The Children's Peace Pavilion touches the lives of approximately 20,000 visitors each year. Our visitors come from a variety of different places: local schools, daycares, Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops and also people who are just looking for a fun place to take their children. Every year the Pavilion grows, which means that we need more volunteers to help us share the message of peace with our community. With your help, we can encourage even more children to live peaceful lives within their homes, schools and neighborhoods.
There are two ways to volunteer as a peace guide: you may either be a call-as-needed volunteer, or you may volunteer to come in on specific days. The majority of our visitors come in groups larger than 10 people, so it is with these groups that we need the most frequent help.
Most groups that visit the Pavilion are here for about two hours. As a peace guide, you will be asked to monitor an area of the Pavilion for the duration of the group's tour and assist or interact with the visitors.
If we do not have a group on the day you choose to volunteer, there are always many things that need to be done in the Pavilion.
We try to give at least two weeks notice for our call-as-needed volunteers. We also do outreach events during the year, and we depend on our volunteers for help at these events.
At your leisure, come visit the Pavilion (call ahead to make sure that we know you are coming) to observe other peace guides in action. Watch how they interact with guests and learn where to find materials for restocking exhibits. Also, see how groups are divided and how the time is monitored for each group. After this visit, you will be on your way to becoming a "Peace Guide."
As a peace guide, you will work closely with the Pavilion staff to, encourage guests to play with everything, answer questions they might have, restock materials for exhibits, introduce children to the concepts of peace, read a book in the cave, and/or facilitate a puppet show.
As part of your training, you will need to familiarize yourself with the four concepts of peace. Please explore our web-site further to find out more about these concepts.
You will also need to complete a youth worker training session. This training lasts about three hours and can be scheduled at your convenience.
For more information or to schedule a visit contact Phyllis Moore, Volunteer Specialist at 816-521-3033 or click the link below to start the application process.