Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo

A day to celebrate Asian Elephants and the amazing culture surrounding them. Participate in this day to promote Asian elephant conservation.

The Education Department manages a number of programs and events all year long.  Volunteers wishing to participate in Education programming must first attend orientation, have a signed waiver and background check on file, and have a record of reliable volunteer service.  Some positions require additional training and this is noted.  

Education Programming includes: 

• Special One-Day Day Camps (typically on school holidays / days off)
• Week long Summer Camps  (June - August) 
• Zoo to You / Library Programs (all year long) 
• Adult Zoo Camp
• Stroller Safari / Wild Beginnings 
• Managing docent shifts @ the Junior Vet Clinic 
• Docent Training / Docent Shifts / Zoo Tours 

Join us for some holiday fun!

The Zoo will be lit up with holiday lights and filled with fun holiday activities.

Positions available:

• Holiday Nights - Ticket Sales
• Holiday Nights - Ticket Scanner
• Holiday Nights - Greeter
• Holiday Nights - Fire Pit Monitor 
• Holiday Nights - Santa's Elf
• Holiday Nights - Choir Coordinator
• Holiday Nights - Concessions
• Holiday Nights - Smores Package Assembly
• Holiday Nights - Craft Station
• Holiday Nights - Exhibitor Assistant

The Training Tab is for any additional Trainings that Volunteers can complete beyond the New Volunteer Orientation. These can include, but are not limited to 

• Why Zoos Matter Class & Test
• Cave and Adaptations Training
• Any Docent Trainings
• Animal Wildlife Trail / Zoo Tour Training 
• Any E- Learning Modules 

This category IS NOT for any event specific information / training sessions - these will be under each events as appropriate.  

This category is for Monthly Volunteer Meetings - In person & Virtual, New Volunteer Orientation Meetings and any additional General Meetings (not event specific) that volunteers can attend.  

Volunteers will be credited for hours served for meetings.  Please pre-register for all meetings, as this is the only way we can send any meeting updates to you! 

Weekends in October filled with Halloween fun. Please sign up for as much as you can! You are welcome to come every weekend to volunteer in the same position or to try something new!

If you are viewing this page as a public link or as a List, you may only see shifts listed for the first date (10/17). Please log into your volunteer portal and view these shifts via the Opportunity Calendar in order to select all four dates. If you are part of an organization, or interested in volunteering as a group, please let your volunteering coordinator know or email the zoo team at lwiener@rosamondgiffordzoo.org