Sunday, March 8, 2009

What a nice thing to do on a Sunday afternoon--pack up the kids and your spouse/significant other and head for the Museum! Yes, we are open on Sunday--9 to 5 pm and it is a wonderful venue for people of all ages. Why not invite Grandma and Grandpa along so they can reminisce about the "old days".

Another nice thing to do on a Sunday afternoon when you have some free time is to VOLUNTEER at the Museum. We are always looking for people to be on the floor and we get a large amount of families on Sunday afternoons. In 2008, we had a total of 14 different volunteers (and please note, they are not just Board Members!) who decided to help us out up close and personal with the buses. AND, they are not just local people either--they come from as far away as Baltimore, the Philadelphia suburbs, and New Jersey! These 14 volunteers put in a total of 1,136.5 hours--that is quite an accomplishment! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Oliver Ogden (seojogden2@aol.com) and he will be happy to fill you in on the details of signing up as a volunteer with the Museum. We also have several volunteers who help out at the Memorial Annex, either working on buses or working on the grounds--yes, folks, we have approximately 2 acres of grounds to keep up and during the summer months, that means mowing the grass and keeping after the weeds! So there is always something to be done. If you would like to volunteer at the Memorial Annex, please contact Dan Lehman, Fleet Manager (icarrythelight4god@msn.com) and he can give you the schedule for the upcoming season.

Several of our newest volunteers stepped up to the plate after our Annual Meeting in October and we want to say a big thank you to them for doing that! Remember, this is YOUR museum! We are all volunteers and we always need more help. Spring and better weather is on its way (did you remember to turn your clocks ahead?) and these two areas give you an excuse to get out!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Welcome to the Museum of Bus Transportation's blog! In this blog I will try to keep you updated on happenings at the Museum. We are located at 161 Museum Drive, in Hershey, PA, and our website is http://www.busmuseum.org/. We hope you will become a regular visitor to our website and to our blog. I am new at this, so please bear with me. Please make a note on your calendar for the next biggest event that we are hosting: June 5 and 6, 2009, will be our SPRING FLING. Admission is $2.00 (over age 12) which covers day parking (at the Museum), shuttle to the Spring Fling, entrance to both bus show (at the Memorial Annex) and flea market for both days! (Large vehicle overnight fee for parking at the Museum--no hook-ups.) Food and drink will be available. Main bus, auto, motorcycle, model train, and gift shop will remain open till 5:00 PM. Regular admission fees to the Museum apply. Museum of Bus Transportation members remain free when showing their Museum card. Spring Fling flea market hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, giving you time to visit the main Bus Museum (no fee for card holding members). All three floors of auto, bus and motorcycle displays and exhibits will be open to our guests. Museum closes at 5 p.m.