Volunteer
Volunteering at The Gilmore Car Museum
The Gilmore Car Museum offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity for volunteers – a place to share your love of cars and history with people from all over the nation. Gilmore Car Museum is a 501 (c ) 3, nonprofit organization which relies on great volunteers. You’ll spend your time helping care for our incredible collection, exclusive venues, and beautiful 90-acre campus.
Logging over 8,500 hours annually, volunteers at the Gilmore Car Museum help fulfill our mission by assisting with these fun and rewarding tasks such as:
- Serving as a volunteer Weekday Docent
- Providing customer service and performing a variety of office tasks as Administrative Assistant
- Working on vehicles in the Gilmore Collection and assisting in our Automotive Maintenance Shop
- Assisting in our library and archives
- Participating on our education committee
- Serving as a mentor in the Gilmore Garage Works program
- Helping to maintain our beautiful buildings, grounds, and gardens
- Helping the museum staff with numerous tasks during our annual car shows
Interested in Volunteering?
Step 1: Fill out the General Volunteer Application form below
Step 2: Email forms to gcmvolunteer@gilmorecarmuseum.org or mail forms to: Gilmore Car Museum, Attn: Volunteer Coordinator, 6865 W. Hickory Rd, Hickory Corners, MI 49060
Step 3: Interview by phone or in person with the volunteer manager
Step 4: Complete On-boarding session
- Review of the Volunteer Handbook
- Sign Receipt of handbook form. Volunteer Handbook
- Diversity and inclusion training (can be completed online)
- Proof of valid driver's license (if applying for a volunteer role requiring driving)
- Volunteer shirt and name tag will be issued
Step 4: Complete department specific training
- Gilmore Garage Works Youth Mentoring has an additional handbook that will be reviewed during department specific training.
Gilmore Garage Works Youth Mentoring Program
The Gilmore Garage Works Program is seeking volunteers that can serve as program mentors, mentor assistants, substitutes, and specialized skill experts. The Gilmore Garage Works Program operates through the school year, September through May, with weekly sessions Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Mission: The Garage Works Mission is to provide area high school students with Antique Auto Restoration Skills, Basic Shop Skills, Fundamentals of Automotive Maintenance, Team Work and Employability Skills. Students are the most important element of the program. In all decision making, and leadership choices; “It’s all about the students.”
Garage Works Mentors: Mentors are first and foremost teachers who model positive behavior and leadership for students. Garage Works mentors provide supervision, guidance, and hands-on automotive skill training while serving as leaders, project managers, and project assistants. A key part of mentoring is building strong, friendship-based working relationships with students. By creating a trusting, supportive, and nurturing environment, mentors help ensure the Garage Works experience remains focused on what matters most, making it all about the students.
Lead Mentors: Mentors who provide team leadership focused on one area within the Garage Works program:
- Paint and Body Team
- Chassis and Frame Team
- Engine Team
- Motorcycle Team
- Welding
Mentor Assistants: Serve under the Lead Mentors as an assistant in each area. Each project may have several mentors working as assistant project leaders. When the Lead Mentors cannot be in attendance, one of the Mentor Assistants will fill in.
*Background checks are required for program volunteers.
Garage Works Mentor Application