Northside 4th of July Festival 2008


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	VOLUNTEER Volunteer Positions for the Northside Rock ‘N Roll Carnival and 4th of July Festival Hoffner Park Thursday July 3 through Saturday July 5 To Volunteer email: HelpNorthside@gmail.com OR Call: 734-323-7343 Please include Area of Interest(see list below), Date(s) and Time(s) Available Shifts are 4-5 hour increments during these hours: 7/3 Festival Set Up noon to 5pm 7/3 Rock and Roll Carnival 5pm to 1am 7/4 4th of July Festival Noon to 5pm 7/4 Rock and Roll Carnival 5pm to 1am 7/5 Rock and Roll Carnival 5pm to 1am 7/6 Tear Down/ Final Clean up 2-???? General Information/Responsibilities: Volunteers are responsible for helping with the safety and well-being of the Rock & Roll Carnival and 4th of July Festival participants, with responsibilities including: Enforcing the Rock & Roll Carnival and 4th of July Festival l rules as stated by the Festival, the City of Cincinnati, and the City Park Board, which are basically making sure people are having a good, safe time. Helping lost kids and parents find each other Watching the street and sidewalk barricades Roving the park to give a helping hand Help with collecting trash when you see the trash person,(Ron), changing trash bags and loading/unloading the trash cart. * If you are a roving volunteer, just getting off shift or just coming on, It’s greatly appreciated when all volunteers pitch in to help here* Don’t know what to do? Just Ask! Many things pop up during the course of the event and we need folks to handle them. Generally, Volunteer Central will be the first notified so check in at the booth and see what’s up. Why should you be a Volunteer? This event gets bigger and better every year. It is also harder to manage and there are more things to take care of. The more people that help, the easier it is for everyone! This is your neighborhood, your community, your Festival. YOU MAKE THIS EVENT HAPPEN. All Volunteers receive a free Rock & Roll Carnival and 4th of July Festival STAFF T-shirt (you can’t buy these babies!) All Volunteer shifts are 4 hours, feel free to sign up for one or five! Volunteer party (usually in September) to say a big THANK YOU What you DON’T have to worry about: Volunteers are the eyes and ears of the Festival, not the muscle. Your job is to make sure everyone is having a good time, but if trouble should come up you should IMMEDIATELY get word to one of the event organizers. Leslie, Chris, and Julie are always accessible by walkie talkie. Some of you may have one while walking the park but there is ALWAYS one located at: Each Beer Booth Volunteer central Token booth(s) Sound Booth The Hideaway (food booth) Most Roller Girls(on duty) Police are on the park premise to handle any serious situations. This is a private event. NO solicitations are allowed within Hoffner Park during the course of the Festival unless the candidate or group has rented a booth for such a purpose. At the same time, you do not need to confront anyone. Let one of the organizers know who and where by walkie talkie. They will handle it. Areas of Interest Security Our amazing Roller Derby Girls handle the majority of this but if is your area of interest let us know! The more – the safer! You are responsible for roving the park to ensure fun and safety. Any serious situation should be reported to the 3 main event organizers and police officers on duty. You will have Walkie-Talkie in your possession . Sam’s Club Runner(s) Thursday and Saturday Hopefully just once each day Must have a vehicle that will fit large amounts of items Set-up/Decorating Thursday noon until it’s done Help collect tents, tables, chairs, decorations from storage space Help to set-up Barricades along sidewalks and side streets to comply with City rules. Set-up Tables and Chairs Set-up Tents Decorate Trees, Lampposts, and Beer Booths Put up all banners and signs Volunteer Central During event 7/3 Rock and Roll Carnival 5pm to 1am 7/4 4th of July Festival Noon to 5pm 7/4 Rock and Roll Carnival 5pm to 1am 7/5 Rock and Roll Carnival 5pm to 1am Volunteer Central coordinates volunteers and open volunteer positions. This is where you will sign in for your shift and receive your t-shirt Walk-up volunteers are welcome, and will be placed in open positions. Entertainment/Stage Hand Needed for set up and during event Entertainment stage crews help load equipment on and off stage in between sets on 2 stages. It’s a good idea to be sober, and have careful hands. This involves carrying the equipment Festival musicians use to make a living. Food Fairy 7/4 4th of July Festival Noon to 5pm Keep cold drinks flowing and yummy snacks rolling to the volunteers. Especially those manning the Waterslide as these volunteers cannot leave the waterslide unattended. Waterslide 7/4 daytime Waterslide volunteers must like sun and children. You will get a lot of both. Keep the kids orderly and safe. Beer Booth Beer Booth server volunteers have a tendency to return year after year, so there may not be any open positions. Nonetheless this is a job for trustworthy folks who understand the Rock & Roll Carnival and 4th of July Festival has survived in no small part , through its beverage sales. Any drinks you give away come out of 4th of July Festival’s pocket, and although the Festival looks huge, it is weather dependent and can struggle to break even. You understand that if beer is served to a minor or if some violation occurs, you and Rock & Roll Carnival and 4th of July Festival could be in BIG legal trouble. While there is no official Festival oath, repeat and learn “I love the Festival. I won’t serve any beer to a minor or commit some other beer violation or permit no-no, and I won’t give away beer!” Who wants to be known as the person who ended the Festival by costing the Festival its beer permit? ID Checkers (2 per bar during peek hours) check IDs and place wristband on patron Token changers (2 per bar during peek hours) exchange cash for tokens used to buy beer. 4 tokens /per hour Clean-up We have hired someone to man this essential but dirty job. He still needs your help. Volunteers help pick up trash, replace trash bag liners, and help remove full trash bags to the removal site ( 2 people during peak hours). It is our job to ensure Hoffner Park looks better than it did before the event began. It is greatly appreciated when all volunteers are willing to pitch in for one sweep around the park before and/or after shifts. Tear Down Sunday afternoon The opposite of Set-up. Take down tables and chairs, tents, and decorations. Help return items.