Volunteer!

This festival is volunteer-run and non-profit. Become a co-creator of this event by volunteering to be on a team that invents, manages, sets up one of the numerous areas below. All are guaranteed super fun ways to meet new people and practice cooperative creative problem-solving.

High school students can use this opportunity to gather community service credits towards their graduation.

Volunteers, please contact sgdVolunteer@gmail.com

On Festival Day, Go To:
Saturday, April 25th at 208 Bay Street (ETG Book Cafe)

  Morning Set-Up
25 people 8am–10:30pm

Check that the area is clean

• Tent company installing 2 large 20x20 tents (no volunteers)
  
Set-Up Kids' and Word stages and PA system (Steve's 2 special volunteers)

• Set-Up small pop-up tents 4 people  (4 person teams work best)
  
Carry stage platforms into tents 4 people
Run electric (Steve's 1–2 special volunteers)
• Hang Banners/Signage Don't forget the banner that hangs on the main stage!
  
Set-Up Volunteer Check-In Area

Place tables and chairs in Earth Day Zone

Place tables and chairs in the Craft Area

Place chairs in Music Stage area (Plaza Stage)

Place chairs in Word Stage area

Place carpet, benches and chairs in Kids Stage area (hang decorations, secure event schedule signage, etc.)

Place tables and benches in Craft Areas (hang posters, secure event schedule signage, cover tables with table cloths, place art supplies on tables, etc.)

• Remove a portion of chains in park as entrances to the Kids Craft Area and add decorations to prevent damage to feet/shins...
  
• Tables and chairs to Info Area; set-up INFO there
  
• Decorate the Park: hang Renee's creations, hang the kids' shields around park entrances, extra decor around kids' craft area to prevent injury (see above)
  
Chalk-art the sidewalk and closed off street

• Set-Up Photo Booth and dragon-photo cut-out thing
• Set up Answer Man sign and 2 chairs

GrowNYC’s Free Store
8-12 people (2 shifts of 4-6 people each?)
Assist as need be.

Misc Festival support
Hand Out Festival Information and Storybooks 3–5 people

• Staff a Table 5–6 people what is this?
  
Take Photographs 1–3 people

Paint Kid’s Faces 3–5 people

• Move chairs between Deep Tanks and the festival site for the kids' philharmonic 3–5 people
  
Sell t-shirts 3–5 people 

Distribute Festival Story Books 3–5 people

Keep the Park clean 20 people: crews are needed from set-up to breakdown - there will be sets of groups from 8am until 7pm. 

Volunteers, please contact sgdVolunteer@gmail.com