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6 people are interested
Maritime Fest At the Foss Waterway Seaport - Calling Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Foss Waterway Seaport
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Ahoy Volunteers!
The Foss Waterway Seaport is pleased to announce that Maritime Fest is coming up on July 16th and 17th 2016. We are going to be open to the public for free and will need support during the busy weekend as well as Friday set up. Last year we had around 3000 guests come through the museum, and this year we hope for more.
Volunteer assignments:
- Volunteer hospitality - keep the hospitality area neat and clean, putting out food and beverages, checking volunteers in and out, etc.
- Greeter - handing out stickers, welcoming guests at the two entrances
- North and South exhibit areas - talking with guests, welcoming guests, answering questions, handing out stickers, walking the museum
- Front desk help - answering questions, helping with the cash register
- Middle museum - maintain surveillance of the middle of the museum, protect the artifacts, answer questions
- Kids Zone - help kids with projects
- Lego display - provide help to parents, maintain a clean area, help kids build
- Set up - help prepare Friday, Saturday, or Sunday
- Clean up - help prepare for Sunday
Friday:
Set up
Shift 1 10:00 - 1:30 10 volunteers
Shift 2 1:30 - 5:00 10 volunteers
Saturday:
Shift 1 8:00 - 11:30
Set up 10 volunteers
Volunteer hospitality 4 volunteers
Greeters 6 volunteers
Front desk help 4 volunteers
Middle museum 4 volunteers
Kids Zone 4 volunteers
Lego display 2 volunteers
Shift 2 -11:00 - 2:30 Shift
Volunteer hospitality 4 volunteers
Greeters 6 volunteers
Front desk help 4 volunteers
Middle museum 4 volunteers
Kids Zone 4 volunteers
Lego display 2 volunteers
Volunteer hospitality
Shift 3 3:00 - 6:30
Volunteer hospitality 4 volunteers
Greeters 6 volunteers
Front desk help 4 volunteers
Middle museum 4 volunteers
Kids Zone 4 volunteers
Lego display 2 volunteers
Shift 4 4:00 - 6:00
Clean Up 6 volunteers
Sunday:
Shift 1 9:00 - 11:30
Set up 10 volunteers
Volunteer hospitality 4 volunteers
Greeters 6 volunteers
Front desk help 4 volunteers
Middle museum 4 volunteers
Kids Zone 4 volunteers
Lego display 2 volunteers
Shift 2 11:00 - 1:30 Shift
Volunteer hospitality 4 volunteers
Greeters 6 volunteers
Front desk help 4 volunteers
Middle museum 4 volunteers
Kids Zone 4 volunteers
Lego display 2 volunteers
Shift 3 2:00 - 5:30
Volunteer hospitality 4 volunteers
Greeters 6 volunteers
Front desk help 4 volunteers
Middle museum 4 volunteers
Kids Zone 4 volunteers
Lego display 2 volunteers
Shift 4 4:00 - 6:00
Clean Up 6 volunteers
If you would like to be a part of the volunteer team this year for Maritime Fest, simply email me at adrienne@fosswaterwayseaport.org. If you have a preference for the day and shift you would like to work let me know, otherwise, you will be placed where you are needed.
Thank you for your continued support!
More opportunities with Foss Waterway Seaport
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About Foss Waterway Seaport
Location:
705 Dock Street, Tacoma, WA 98402, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Foss Waterway Seaport is to celebrate Tacoma's maritime heritage -- past, present and future. We fulfill our mission by working with community groups, schools and the general public to provide exhibits and programs that highlight the history, the present vitality and the future of Puget Sound and its connection to the people, the commerce, the environment, and the ecology of the region.
Description
The Foss Waterway Seaport was founded in 1996 as the Commencement Bay Maritime Association to carry on the work begun in the early 1990s by "Life on the Sound" founders Phyllis Harrison and Mike Vlahovich. They were working to create community space to celebrate the art, culture, crafts and skills of Puget Sound’s maritime community. Later the project became known as the Working Waterfront Maritime Museum. The association became a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization in March of 1997. The name Foss Waterway Seaport was adopted in 2005 when the vision for the project grew beyond a heritage museum.
The museum is presently located on Dock Street along Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway. The centerpiece of our home is a 117-year-old wheat transfer facility, known as the Balfour Dock building. It is one of two remaining wooden warehouses originally build as a mile-long complex in 1900. These warehouses were built to accommodate cargo carrying, square-rigged ships that frequented the port during the early days of Tacoma’s history. Theses wharves hosted many beautiful sailing vessels, as well as steam-and diesel-powered cargo traders well into the 20h century.
Educational and cultural programs and events are centered around the historic building and 1,200 feet of public moorage on the Thea Foss Waterway. Activities include: Maritime Heritage exhibits, Land- and Boat-based Marine Science Education programs, a Heritage Boat Shop and meeting and event rental space.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
705 Dock StreetTacoma, WA 98402
DATE POSTED
February 5, 2016
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- General Education
- Architecture
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- 3 - hour shifts
- Be happy and prepared to see 3000 people come through our museum!! :)