Renaissance Festivals -  You must be 18 or older to volunteer at festival venues. There are several opportunities to volunteer with the New York and Georgia Renaissance Festivals.  In the weeks leading up to Ren Fest we have landscaping and minor construction to perform. Once the Ren Fest opens we need volunteers in the aviary to interact with the parrots, mind curious guests and make the aviary experience fun and educational for all visitors.  You are required to dress in period clothing ( a pirate for the Georgia venue).  Specific duties are outlined in a volunteer packet, available upon request, which explains Ren Fest and aviary rules.  We ask volunteers to work 4 – 6 hours each day they come after which they are free to enjoy the Renaissance Festival as they wish.  This is a fun way to get your volunteer hours and enjoy the festival free of charge.  Please refer to the schedule for the dates of each renaissance festival. Volunteers are needed every weekend.

The Earthquest home facility – Earthquest is based out of Pine Mountain, Georgia.  Work weekends are scheduled on an as needed basis to clean up, repair equipment and improve structures housing parrots and birds of prey.  This is usually physical labor with time provided to visit and learn about the animals.  Duties include stacking and organizing building materials, cleaning and sorting equipment, raking, general clean up and a myriad of other basic clean up activities to make the area safe and manageable.  All of the work is outdoors. This is a great opportunity for scouts and other service minded groups to gain behind the scenes knowledge of the requirements of maintaining wildlife and to support Earthquest's efforts to provide programs to the public.  Mr. Hoddy is always onsite on work days and is available to talk to volunteer groups regarding our programs.