We have many volunteer opportunities at Ganondagan. Some of the opportunities, including specific needs, are noted below. If you have a skill or interest that is not listed, please contact us. We have many needs and not all of them are listed.

Please contact us at volunteer@ganondagan.org or call us at 585-742-1690 and let us know where you would like to volunteer your interests and skills.

Nya:weh! (Thank you!)

Festivals and Events

Volunteer to assist at one of our Festivals or Events. This is one of the most popular ways to volunteer at Ganondagan. We need volunteers for our large events like the Native American Dance and Music Festival as well as smaller events and programs. We need people to help at admissions, driving shuttle carts, manning information, membership, and merchandise booths, setup, take down, cooking, and more.

Click here if you want to volunteer at an event!

Trail Guides

Being a trail guide is a wonderful way to share the history of the site and of the Seneca people with visitors.

Trail guides will lead visitors on guided trail walks.

Training and instruction provided.

Want more information on being a Trail Guide? Be sure to see an article on our Trail Guide program written by one of our long time trail guides.

Click here if you want to volunteer as a trail guide!

Gardening

The site features two themed gardens - The Three Sisters Garden and the Creator's Garden. The Three Sisters Garden is a demonstration vegetable garden featuring heirloom Native varieties of corn, beans, squash, and sunflowers and traditional gardening and farming techniques for the modern-age.

The Creator's Garden is a medicine wheel garden located next to the Bark Longhouse and it features medicinal herb plants. Both gardens require planting and maintenance such as weeding throughout the growing season. Whether you are an experienced gardener or someone wanting to learn from experienced gardeners, we are happy to have you help!

Click here if you want to volunteer in our gardens!

Gift Shop

Our giftshop is open from May through October and we are looking for people to help staff it. Whether you can commit to a regular shift every week or just a few days throughout the season, we are happy to have you help us. And by helping us you are helping the Friends of Ganondagan to support itself - the proceeds help support our programming! All training provided.

Click here if you want to volunteer in our giftshop!

Marketing

Assist out Marketing Director with social media posts, distributing flyers, updating on-line calendars, and more. As with all our volunteer opportunities, experience is greatly appreciated but not required.

Click here if you want to volunteer in marketing!

Office and Administration

Just as in the running of any business or organization there are many office and administration tasks to be done. Some of these tasks are completed in the Friends of Ganondagan offices and some of the work can be picked up to work on in the comfort of your own home. These tasks have few physical requirements and are a great way to help and volunteer if some of our other volunteer opportunities are not possible for you because of the physical needs of the opportunity.

Click here if you want to volunteer in the Friends' Offices!

Serve on a Committee

We have a variety of committees and it is through our committees that the planning for the events and the future really take place. This is a way to get more deeply involved!

Some of our committees include:

• Special Events
• Programming
• Education
• Collaborations with Higher Education
• Green Committee
• Volunteer
• Membership
• Resource Development

Click here if you want to volunteer on one of the Committees!

Service Projects and Internships

If your educational program requires a service project or an internship, please contact us. Your skills and our needs may be a perfect match! Some of our past experience with service projects have even lead to highly visible projects and artshows such as our "Nya:weh" book launch and boyscout trail projects.

Please contact us to see if we can help each other!