May

We can never thank you enough!

As we wrap up our Volunteer Appreciation Month events for this year, we want to extend one more BIG thank you to our Smithsonian volunteers. Your dedication, care, focus, and resilience have been astounding. Thank you for all you do!

2024 Volunteer Appreciation Event

We are happy to share the recording of the Smithsonian Volunteer Appreciation Event! The program took place on May 1st. If you missed it (or just want to watch it again) click the link below to access the event.

2024 Smithsonian Volunteer Appreciation Event

2024 Folklife Festival: Indigenous Voices of the Americas

To learn more about this year’s Folklife Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas check out these links:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival: https://festival.si.edu/

Volunteer Opportunities: https://festival.si.edu/volunteer

Volunteer Enrichment

We also have the recordings from the volunteer enrichments that were hosted in April. You can find those recordings below:

4/3/24 – Total Solar Eclipse – Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

4/19/24 – A Bold and Beautiful Vision – Anacostia Community Museum

4/23/24 – NASM Revitalization Project – National Air and Space Museum

Survey

Lastly, we ask that you fill out a survey for us about your experience with this year’s appreciation event and your suggestions for events in the future!

Even if you did not attend the live event, we ask that you consider filling out the survey. If you plan on watching the recording(s), we suggest waiting until you have done so to fill out the survey. Click the link below to take the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AppreciationEvent2024

We are hoping to learn more about your experiences and interests and hear your suggestions so that we can make future SI-Wide enrichments and appreciation events as accessible and interesting as possible for you.

Thank you again for all that you do for the Smithsonian!