April 2024
WE VOLUNTEERS April is National Volunteer Month! What started as a weeklong dedication to community volunteers by President Nixon in 1974, has evolved into a month of celebrations and dedications across the United States. Volunteers have been an important part of the Orlando Science Center's mission for over 70 years! Since the humble beginnings of our organization, way back in the 1950s, volunteers have played an integral role in engaging our community. Those early volunteers would work with the state of Florida to break ground on the Central Florida Museum, right here in Loch Haven Park. Volunteers at
our first location acted as docents for those early exhibits and activities.
CAN YOU SPOT IT?
Flash forward to the 1990s and a new crop of volunteers helped design and fabricate the exhibits in the "new" Orlando Science Center to open our current building. Since then, volunteers have followed that legacy and created memorable, fun, and exciting experiences around STEM learning.
Do you know where this photo was taken in the Science Center?
Over the last year, more than 660 volunteers donated over 30,455 hours to our community. Each of those hours had the massive potential to build meaningful connections with others through learning and fun. Thank you, OSC Volunteers!
The first five people to use the QR code to submit the correct location will win an OSC pinback button!