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Days is currently seeking volunteers to assist with a variety
of activities prior to and during the festival weekend, September
19 – 21, 2008.
Volunteer opportunities include:
HOSPITALITY TENT (STAGE SIDE) – helpers
are needed for various duties including uncapping beer bottles,
pouring and serving beer samples, preparing cheese and other
food samples for distribution to the audience, helping presenters
unload and reload their vehicles, and general set up for the
various demonstrations and presentations. Shifts are on Saturday
9:15 am – noon, noon – 2 pm, 2 – 4 pm, and
4 - 5 pm.
HOSPITALITY TENT (DINING SIDE) – helpers
needed to clean up tables. Contact the chairpersons directly:
Carol Leopold at 325.9629 or Jonna Heins at 325.3373.
HOSPITALITY TENT SET UP AND TEAR DOWN –
helpers are needed to help set up the stage, tables, and chairs
on Thursday evening, September 18. The actual time of set-up
depends on when the tent is up, but will hopefully bearound
8 pm. Tear down will be on Sunday, September 21 around 7 pm.
BEER STAND – assistance is needed in selling
tickets and in pouring beer. Shifts are Friday and Saturday
noon – 3 pm, 3 – 6 pm, and 6 – 9 pm. Shifts
on Sunday are noon – 2 pm, and 2 – 4:30 pm.
ARTS AND CRAFTS – help is needed on Friday
morning to assist with chalking off the booths and attaching
the temporary plastic fence with zip ties. Also staff the
headquarters on Saturday: 9 – noon, noon – 3,
and 3 – 6 pm; Sunday 9 am – noon. We also need
assistance with fence removal and cleanup anytime Sunday after
2 pm.
RETAIL TENT – assistance is needed on
Sunday, especially during the parade.
If you are interested in any of the volunteer opportunities,
please contact the Cheese Days office with your name/address/phone
number at 608.325.7771, or email your shift preference and
location, along with your name/address/phone number to: cheesedays@tds.net.
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