Tulip Festival Volunteers Needed

 

Area                                                     Times                           Costume needed           Contact person

 

Float drivers                                         May 14 – 16                No                               Jim Plagge (707-4911)

 

Help with float riders                              May 14 – 15                No                               Dale Hiemstra (737-8375)       

 

Ushers for reserved parade seats          May 14 – 16                Yes                              John Clarey (737-4818)

                                                            12:15 – 3:15

                                                        (Possible to share shifts)

 

Check bands in                                     May 14 – 16                No                               Melinda Netten (752-8372)

                                                            11:30 – 1:30

 

Trolley tour guides                                May 14 – 16                Yes                              Wanda Vande Kieft & Janie Van Dyke

(Script provided)                                     2 hour shifts

 

deStraat Winkel (store)                         May 14 – 16                Yes                              Jen Vogel (737-6813)

 

Information Booth                                 May 14 – 16                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 14 – 16                Yes                              Kris McDonald (707-9241)

                                                            1:00 – 2:00

 

Pedi-cab drivers                                   May 14 – 16                No                               Bert Aarsen (737-4637)

9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.  

                       

Dutch Game workers                            May 14 - 16                 No                               Bert Aarsen (737-4637)

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

 

Shuttle drivers                                       May 14 – 16                No                               Bruce Vanden Brink (737-8957)

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

 

Night Show help with sets                     April                             No                               Todd Vande Griend                       

 

Floral arrangers for                               May 13                        No                               Twila Netten

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                              Darrel & Georgia Johnson

(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 09 – daytime        No                               Mike Hoffman  (737-2810)                

                                                            May 18 – day or evening

 

Dutch Street Organ                               May 14 – 16                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 14 – 16                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 14 – 16                Yes                              Mark Van Ommeren (737-8385)

                                                            1:00 – 3:30                  

                                                            6:00 – 7:30

 

Street Scrubbers                                   May 14 – 16                Yes

WE ESPECIALLY NEED MEN WATER CARRIERS!