- Bob Hazlett, Jamestown, OH, USA
(Volunteering at Panhandle Pioneer Settlement (PPS))
Campsites for WorKampers
We are Bob and Michelle Hazlett from Jamestown, OH. We are completing our first WorKamper adventure as volunteers at the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement (PPS), Blountstown, FL during September and October 2011.
Blountstown is a rural community in the Florida panhandle (Calhoun County) about halfway between Panama City and Tallahassee.
PPS brings together the material history of life between 1840 and the beginning of World War II. The mission is to acquire, document, research, and restore buildings and tools that were used in daily life. The settlement is arranged to simulate an agricultural community and serve the public as a rural living history museum.
PPS relies heavily on volunteers. Local volunteers turn out in large numbers to help with community events held at the settlement. There are five FHU campsites for full-time workampers. In addition, workampers have use of a laundry facility and access to the internet through the settlement's wi-fi network. While not officially acknowledged, there is a lot of cooking and free eating that includes the workampers.
Here is a cross section of the current workamper population at PPS. One couple has been workamping for over 15 years. They came here frequently in years past and now have pretty much settled down to permanent full-time. A second couple is here for the winter (Sept. to May). This is their third workamping experience. We are here for two months (Sept.-Oct.) between other commitments. Another couple is scheduled to arrive in December and stay the winter. People with varied backgrounds and from all walks of life make this a very interesting experience.
Workamper duties vary. PPS asks for ten hours per week per person, but workampers are expected to participate fully in the setup, conduct, and cleanup involved with the community events held at the settlement. Beyond that they operate almost a "job jar" system -- "if you see something that needs to be done and it interests you, do it."
Some tasks are regular, routine,
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