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If you visit the Greenbelt Museum, you can watch the introductory video about the founding of the New Deal-era town in the 1930s. Prospective residents had to undergo a rigorous application process that included an interview with a woman named Mary Jane Kinser. One of the qualities that Ms. Kinser was looking for in prospective residents was the willingness to become active in the new community. And thus, the spirit of volunteerism in Greenbelt was born. In the 1930s and 1940s, the residents planted victory gardens, organized youth activities, and started a volunteer-run newspaper, which still exists today as the Greenbelt News Review.

Fast forward to the present day, with a multitude of volunteer opportunities that exist in GHI, the City of Greenbelt, and the community. GHI members can run for the GHI board or one of the two elected committees. Members can also serve on board-appointed committees and task forces or participate in activities such as a Woodlands Committee clean-up day. In the past, members have applied for grants to accomplish special projects.