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 National Council for the Traditional Arts, 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 200, Silver Spring, MD 20910; (301) 565-0654; info@ncta.net

 
 Mainstreet Uptown Butte, P.O. Box 696, Butte, MT 59703; 406-497-6464; geverett@mainstreetbutte.org

 

How to Volunteer

To successfully organize the National Folk Festival, we will need up to 700 enthusiastic volunteers. We are now assembling a list and checking it twice to match willing folks to the many necessary tasks.

These jobs are less physically demanding than others -- many can be done sitting down!

Performer Check-in - Help greet performers as they arrive at the hotel - answer questions, count CDs and chat with some cool folks.

Chauffeurs - Give golf cart rides to seniors, staff, performers, and some really tired folks.

Volunteer Registration - Be the first face to greet other volunteers and help get them where they need to be.

Music Logger - We need detail-oriented folks to record and accurately log performances from the sound booth. These recordings will become part of the permanent collection at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Office Volunteers - We need help in the Festival office with mailings and other stuff both before and during the Festival.

Craft Marketplace - Help crafters with set-up, re-supply, and occasional meal breaks.

These jobs require a lot of walking or
long periods of standing.

Vending - Sell soda, water, T-shirts, and other Festival items.

Site Management - Lend a hand at the stage area-help with seating, crowd control, lost children, and whatever else pops up.

Public Surveyor - Cruise the crowd at the Festival to record comments and suggestions from the attendees.

Safety Escort - Blow a whistle and direct traffic as you help performer buses navigate through the crowded festival grounds safely.

Music Sales - A fun and fast-paced job! Help sell performer CDs to those anxious for some take-home tunes.

Backstage Hospitality - Assist performers and staff backstage with whatever they need. A close-to-the-action kind of job.

Info Booth - Answer questions about performance times, directions, bathroom locations, and much more.

Parking Patrol - Ensure the efficiency of the Festival's car-parking operation or patrol the vendor and VIP parking lots.

Folk Arts Stage - Help out the demonstrators at the Folk Arts Stage and get a close look at what others can only watch from afar.

Children's Area - This is your chance to contribute while playing games, being silly, and having fun with kids.

Bucket Brigade - Bucket brigaders spread good cheer as they collect donations and hand out stickers.

These jobs require some muscle!

Site Setup/Tear-down - Help make the Festival site ready for the crowds and then help clean it up after they've gone home.

Floater - Live for the moment -- be a floater, where you never know what or where your next assignment will be.


All National Folk Festival volunteers are guaranteed at the end of it all to have a free T-shirt, the undying gratitude of the festival organizers, great memories, and more than a few pleasant surprises from the event. To volunteer to work hard at having fun making sure that the National Folk Festival in Montana is a success, send an email to geverett@mainstreetbutte.org.


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