Volunteers are needed to be ambassadors at The Wall That Heals during its stay at Garner’s Lake Benson Park on April 16 through 19.
The ambassadors generally will have four-hour shifts during the day and longer shifts at night. The ambassadors will be trained to help guests find individual names on The Wall and to answer general questions about The Wall That Heals and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The training session for all volunteers at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 15.
Go to garnerwall.com to volunteer.
Ambassadors will be on hand at TWTH 24 hours a day from when The Wall opens at 12:01 a.m., on Thursday until The Wall closes at 2 p.m., on Sunday.
The Wall That Heals is a traveling ¾ scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. More than 130 communities throughout the United States applied to host The Wall That Heals in 2020 and Garner was among the 34 communities selected to host it.
Able-bodied volunteers also are needed to help assemble The Wall That Heals on Wednesday, April 15 and to disassemble The Wall on Sunday, April 19. The assembly will begin at 8:30 a.m., and usually takes about eight hours. Volunteer are expected to stay until The Wall is erected, regardless of the weather.
The Wall will be taken down beginning at 2 p.m., on Sunday. It usually takes about six hours to take down the wall and pack it in its truck.
Go to garnerwall.com to volunteer.