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Volunteer Opportunities

Tulip Festival Volunteers Needed

 

Area                                                     Times                           Costume needed           Contact person

 

Float drivers                                         May 15 – 17                No                               Jim Plagge (707-4911)

 

Help with float riders                             May 15 – 17                No                               Dale Hiemstra (737-8375)       

 

Ushers for reserved parade seats          May 15 – 17                Yes                              John Clarey (737-4818)

                                                            12:15 – 3:15

                                                        (Possible to share shifts)

 

Check bands in                                     May 15 – 17                No                               Melinda Netten (752-8372)

                                                            11:30 – 1:30

 

Trolley tour guides                                May 15 – 17                Yes                              Dana Daniels (707-9383)

(Script provided)                                     2 hour shifts

 

deStraat Winkel (store)                         May 15 – 17                Yes                              Jen Vogel (737-6813)

 

Information Booth                                 May 15 – 17                Yes                              Barb Lubbers (737-8208)

8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.                           2 hour shifts                                                      Brian De Jong (737-3452)

(Instructions & information to share are provided.  Any age including high school and up are welcome.)

 

Mode Show participants                       May 15 – 17                Yes                              Kris McDonald (707-9241)

                                                            1:00 – 2:00

 

Pedi-cab drivers                                   May 15 – 17                No                               Bert Aarsen (737-4637)

9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.  

                       

Dutch Game workers                            May 15 - 17                 No                               Bert Aarsen (737-4637)

                                                            2 hour shifts                  (Do need Dutch hat, white shirt, black pants)

 

Shuttle drivers                                       May 15 – 17                No                               Bruce Vanden Brink (737-8957)

9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.                           3 hour shifts

 

Night Show help with sets                     April                             No                               Wanda Vande Kieft (737-2577)                       

 

Floral arrangers for                               May 14                        No                               Kris McDonald (737-4742)

the Flower Show

 

Childrens’ Games                                 May                             Yes                              Kris McDonald (737-4742)

Parent volunteers are needed to help with practices and performances during the Festival.

 

Summer float riders                               Summer                        Yes                              Roger De Haan (737-3331)

(Adults, children, & families are needed to ride the city float at area parades and celebrations to promote Orange City and the Tulip Festival.)

 

Straatmarkt set up or take down           May 08 – daytime        No                               Mike Hoffman  (737-2810)                

                                                            May 19 – day or evening

 

Dutch Street Organ                               May 15 – 17                If possible                     Stan Vandersall (737-8567

                                                            10:00 – 12:00               (Do need Dutch hat, white shirt, black pants)

                                                            3:30 -5:30

                                                            7:15 – 8:00

 

Street Barkers                                      May 15 – 17                If possible                     Mark Van Ommeren (737-8385)

                                                            9:30 – 11:00                 (Do need Dutch hat, white shirt, black pants)

                                                            11:00 – 1:00

                                                            4:30 – 6:00

 

Parade Announcers                              May 15 – 17                Yes                              Mark Van Ommeren (737-8385)

                                                            1:00 – 3:30                  

                                                            6:00 – 7:30

 

Street Scrubbers                                   May 15 – 17                Yes

WE ESPECIALLY NEED MEN WATER CARRIERS!

 

It's the Dutch street organ, and Dave Van Wechel is explaining its inner workings to Tulip Festival visitors. It's just one of the many volunteer jobs which need to be filled for Tulip Festival 2008. Call Stan Vandersall if you'd like to do a shift at the Dutch organ.

Another fun place to be in May is Tulip Festival's StraatMarkt. Volunteer to help with one of the games... and make friends with young climbers of Jacob's Ladder. Call Bert Aarsen to volunteer for a shift with Dutch games.

 

 

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