LONDONDERRY — Would you like to be part of a community of people who enjoy airplanes and aviation? Would you like to make a difference, help a good cause and have fun doing it?

Then you’re invited to attend the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire’s upcoming New Volunteer Open House on Feb. 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 27 Navigator Rd.

At the museum’s volunteer open house, you’ll meet current volunteers and learn about the many ways to help the Aviation Museum carry out its mission.

The museum is specifically seeking volunteers to help carry out its educational programming to young people from pre-school through high school ages.

The museum hosts field trips, school visits, and operates a popular Flights of Discovery summer camp. In addition, the museum welcomes families with young children to participate in hands-on activities in its classroom. Volunteers can help all these programs.

The museum, based in the 1937 art deco passenger terminal at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, is dedicated to preserving the Granite State’s rich aviation past, and also inspiring today’s students to become the aerospace pioneers of tomorrow.

“As a nonprofit, we depend on volunteers to carry out our mission, so everyone has the potential to make a big difference,” said Executive Director Jeffrey Rapsis. “The young person who visits the Aviation Museum today could be the aerospace achiever of tomorrow, and volunteer interaction is how that happens.”

If you plan to attend, please send an e-mail to Christine Bates at cbates@nhahs.org or call 603-669-4820 ext. 404.

For the museum’s main exhibit floor, volunteers greet guests at the front desk, lead tours, and help staff the gift shop.

For the education outreach program, volunteers help inspire young people of all ages about the physics of flight and the wonders of aviation.

The museum is also recruiting volunteers to act as adult mentors in the student plane-building program, which is now operating in high schools in three N.H. districts: Manchester, Lebanon and Farmington.

Volunteers are also needed to help with special events year round, such as the Aviation Museum’s annual car show, fundraising gala, and more.

“Volunteering at the Aviation Museum is a rewarding way to give back to the community, and help light the spark of aviation in people young and old,” Rapsis said. “As a side benefit, volunteers become part of a family that can lead to new friendships and opportunities.”