We
are looking for volunteers interested in the following:
Costumed
Characters (Victorian - Charles Dickens Theme)
- to attend opening night, other festival
events and activities as well as
. strolling in the
Navy Yard Park and Toddy Jones Park to help create
. the Victorian /
Dickens Theme.
- You
can choose to participate at one event or activity,
on one particular
. day / evening or
at several. Costumes will be provided if needed.
Singers
- individuals, small groups, or choirs
- choirs
to sing at opening night.
- carolers to sing at various locations on opening
night, at other festival
. events and activities,
at the Navy Yard Parkette and Toddy Jones Park.
- individual singers are invited to come and join
with others to form
. caroling groups.
- caroling costumes or Victorian / Dickens themed
costumes are
. encouraged. Costumes
will be provided if needed (and available)
- You
can choose to participate at one event or activity,
on one particular
. day / evening or
at several.
Musicians
- we are particularly looking for musicians who
play historic types of
. instruments to entertain
for short periods of time at particular events or
. at particular locations
during the festival days and evenings.
- You
can choose to participate at one event or activity,
on one particular
. day / evening or
at several.
Storytellers
- persons who would be interested in telling small
goups of visitors
. short stories in
the Victorian, Historic (related to Amherstburg)
or
. Dickens theme.
- You
can choose to participate at one event or activity,
on one particular
. day / evening or
at several.
Actors
- existing theatre groups or persons who would like
to join with others to
. form a group to
present one or more short dramatic, comedic or
. musical vignettes
related to the Victorian / Dickens theme.
- You
can choose to participate at one event or activity,
on one particular
. day / evening or
at several.
Food
Vendors
-
persons or businesses interested in operating their
own or helping to
. set up and operate
food vending tents in Toddy Jones Park.
- suggestions for food items for sale - popcorn,
hot dogs, roasted
. chestnuts, chili,
soup, and other items that are warm and can be
. easily carried.
- You
can choose to participate at one event or activity,
on one particular
. day / evening or
at several.
Other
Volunteers
- to help set up and take down stage and tents at
Navy Parkette on
. opening night.
- to help serve refreshments on opening night.
- to welcome guests at the carriage rides and to
assist them getting on
. and off the rides.
- to help serve refreshments at the gingerbread
warming house.
- to welcome guests in the warming house.
- to welcome guests and help serve for Holiday Cheer
event at the
. Gordon House.
If
you are interested in becoming involved with this
wonderful community Festival, please let
us know in one of the following ways:
CLICK
HERE
to download a printable volunteer form, fill it
in, and bring it to the River Lights Office at the
Gordon House, 268 Dalhousie St.
or
fill
in the 'online' form below and send it to us.
or
contact
Karen Gyorgy, River Lights Winter Festival Administrator
and tell her what you would like to do to help.
| Tel:
519-736-4642 |
e-mail:
riverlights@mdirect.net |
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