DCBS Volunteers Needed!

There's an activity for everyone!

DCBS Street Team Representatives – everyone can do this and get the word out about DCBS!   Download and distribute DCBS flyers to friends / hang flyers up at coffee shops, CD stores, malls, banks, venues, etc. –  contact ads@dcblues.org

Blues in the Schools (BITS) Representatives – help BITS Coordinator contact organizations, arrange events – contact bits@dcblues.org

Bookkeeper – record DCBS income/expenses and create reports, assist with taxes –  contact president@dcblues.org

Fundraising Assistants – create long-term and short-term funding opportunities –  contact president@dcblues.org

Grants Writers – fill out and submit grants for funding –  contact president@dcblues.org

Membership Coordinator – Access database skills and organized – contact president@dcblues.org

Membership Distribution – lick and stick labels/stamps and mail forms to new/renewed members – contact president@dcblues.org

Newsletter Editor Assistant – compile and edit content and photos, backup to current editor –  contact president@dcblues.org

Newsletter Contributors – attend and write reviews of DCBS events, write articles about DCBS members, CD reviews, etc. – contact newsletter@dcblues.org

Volunteer Coordinator Assistants – recruit and organize volunteers –  contact volunteer@dcblues.org

DCBS Websters – update the DCBS website and/or DCBS MySpace and/or administer Paypal pages – contact webmaster@dcblues.org

• 1-2 people to collect money
  
  
• 1-2 people to monitor door
  
  
• 1-2 people to sell raffle tickets (and 1 of them should coordinate drawing)
  
  

For the Fish Fry, in addition to the above, we need

• 4 fish fryers for 1 hour shift each (#1 fries for first hour, #2 fries second hour, etc.)
  
  
• 4 servers to work 1 hour shift each (#1 serves for first hour, #2 serves second hour, etc.)
  
  
• motorcycle contest ballot monitor to work 2 hour shift
  
  
• fish fry ticket collector to work 4 hour shift (chair provided)
  
  
• 3  wristband/ticket distributors to work 2 hour shift (#1 distributes for first 2 hours, #2 distributes next two hour, etc.)

To help with the above, contact volunteer@dcblues.org.

DCBS Annual Festival

Support the 22nd Annual DC Blues Festival (September 4, 2010). 

Volunteer for the DC Blues Festival!

-Send the following information to fest-volunteer@dcblues.org with the subject line Volunteer for DC Blues Festival:

1. Assignment Preferences (please send 3, in order of preference) from the list below.
   
   
2. Include any special messsages that we should know (you have a broken leg so can only do sit-down work, etc.)
   
   
3. Your name / phone / email / DCBS member (yes or no)
   
   

If you'd like to volunteer, we ask that you help out for at least 2-4 hours between 11-11pm.  If you can help, send your preferences to fest-volunteer@dcblues.org 

Here's what we'll need this year:

Pre-Festival

• Flyer distribution -- print the flyer and pass it out and post everywhere it's free to post!
• Decorators
• Sign makers

Front Gate near Workshop Stage:

• Hand out brochures, welcome attendees
• Errand runner – cellphone needed

Stage Front:

• Sell merchandise, promote events
• Side path monitor
• Errand runner – cellphone needed
• Writer/reviewer/interviewer – interview the audience, and write an article about the Workshops and the show for the DCBS Capital Blues Messenger newsletter

Back Stage

• Heavy equipment movers
• Errand runner – cellphone needed

 Back Gate

• Monitor parking (load in/out only), watch gear in garage

Hospitality

• Assist with room set up / serve & monitor food / ensure artists receive meals
• Heavy equipment movers

After Party

• Door monitor
• Raffle ticket sellers

Volunteer names need to be supplied to the National Park Service at the beginning of August, so sign up soon! Contact fest-volunteer@dcblues.org    With your help, this festival continues to be a bluesin’ success!  Thank you!