Would you like to get involved in volunteering for the American Museum of Veterinary Medicine? We have many interesting and educational programs and events throughout the year and would welcome your help.
No experience necessary. All are welcome.

Various jobs include: tour guides, gardeners, display organizers, helping to catalogue books and artifacts, general maintenance of buildings, receptionists, office assistants, taking part in fund-raising and special events planning, and many more!

To become a volunteer or to learn more about our programs, contact Carol Wisniewski, Director of Volunteers, at Carol's home email, finallyon2001@yahoo.com.

Youth Volunteer Katelyn Murphy Donates Award-Winning School Book

   Katelyn Murphy, 14, an 8th grader at Exeter Junior High School, Exeter Twp., Pa., and one of the AMVM new youth volunteers who helped out at the Museum's recent "Literary Open House," proudly donated a book to the Museum entitled "Growing---Farm, School and Me" that was written in 2007 by her and 17 other sixth-graders at the Reiffton School in Exeter Twp. 
   Their book was the Scholastic "Kids Are Authors" non-fiction winner in 2007. The "Kids Are Authors" is an annual competition open to grades K-8 and is designed to encourage students to use their reading, writing, and artistic skills to create their own books. Under the guidance of a project coordinator, children work in teams of three or more to write and illustrate their own book. The creative process of working in teams helps provide a natural environment to practice editing, teamwork, and the communication skills necessary for future success. All students involved get a sense of pride and accomplishment from submitting a team book. Two grand prize-winning books are chosen from Fiction and Nonfiction. The winning books are published by Scholastic and sold by Book Fairs throughout the country.
   Each year at Reiffton School, Timothy DeWalt, art specialist, and David Myers, reading specialist, select an artist-in-residence. For the 2007 book winner, they worked with Mimi Shapiro, artist-in-residence, and with Gail Torrence, a parent, and Sheila Violand, ESL, instructional support teacher.
   Katelyn said the book is "dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Herbein whose farm gave us a place to grow, and to Dr. Nicholas Corbo, school superintendent, now retired, who supervised our growth. " The Reiffton School stands on the former Herbein family farm and the Herbeins gave students pictures of the old farm so they could create art illustrations of the old farm for the book.
   The students decided to submit their book in the Scholastic competition, and in the fall of 2007 Scholastic came to the Reiffon School to award the students with medals and certificates and, of course, the finished book.
   Katelyn, who hopes to become a veterinarian, is an outstanding, young teen who likes to volunteer her time at the Museum along with her sister, Erin, and her mother, Marcia. Dad Jon Murphy is very proud of his volunteering family. Marcia, who is a corporate quality assurance manager for Pepperidge Farm, makes sure the Museum always gets donations of delicious Pepperidge Farm cookies for special events.