Join the modern preservation movement by helping restore one of Virginia's original Texaco stations. The 1930 Edge Hill Service Station will ultimately have a new – and greener - life as non-profit office space.

Just 40 minutes down the road is Colonial Williamsburg. Extend your stay through Memorial Day weekend and take time to explore Williamsburg. We've arranged an exclusive behind the scenes tour for AiP volunteers!

Project: The goal of the 2011 project is to restore the building's ten industrial-style windows to their 1930-1950 appearance. We will also aim to repair the wood windows in the garage doors, rest room, and reception area door. Needless to say, there will be a whole lot of glazing going on. During the second half of the week, we'll look at electricity and wiring and the appropriate lighting of early twentieth-century industrial buildings.

How You Will Help the Community: By joining this historic preservation project, you will:

• Support development of heritage tourism by attracting drivers from the busy crossroads
• Promote discussion about alternative energy sources and incorporating their use in historic buildings
• Help save a historic icon of America's early love affair with the automobile
• Demonstrate benefits of adaptive re-use of historic buildings.

For more information, go to http://adventuresinpreservation.org/ws-edge-hill-volunteer-vacation.htm.