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VSP: Volunteering at 2025 Insect EXPO
March 24 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Entomological Society of America, Southwestern Branch is holding their annual meeting in Round Rock, TX in March of 2025. Along with the meeting, they are holding an Insect EXPO for area 3rd-5th graders. Insect EXPO is a free event for area students to come and learn about insects and other arthropods in a fun, hands-on way.
While they have volunteers that are meeting attendees- professors, students, extension professionals, industry professionals, etc.- they need A LOT of volunteers to pull this off. If you would like to volunteer for EXPO, please email Wizzie Brown here
FOR THOSE WHO NEED THE CREDIT – THIS COUNTS TOWARDS MVEAT Certification!!!!
You can volunteer 8AM-11AM; 11AM- 2PM; or 8AM-2PM. The day of the event, we will have various booths set up- usually around 20- and you will be assigned to a booth to interact with the kids and explain the activity, whatever about insects (we’ll teach you what you need to know for your booth or pair you with a bug person); and to help out with said activity as needed.
There are two shifts that kids can visit; the first begins at 9AM and goes to 11:00 and the second begins at 11:30 and goes to 1:30.
If you are NOT working on your certification, hours can be logged as follows:
[VSP hours to be recorded in VMS under the category: “School Outreach – Onsite: TMN Report Hours”]