April
is National Volunteer Appreciation Month and the Neon Museum invites members of
the public to consider joining its dynamic roster of volunteers at an
informational open house on Saturday, April 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. Interested
individuals visiting the museum’s world-renowned Neon Boneyard can talk to
current staff and volunteers and learn about the different volunteer positions
available, including:
•Docent – gives guided tours of the museum’s
iconic Neon Boneyard
•Special events host – helps staff parties,
reception and other events in the Neon Museum’s indoor and outdoor events
spaces
•Greeter – welcomes visitors arriving at the
Neon Museum’s La Concha visitors’ center
•Administration
“We
are incredibly grateful to our volunteers for the knowledge and passion they
bring to the museum each day,” said Danielle Kelly, executive director, Neon
Museum. “We welcome everyone interested in sharing their enthusiasm for our
museum with visitors from around the world to consider joining our volunteer
team.”
ABOUT
THE NEON MUSEUM
Founded
in 1996, the Neon Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to
collecting, preserving, studying and exhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for
educational, historic and cultural enrichment. In addition to an approximately
two-acre Neon Museum campus, which includes the outdoor exhibition space known
as the Neon Boneyard, the museum also encompasses a visitors’ center housed
inside the former La Concha Motel lobby as well as 15 restored signs installed
as public art throughout downtown Las Vegas. Public education, outreach,
research, archival preservation and a grant-funded neon sign survey represent a
selection of the museum’s ongoing projects. Both the Neon Boneyard and the La
Concha Visitors’ Center are located at 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North in Las Vegas.
For more information, visit www.NeonMuseum.org.
I love the look of a good Neon Signs. Looks like you guys have done some nice work too!
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