Visitor Center Volunteers Enjoy Familiarization Tours
By: Regan McKay, Economic Development & Tourism Assistant, Orange County Office of Economic Development & Tourism
The Orange County Visitor Center Volunteers are getting out and about in Orange County for familiarization tours and site visits. Recently, staff and volunteers visited historic Bloomsbury, the oldest extant dwelling in Orange County, Virginia, to learn more about the current tours and exhibits they have open to the public. Volunteers then enjoyed a delicious lunch at Main Street Tavern in Downtown Orange. Familiarization tours are vitally important for our volunteers because nothing can replace the firsthand experiences these tours provide. These experiences help prepare our volunteers for their regular visitor interactions. Interested in becoming a volunteer? Volunteering at the Visitor Center is made to fit your schedule. Volunteers can serve as little as one four - hour shift a month, or can help out several times a week! A volunteer can be scheduled on a recurring day (such as every third Wednesday), or can fill in open slots left in the calendar. Contact Shannah Mort, Tourism Counselor, at (540) 672 - 1653 or smort@orangecountyva.gov for more information about becoming a volunteer!
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