helping hands...bringing a fair of this size to life is a great deal of fun and takes the work of many hands. If you would like to join us in getting it all together - we have volunteer opportunities available! Our volunteers make up a large portion of our working staff who together create a delightful experience for all who attend the Fair. We value and depend on each and every volunteer, as they are an integral part of the production and success of the Fair. We look forward to working with you! We will have our volunteer sign up form available in 2012. Thank you in advance for your interest and support! We truly value your time, talent, and enthusiasm!
important information for volunteers: note:walk in volunteers will not be accepted unless they have participated in volunteer orientation and training. volunteers: you must be at least 18 years of age to be a volunteer. volunteer training: all volunteers must attend both a Volunteer Orientation Session and a separate training session for the job you will be doing. These meetings will provide you with all the necessary details of the Fair and allow you to meet with other volunteers and the Fair Staff. Attending the training is vital to a volunteer's understanding of his/her role(s) during the fair, security, and other logistics that are instrumental to the success of the fair. We will announce these meetings as they are scheduled. volunteer attendance: we truly rely on each person's commitment as a participating volunteer and value your service! Thank you! Please arrive 15 minutes before your assigned time as timeliness is crucial to maintaining organization! If for any reason you cannot fulfill your volunteer duties, or you have a schedule change, please contact us as soon as possible. We will distribute a cell number to call during fair hours and set up times. volunteer benefits: we value you as our volunteer! Thank you for the gift of your time. Together we will create an event that is successful for all who attend, be they vendor or volunteer, teacher, student or shopper. As our valued volunteer, you will receive:
volunteer positions: audience services includes everything audience related – FairWear Sales, Greeters, General Fair and Community Information, Lost & Found. exhibit docents assist with exhibit installation pre-Fair and dismantling post Fair. During the Fair you will greet visitors, give an overview of the exhibit, and answer questions (or direct question to someone who can answer). Docents also wear white gloves so that only they may handle work to show to visitors. workshop registration/concierge under the direction of our Workshop Coordinator you will assist with teacher and student sign-ins, classroom set-ups, and on-site class registrations. Once your duties are completed you will become a ‘floater’ for a shift – to fill in where needed. pre-Fair includes packaging for mailings post Fair as needed set-up includes helping set up public areas, fairwear, and signage, preparing vendor and teacher packets, escorting vendors to assigned spaces the first time take down or help break down the Fair general common areas and pack up FairWear for another year. thank you, we appreciate you and look forward to working with you! Don't forget to sign up for our email list and we'll keep you up to date with Fair plans. (NOT the same as the volunteer form). PLUS, your demographic information is helpful to us as we gain sponsorship. You'd be helping the Fair grow and we PROMISE that your information will be kept private. Click here to read our privacy policy. What did you like best
about the Fair? "Yours was the best fiber fair that
I've ever been to"
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