Mounts Botanical Garden Seeks Volunteer Greeters/Hostesses for LEGO Exhibition

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Oct. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- Volunteers Needed!

Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County
Seeks Volunteer Greeters and Hosts/Hostesses for
NATURE CONNECTS: Art with LEGO Bricks Exhibit
Opening November 14, 2015

Training and Orientation Sessions will be held this month

(West Palm Beach, FL – October 6, 2015)  The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden today announced that Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden is seeking volunteer Greeters and Hosts/Hostesses for the largest exhibition in its 30-year history:
NATURE CONNECTS
Art with LEGO® Bricks

Opening on Saturday, November 14, and running through mid-February, this dazzling, family-friendly exhibition will feature 15 super-sized structures in 13 different displays made out of nearly a half-million LEGOs. Among the garden-themed items on display will be a birdbath with squirrel, Bonsai tree, girl with watering can, Monarch butterfly, corn spider, deer family, dragonfly, flowers, hummingbird, peacock, sea turtle, wheelbarrow and more.

The Volunteer Greeters and Hosts/Hostesses are needed daily, Tuesdays through Sundays, and must be at least 16 years of age. Helpful Training and Orientation Sessions for Volunteers will be held during the month of October.

Anyone wishing to volunteer for NATURE CONNECTS at Mounts Botanical Garden is encouraged to email Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Combs at lcombs@pbcgov.org.

In the email subject line, please put:
NATURE CONNECTS Greeter/Hostess Volunteer

About the Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:
With a mission to inspire the public, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden, offering gorgeous displays of tropical and sub-tropical plants, plus informative classes, workshops, and other fun-filled events. The Garden contains more than 2,000 species of plants, including Florida native plants, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, bromeliads and more.  Mounts Botanical Garden is a facility of the Palm Beach County Extension Service, which is in partnership with the University of Florida and the Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden.

Located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, The Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County is open Monday-Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. (Note: During the Nature Connects exhibition, Mounts will be closed on Mondays.) For more information, please call 561.233.1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

Available for Interview:
Allen Sistrunk, Garden Director
561.233.1757
asistrun@pbcgov.org

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Gary Schweikhart
PR-BS, Inc.
561.756.4298
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