Volunteer of the Month
Our Volunteers
The Western Illinois Museum recognized outstanding volunteers on September 22, 2011, during the fall volunteer meeting and presented them with gift certificates provided by the museum’s Business Partner, The Old Dairy. The awards were presented in four areas: Most Enthusiastic , Most Versatile, Most Inspirational, and Most Consistent.
Most Inspiring was awarded to Jayne Schiek who has been an invaluable asset to the museum. Jayne began volunteering at the museum as a docent and has recently learned how to catalogue new accessions donated to the museum. After attending the training session to learn the museum’s cataloguing software, she has spent many hours cataloguing for the museum. Jayne always comes with a positive attitude and a willingness to help.
Most Enthusiastic was awarded to Karen Mencel who has recently started volunteering at the museum. She began and continues to be a docent, welcoming visitors and providing details about the exhibits. She has also been helpful in assisting with deinstallation and installation of exhibits. Her willingness to help with whatever needs to be done has been a wonderful service to the museum.
Other volunteers who were recognized included ; Peg and Tony Vallillo, Most Willing; and Miriam Rauschert, Most Consistent.
The museum has nearly 50 active volunteers and always welcomes assistance from anyone interested in helping to teach and preserve our local history.