Therapeutic Horticulture
Careers in Volunteerism
Volunteering with Newfields
History of Newfields' Volunteers
Value in Volunteering
100

The process through which participants enhance their well-being through active or passive involvement in plant and plant-related activities.

What is Therapeutic Horticulture?

100

These organizations utilize volunteers to greet guests, assist with patient transport, deliver meals, work in the gift shop, and more.

What are hospitals?

100

This department uses volunteers to assist with art making and leading tours.

What is Education?

100

The original name of Newfields when it was created in 1883 by 18 volunteers. 

What is the Art Association of Indianapolis?

100

The hourly amount that volunteer labor is valued at by Independent Sector. 

What is $33.49?

200

This acronym describes the essential needs of humans.  

What is PLANTS?

200

These organizations utilize volunteers to instruct classrooms, mentor students, monitor lunches, and perform administrative tasks.

What are schools?

200

This department uses volunteers to help with Summer Films and concerts.

What is Public Programs?

200

The year our docent program was created.

What is 1947?

200

These volunteers oversee the organization's governance, strategy, and financial health. 

Who are board members?

300

The P in PLANTS.

What is purpose?

300

These organizations use volunteers to clean cages, feed animals, work on social media, and fundraise.

What are animal shelters?

300

This department uses volunteers to tidy up interactive areas in The Galleries.

What is Interpretation?

300

Our greenhouses are named after this longtime volunteer and donor.

Who is Madeleine F. Elder?

300

Volunteers do this when they share their volunteering experiences with friends.

What is increase the organization's visibility? 

400

Intellectual, physical, emotional, sensory, and social.

What are the therapeutic goals of Therapeutic Horticulture?

400

These organizations use volunteers as companions who assist residents with daily activities, planning social events, and engaging in conversation. 

What are retirement homes?

400

This department uses volunteers to welcome guests to the museum and assist with wayfinding.

What is Guest Experience?

400

This program was launched in 1992 to connect visitors with the beauty of The Garden.

What are Garden Guides?

400

This percentage of nonprofit leaders felt that volunteers improve the quality of services or programs provided to a great extent.

What is 72.2%?

500

Emotional, environmental, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, occupation, and financial are the 8 dimensions.

What is wellness?

500

These organizations use volunteers to sort, pack, and distribute food. 

What are food pantries? 

500

This department uses the most volunteers to create beautiful displays in nature.

What Horticulture?

500

The number of active volunteers at Newfields. 

What is 517?

500

Volunteering allows you to do this.

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