Volunteering

Needs During the Winter Market Season

Prior week:

- schedule volunteers
- touch base with vendors/volunteers/performers
- Facebook/Everyblock/Nextdoor/Instagram/Twitter updates

Day of:
Start: (8am -10:00am)
- Put out ‘Market today’ signs
- Put out market internal directional sign(s)
- Hang sponsor banners/signs
- Position trash cans
- Police area for trash
- Facebook/Everyblock/Nextdoor/Instagram/Twitter updates
- Assist vendors with load in

Market table staffing: (10:00a- 2:00pm)
-Be available for:
-- engaging with public/passersby to hand out promotional materials
-- questions
-- recruiting volunteers
-- place phone calls for emergency, if necessary*

End: (2:00pm – 3:00pm)
- Collect ‘Market today’ signs
- Police area for trash
- Ensure all vendors have departed and cleaned up after themselves (one person must stay till all are gone)
- Assist vendors with load out

 

Needs During the Summer Market Season


Prior week:

- hang ‘Market this Sunday’ signs
- schedule volunteers
- touch base with vendors/volunteers/food trucks/performers
- hang no parking signs from city
- Facebook/Everyblock/Nextdoor/Instagram/Twitter updates

Day of:
Start: (8am -9:30am)
- Put out ‘Market today’ signs
- Put out market internal directional sign(s)
- Hang sponsor banners/signs
- Position trash cans
- Police area for trash
- Facebook/Everyblock/Nextdoor/Instagram/Twitter updates
- Assist vendors with load in

Market table staffing: (9:30a- 1:30pm)
-Be available for:
-- engaging with public/passersby to hand out promotional materials
-- questions
-- recruiting volunteers
-- place phone calls for emergency, if necessary*

End: (1:30pm – 2:30pm)
- Collect ‘Market today’ signs
- Police area for trash
- Ensure all vendors have departed and cleaned up after themselves (one person must stay till all are gone)
- Assist vendors with load out

ONGOING:
- Answer mail
- Answer email
- Maintain vendor list
- Get updates to web-master