

 

We hope to see you this summer!

Download our volunteer application form

For more information, please contact us.

 


Preservation Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit tax-exempt corporation


Preservation Volunteers
1995 Broadway, Suite 605
New York, New York 10023
(212) 769-2900
contact@preservationvolunteers.org