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Friday, April 25th, 2014

Grumblethorpe Historic House & Garden, Northwest

Astronomy Night: Historic House & Garden 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Grumblethorpe Historic House & Garden is a proud core collaborator/partner of the Philadelphia Science Festival - An annual celebration featuring 100+ events all designed to feed our curiosity. For 9 days, Philadelphia's schools, universities, cultural institutions and research centers have come together as a single, united voice to put science in the spotlight. Scientists and engineers throughout the city are presenting fun, interactive programs for Philadelphians of all ages from now until May 3. The Philadelphia Science Festival is organized by The and presented by Dow Chemical Company.

Venue Information

Grumblethorpe Historic House & Garden 5267 Germantown Avenue 19144

Event Contacts email phone

Diana Thompson (Grumblethorpe Historic House [email protected] 215-880-8620 & Garden) Event Contact

Diane Dunning (Grumblethorpe) [email protected] 267-251-5860 Event Contact

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Volunteers Arrive 7:00 PM Grumblethorpe Historic House & Garden - AN 7:30 PM 10:30 PM Astronomy Night Program

Grumblethorpe Historic House & Garden - AN email phone

Diana Thompson [email protected] 215-880-8620 Event Idea Submitter

Volunteers email phone

Astronomy Night Event Support Volunteer (Friday, [email protected] 267-234-4440 April 25) Lolita Rogers

Astronomy Night Astronomer (Friday, April 25) K. [email protected] 302 764-8816 Lynn King powered by marcatofestival.com 2 of 2 Astronomy Night Astronomer (Friday, April 25) [email protected] 215-269-8170 Wayne King

Ticketing Information

Price: Free

Itinerary Notes

PSF Volunteers and Astronomers will arrive at 7:00pm. Star gazing begins at 7:30pm. Site hosts, please be sure to distribute PSF Program Guides, Astronomy Night Cards and Star Maps to event attendees. PSF volunteers will be happy to assist you with this- just ask!

Volunteer information

How many vols required?

2.0

What types of volunteers are required?

Volunteer Shift Information

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PSF VOLUNTEERS: Upon arrival, please check-in with the primary event contact listed on your event itinerary. Volunteers may be asked to help direct attendees to the star gazing location and assist with crowd control around the telescopes.

Volunteers are encouraged to pass out “I heart science” stickers and any other Astronomy Night handouts to attendees. Volunteers are also responsible for evaluating event attendees. Pencils and evaluations can be found in your volunteer bag. Feel free to visit with event participants, and please be sure to hand out program guides and talk up other events taking place over the course of the festival- especially since this event kicks-off our 9 day celebration! Once the event is over, please assist site organizers with any cleanup or load-out that is needed. Please return any evaluations you’ve collected in the envelope provided in your volunteer bag. Thank you for volunteering for the Philadelphia Science Festival!

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