Volunteers

Join the friendly, helpful volunteers who make this festival work.  Every year our enthusiastic volunteers donate many hours of their time to guarantee a successful festival.  Volunteers can take pride in our community by being a part of GRIZFEST and in return they will have a good time, make new friends and help make GRIZFEST a memorable experience for all those who attend.

Interested volunteers must be available for crew briefings prior to GRIZFEST and be flexible to work shifts during the festival.  Volunteers must contribute a minimum of four hours to obtain a day pass into the grounds.

Volunteers are needed for the following:

• Set Up Crew - assist with setting up fencing, tents, booths, lights, etc.
• Take Down Crew - assist with taking down tents, booths, fencing, lights, etc.
• First Aid - personnel to supply first aid as needed.
• Security - personnel to help with security as needed. (criminal record check required)
• Clean Up (grounds, washrooms) - garbage clean up of grounds, replace needs in washrooms (toilet paper,etc).
• Gate Control - ticket taking, enforcing admission control.
• Merchandise Sales - sell merchandise such as T-shirts, posters, CD's, etc.
• Beer Garden Servers - volunteers of legal age to serve beer in the beer gardens.
• Stage Crew - provide assistance at the stage with equipment set-up/take down between sets.
• Hospitality - helpers to assist with food replenishing in the artist, hospitality room.
• Entertainment Booths - running booths of chance, games, dunk tank, etc.
• Gofers - go between to run errands and messages to different points on the site.
• Shuttle Bus Drivers - drive patrons between campgrounds and GRIZFEST grounds.
• Billeting - accommodations needed for artists.  Excellent opportunity to meet new people and experience a musical feast at GRIZFEST.
• Cashiers - responsible for handling money (ticket sales, entrance gate, beer gardens.
• Board Members - to help with organizing, ideas and implementing a successful GRIZFEST Music Festival.

Volunteers are placed in the areas where they are most needed.  We will make every effort to place our volunteers where they have stated a preference, but we reserve the right to place volunteers where they are needed the most.

The GRIZFEST committee holds meetings once a month and then more frequently closer to the festival.  If you are interested in attending a meeting, becoming involved on the committee, or have an idea for GRIZFEST call the Community Centre at 242-4246.

For more information about volunteering contact:
jmckay@dtr.ca or call 242-4246.