Festival Volunteer Teams
Volunteer opportunities may vary slightly each year as various activities are added to the Festival schedule. Following are some examples of opportunities that were available for the 2011 Festival. Please return here in February 2012 for updates.
Team Leader
If you are a volunteer considering six shifts or more, come and join our group of Team Leaders. Most of our volunteer areas require a TEAM LEADER to manage them and the volunteers assigned to them. This includes getting the areas going in the morning and helping to close them down at the end of day. In addition, you will meet and greet volunteers assigned to your area, provide them with an orientation, delegate tasks, ensure they receive breaks and communicate with the Volunteer Coordinator. TEAM LEADERS will also be responsible for contacting their volunteers to confirm their attendance the day before each shift.
Set-Up Crew
Festival Set-Up happens on Monday. Volunteers are required to help set up the Festival both indoors and outdoors. Duties include hanging banners, setting up the Volunteer Check-in and Hospitality Room, setting up tables and chairs outside, hanging signage. Lunch will be provided for set-up volunteers.
Tear Down Crew
This takes place on Saturday after the site is closed to the public at 4:30pm. Volunteers will help in taking down the Festival, both indoors and outdoors. Dinner will be provided for all volunteers who help with the tear down.
Volunteer Check-In
Welcome volunteers, check them into the master schedule, distribute Festival identification, t-shirts and performance tickets, provide directions to volunteer areas and answer questions. After the initial rush, some volunteers may be reassigned to other teams in need.
Artist & Volunteer Hospitality/Green Team
Help create a relaxing atmosphere for artists and volunteers. Help prepare and distribute snacks to our hospitality areas as well as keeping the areas clean. Volunteers in this area will also help set up and run the lunchroom when it is open. Some evening shifts are available for this area.
Information & Media Check-In
Festival questions are answered here. Festival patrons and local media are directed to this information hub where you will have the answers to all their questions at your fingertips. Maps, media kits, answers to commonly asked questions are all provided. This is a mature volunteer position and knowledge about the Festival and the venues is essential. Information booths will be set up both inside and outside.
Roving Guides
As part of the Front of House and Information and Media team, volunteers will help guide schools and patrons to their venues as well as answer any questions that they may have. This is a key role in helping make patron's experience at the Festival smooth and enjoyable. Volunteers will be provided with an orientation on the location of all the venues in the Epcor Centre, as well as the Festival performances being presented.
Front of House (Ushering)
Before and after each performance you will assist audience members in and out of the theatre. Help guide schools to their assigned seats in bigger venues.
Lost & Found Crew
Work in conjunction with security experts to help maintain a safe environment. The Lost and Found Tent will be a meeting place for groups who get separated, as well as handling all lost articles. This team will also be security at our two entrance gates on the Festival site.
Ambassador Crew
Meet buses and guide groups to theatres to ensure they get to performances on time.
Traffic Safety Crew
Meet and greet school buses and assist children in crossing the street safely. This is a demanding and fun job. What we do here sets the tone for a school's visit. Join the traffic team as a goodwill ambassador of the Festival.
Artists' Merchandise Sales
Tables will be set up in theatre venues to sell artist merchandise to the public. Volunteers will be responsible for running each of these tables. Shift times for merchandise will coincide with performance times. Some evening shifts available.
Lunch Time Floaters (11:00am-2:00pm)
These volunteers will need to be prepared to fill in any gaps we may have in ANY of our activities. This position provides a great opportunity to experience the entire Festival. Volunteers in this position will help relieve our full day team leader volunteers for lunch.
Box Office Liasons (Evenings and Saturday Only)
Volunteers in this area will help patrons pick up their tickets, and guide them to their proper venues. Fielding questions may also be a part of this job.
Workshop Ambassador
During the Festival a number of workshops are offered for both children and adults, both indoors and on the Festival site. Volunteers working indoors will be responsible for taking vouchers, leading groups to their workshops, and monitoring doors during the workshops. This shift is available from 3:30pm-6:00pm. Volunteers working outdoors, will help guide children through juggling, theatre sports and percussion workshops led by professionals. Shifts for outdoor workshops will coincide with Festival site hours.
The Inflateable Maze
This activity is a ten-minute challenge the whole family can enjoy! Volunteers will help guide patrons along as they solve and discover their own personal quest to find their way out. Volunteers will help to ensure safety and will be positioned in the entrance, middle and exit of the maze. Volunteers will also help with the set up and tear down of the maze each day.
Nylon Zoo presented by EXPRO
In the Nylon Zoo you will assist children in dressing up in brightly coloured costumes and leading them in a parade around Olympic Plaza.
Hands-On-Playground
The Hands-on-Playground contains many wonders such as Duplo, Connectors and games galore. Volunteers in this area will engage young people in the variety of games that this area has to offer. Lots of energy and enthusiasm is necessary!
Clay For Kids And Adults Too!!
Volunteers will assist our patrons in working with clay and adding to the creation of a huge castle through Festival week!
Portable Art Activities
This is a large activity area where volunteers guide and encourage children's creativity with pre-planned crafts including mask-making.
YouthInk Comics Corner
Back by popular demand! Volunteers will assist young people with the creation of their very own comic books.
Butterfly Bottles presented by Liliana's Ecorations
Volunteers will assist Ecorations in helping young people to create butterflies out of plastic bottles, all the while learning the importance of the 3 R's- recycle/reuse/reduce.
Imagination Building presented by The Telus World of Science
Volunteers will assist children and families in the building of a collaborative structure using innovative building materials.
Tunes Tent presented by Alberta Milk
Volunteers in this area will help solo performers or groups pick out a song, or maybe belt out a tune themselves.
Art Gallery of Calgary
Details coming soon.
imagineers! presented by Prospect
Volunteers will assist the young imagineers in designing a t-shirt or tote bag, personalizing their own Polaroid photo, painting a colourful flower pot, creating a miniature painting or joining in a Mural Party.
Tales From The CYPT presented by Calgary Young People's Theatre
Volunteers will guide patrons into the Story tent, as young actors' from CYPT create and present a variety of stories, from classic to brand new tales for kids of all ages.
Face Painting by Chicklit In The Whale presented by EXPRO
Our giant inflatable whale is host to professional face painters who will transform our young patron's faces into an artistic masterpiece in just minutes. Volunteers will be there to help guide young patrons through the process, as well as assist the face painters. Volunteers will also help with the set-up and tear down of the whale each day.
Amazing Artists presented by Room To Grow
In this activity, young children will be introduced Realism, Abstract Expressionism, Cubism and Pointillism through the works of great artists of the past. Volunteers will assist children in experimenting with these techniques to create their own masterpieces.
The Wonder of Shadows presentd by W.P. Puppets
Volunteers will help children explore the art and science of shadows with large shadow puppets, found objects and their own body. Children can make up a story, experiment with movement, discover the things that shadows can do!
Wax Hands
A Festival favorite of both volunteers and patrons alike. Volunteers will help children cast their hands in wax and dye it with funky colours.
*Please note that there are other outdoor activities that we will be adding that will require volunteers. As we add these activities we may shift volunteers to cover these areas. Rescheduling will be done prior to the start of the Festival and volunteers will be notified in advance of any shifts that will need to be made.
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