Volunteer

Leather Archives & Museum

In or near Chicago - The LA&M relies on volunteers to catalog, sort and do basic preservation work on the collections. Ongoing volunteers spend 2 - 3 hours per week (or every other week) working on a designated collection of their choice. In addition to the ongoing volunteers, the LA&M also relies on members of Chicago’s leather community to pitch in on “one shot” volunteer days. Currently held once a month, volunteers who can’t commit to a regular volunteer schedule can work on various projects.

Outside of Chicago - There’s a myth that the only way “non-Chicagoans” can help the LA&M is by sending monetary donations. This is truly a false myth. The LA&M relies on people who live outside of Chicago to help out by:

	Collecting leather / BDSM history in your home city
	Printing paper copies of websites and other electronic information
	Offer to be a historian for your local club by focusing on preserving the club’s history
	Keep a running stock of LA&M brochures at clubs, stores and bars in your area
	Conduct research on an aspect of your city’s leather history
	Conduct an oral history with an elder in your community
	Create a small display of your city’s leather history
	Clip leather/BDSM/fetish related articles from your local gay or mainstream press
	Or you can donate your time as a Vacation Volunteer.

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