Community Service Projects

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Students from Canisius College

SERVICE PROJECTS

Service groups include; youth groups, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts, colleges, universities, professional, business and special interest groups. Some of the potential projects include mulching trails, painting, restoring historic battlefields, picking up litter and weeding gardens.

Alternative Spring Break Trips

Each year the park receives requests from various northern colleges to see if some of their students might be able to spend their spring breaks at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park! These alternative spring break programs are gaining momentum across the country. In 2011, Harpers Ferry NHP will host students from Boston University and Canisius College. Three additional colleges inquired about the park's offerings. Students will be assisting park staff with winter storm damage clean-up efforts and the restoration of School House Ridge North & South Battlefields.

Forms & Applications

We have service projects for almost every age group and skill level. All we ask, please contact us at least a month in advance so we can plan ahead for your visit!

• Service Project Request Form (PDF)
• Volunteer Application (PDF)
  
• Volunteer Service Agreement (PDF)
  
• Parental Approval Form (PDF) – The Parental Approval form must be signed and delivered for every person under age 18 before any project begins.
  
• Email, mail , fax, or call: Volunteer Coordinator, Harpers Ferry NHP, P.O. Box 65, Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425. Fax: [phone] or phone: [phone].