Volunteer Application

Revised: February 2014 APPLICATION FOR GREENHOUSE VOLUNTEERS Thanks for your interest in volunteering at the greenhouse. Please print clearly and complete both pages. Name______________________________________________ Date___________________________ Cell Phone ____________________________ Email____________________________________ _____ (If you depend on voicemail, be sure it is working and that you are receiving messages.) Best time to reach you _____________________________ Your student level at UCSB__________________________ Major(s)/Intended Major(s)______________________________________________________________ The greenhouse volunteer position requires people who are dependable and conscientious. No previous experience in greenhouses or plant-‐related work is necessary. Please answer the following questions and email your responses to [email protected]. You can also return this form to Danica Taber’s mailbox in Life Science 3307, or mail to: Danica Taber, MC 9620, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106. 1. How do you feel about jobs that involve cleaning, scrubbing and other menial tasks? 2. What is your interest in greenhouses, plants, horticulture, etc.? (You may want to read the next question before you answer either one.). 3. Please describe your reason(s) for wanting to volunteer in the greenhouse. (If your interest mainly involves obtaining propagative material for your own collection, it is advisable to seek a volunteer position elsewhere.) 4. How many hours per week do you want to volunteer? 5. Are you willing to make a commitment in terms of days or number of hours per week? If so, which days, and how many hours per week? 6. How long are you willing to commit for? A month? A quarter? The school year? 7. How far away from campus do you live and what kind of transportation would you require in order to get to the greenhouse? 8. Do you smoke or use any tobacco products? (If yes, this does not exclude you from volunteering. More details later.) 9. Working in the greenhouses means working in an area where pesticides are occasionally used. Are you physically able and willing to work in such an environment? 10. Greenhouse work or specific tasks can sometimes be lonely as there may not be other people around or working in your immediate area. Are you the kind of person who can work conscientiously for hours alone? 11. How did you hear about this opportunity? 12. Is there anything else you’d like me to know about you?

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