VOLUNTEER IMPACT
Volunteers are the backbone of the day-to-day operations at the museum. On average, volunteers provide 12,000 hours of donated time annually. These individuals contribute tremendously to the success and sustainability of the museum through their hard work. Volunteers support the museum by welcoming guests, giving tours, or directing visitors through special exhibitions and permanent collections. Behind the scenes, they maintain the Museum’s collection, conduct research, curate exhibits, archive Houston’s aviation history, and preserve the vintage aircraft.
The average hourly rate of a volunteer hour in the state of Texas is $25.43. Based on this information, the volunteers gift the museum with an in-kind donation of over $305,000.
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““The employees are extremely nice and knowledgeable. I got a lot of information and history I didn’t know. it was fun, especially for my grandson who loves airplanes. The viewing of landings and takeoffs is fantastic.”
“If you love Houston or if you just love history or if you just want to check out something different ... COME HERE!!! The place is AMAZING! The artifacts are endless! The volunteers are wonderful and endlessly knowledgeable! We will DEFINITELY be back!
As a parent, I can’t express the gratitude I feel to those who fought to make this museum happen ... Being able to share this local history with my son was priceless!”
“This was an amazing museum!! We loved it so much, the volunteers were very knowledgeable and extremely nice. We liked the self-paced look around the main terminal, and then the guided tours to the plane and the warehouse. Our toddler didn’t want to leave the flight simulators. Would love to go back in the future to see how it changes.”
“This is a great place - lots of history, the volunteers know so much history behind the scenes of what this “little gem of a place is.”
“Great museum! Our docent was so nice and knowledgeable. The museum has a lot of early air travel-related items that we found interesting, and that I think would also be of particular interest to people that lived during that time period.”