Shelter Valley Folk Festival, Sept 4 - Sept 6, 2009 -... -
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Last Visited: 9/10/2009
The spirit of volunteerism is alive and well in Northumberland, says Andrew Buntin, Volunteer Coordinator for this year's Shelter Valley Folk Festival.
According to Andrew, many of last year's nearly 300 volunteers are already at work on the second annual festival set for September 2-4 on the Henkel Farm in Shelter Valley.
But he's quick to add "We still need to reach out to at least another hundred volunteers to make this work well."
A cross-Canada survey reveals that one in four Canadians volunteer regularly and the work they do is equal to the paid labour force of Manitoba.
Most recreation and cultural events wouldn't happen without volunteers.
For several months Andrew has been fielding calls and emails from willing volunteers like Angela Lapeer.
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Volunteers are still needed in areas such as traffic and parking control, producing the program book and overseeing the packing up of the festival, Andrew says, "We're also looking for lots of volunteers to be the 'worker bees' in all areas."
The rewards for volunteering include free admission to the festival in exchange for a minimum number of volunteer hours (20 hours in advance of the festival OR 12 hours during the festival).
High school students can use festival volunteer hours as credit for their diploma requirement.
In addition, Andrew says, "There are the free meals, camping and a t-shirt at no cost - not to mention that warm-all-over feeling you get from knowing that you are a part of changing our little corner of the world!"
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Andrew Buntin, Volunteer coordinator for the festival stated; In return for your enthusiasm, time and willingness to make a magical experience for our guests, volunteers attend the festival for free, complete with camping and a volunteer appreciation concert!