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  • Thank you for your interest in volunteering.

    Please complete this application so that we may find the right spot for you.

  • What type of experience are you interested in?*
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  • Demographic Information (Optional)

    The MESS Hall reports demographics of volunteers for grant proposals. Demographic information has no influence on our volunteer hiring procedures.

  • Gender
  • Ethnicity
  • Education

  • Employment

  • Skills, Interests and Experience

    Please let us know your personal, academic and professional experiences and skills that might be useful for the MESS Hall. These could include scientific fields as well as teaching, writing, photography, woodworking, machining, programming, etc.  

  • Which opportunities appeal to you? Select all that apply
  • Which Opportunities appeal to you?

    Field trip support: occasional, weekday mornings during school year; greet school groups, provide orientation, assist with activities on floor
    Outreach - booth: occasional, evenings or weekends; assist booth visitors with special activities.
    Outreach - Family Science Night: occasional, weekday evenings; assist with station at event
    Exhibits: occasional; assist with constructing and maintaining exhibits
    Floor volunteer: regular, weekdays and weekends; hand out mess kits, assist visitors with activities
    Fundraising events: occasional; plan, prep, and assist with special events to increase awareness and raise funds
    Outreach-workshop assistant: occasional, weekday mornings; help with programs onsite at schools

  • Select all that are of interest
  • Availability

  • Affidavit of Good Moral Character

  • All adults who volunteer at the Pensacola MESS Hall must complete this affidavit. Additionally, each volunteer will be screened through the sexual predator/offender database. 

  • Birth Date*
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  • Have you ever been found guilty, or entered a plea of nolo contendere (no contest) to any crime other than a minor traffic violation? (DUI is not considered a minor traffic violation and must be listed.) An answer is required regardless of whether adjudication was withheld or the charges were dismissed by the court, and regardless of whether or not those records have been sealed or expunged. If you select the YES box, you must give complete information for each charge below:

  • Please select one: *
  • For each arrest, please indicate: City where arrested, State, Date arrested, Charges, and Disposition.

  • By submitting this form, I am consenting to having my name searched on the sexual predator/offender database. My answers to these questions and the database search may disqualify me from volunteering. I affirm that the answers submitted here are true.

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