Hornby Festival Volunteer Information & Policy 2010

Please read the Hornby Festival Volunteer Policy information below then download our Volunteer Application Form, print it and fill it out and mail it to the address on the form

If you want to get involved with the Hornby Festival, volunteering is a fantastic way to do so! It is also a great way to experience a variety of performances and can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Volunteers are the mainstays of this festival... without their dedication and effort, we could not put the Festival on each year.

WHAT CAN I VOLUNTEER FOR? There are a variety of jobs waiting for you. For example, we need volunteers ranging from parking crew, to bartending, to supervising spot performances, to marshalling at the lantern walk. Most volunteer jobs do not require specialized skills (though there are a few exceptions). Please contact the Festival office for more information on positions available.

The Hornby Festival agrees to the following understanding with volunteers:

• Volunteers are essential to the purpose and programming of the Festival.
• Volunteers will work in an environment where they feel valued and appreciated, and receive respectful treatment.
• Volunteers will have entry for any Festival performance that their shift is servicing without charge.
• If the volunteer shift is not related to any particular show, volunteers may recoup one festival ticket for an Olsen's Farm evening event for every shift or for every 4 hours of work. These tickets must be booked through the Festival office and are subject to availability.
• Volunteers will have access to the "wrap party" without charge, and may bring one partner or spouse. The party is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4th.
• Volunteers who volunteer to work the volunteer party will get 2 Festival tickets for working this shift.
• As parking/security volunteers are expected to be working throughout their shift and will not be able to see the show they are volunteering for, they will get tickets to a farm show other than the one they are working.
• As the spot appearance volunteer shifts are so short, volunteers will be required to work two of these shifts to get a Festival ticket.
• The evening cleanup volunteers who have a truck and are willing to remove the garbage from site and deliver it to the Recycling Depot the next day will receive an extra farm ticket for this service.

The Volunteer agrees to the following understanding with the Hornby Festival

• I will complete my Festival volunteer assignment in a satisfactory way (showing up on time for shifts, staying the required duration, wearing volunteer tag while on shift, not drinking while on shift, not smoking on shift, respectful treatment of other volunteers, staff, performers, and patrons of the Festival.)
• Volunteers must work a minimum of 2 shifts.
• I will work cooperatively with the Festival's volunteer Board of Directors and staff, who put in many volunteer hours themselves in dedication to a successful festival.
• The service of any volunteer is accepted at the discretion of the organization.
• I understand the policies and procedures of the Festival as written here.
• During the Festival if you commit to work, please take the commitment seriously as you will be letting your team down if you do not show up. When you are selected you will be given all the information you need to allow you to make a firm commitment up-front.
• You will be expected to be friendly, helpful, enthusiastic and professional at all times during their shift.
• Volunteers are required to fill in an application form and return one copy to the Festival Administrative Office.
• Should unavoidable scheduling difficulties arise, it is important for volunteers to discuss scheduling problems with the Volunteer Coordinator as soon as possible.

Note: A volunteer will ordinarily be a person
14 years old and older.

Download the Volunteer Application Form.