Start the New Year right by volunteering in a 1906 Historic House

Lynda Seidl shares this call for volunteers at the Wilson House:

Sarasota County recently completed the rehabilitation of the historic Wilson House located at Urfer Family Park. We invite your assistance as a Wilson House volunteer to help us open the house on a regular basis. As a volunteer you will open and close the house, greet visitors, and answer questions related to the exhibits on display there.

The exhibits at Wilson were developed to relay the interesting history of the house, the impact of Dr. C. B. Wilson and his family on life in early Sarasota, as well as the agricultural and natural history of the area. The Wilson House also serves as the Roland Abraham Trail Center and has exhibits on Sarasota County’s vast system of trails. (Legacy Trail Map.)

Volunteer opportunities…

Need your commitment for a two-hour shift twice per month. Days/times are noted below. There will be two volunteers per shift.

Beginning on Tuesday January 18th:

· Tuesday from 9:30 – 11:30

· Thursday from 2:30 – 4:30

· Saturday from 9:30 – 11:30


Ready to Volunteer…

Go to scgov.net “Volunteers." Follow the on-line direction and indicate “Urfer Family Park” as the site.

Want to know more…

Visit the Wilson House on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday from 9:30 – 11:30 through January 14th (exclusive of New Year’s eve) to see the house and exhibits first hand, or contact Lynda Eppinger at 650-2487.