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We Love Our Volunteers!

Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who helped make the 2008 Rose Festival a success! We are currently evaluating our volunteer needs and are developing volunteer job opportunities for the 2009 Rose Festival season. The opportunities listed below are confirmed for 2009. Please fill out the volunteer application form below, and we will contact you again when our 2009 volunteer opportunities are finalized.

Thank you for your help and commitment to the success of the Portland Rose Festival!

Join our Team of Volunteers

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Portland General Electric/SOLV Starlight Parade -- May 30, 2009

Parade route clean-up -- Walk along parade route after the parade collecting the trash bags provided by SOLV. Requirements: Must be able to walk the entire 2.25 mile route, suitable for all ages. (Volunteers under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)

Fred Meyer Junior Parade -- June 3, 2009

Judging -- Review entries in the formation area for determining parade awards. Requirements: Adults over 18 years old only.

Parade Guide -- Provide directional information in parade formation area, assist in guiding parade participants through formation onto the parade route. Requirements: Adults over 18 years old only.

Regence Grand Floral Walk -- June 6, 2009

Registration -- Process on-site participant registrations, disperse bib numbers and participant t-shirts and provide general information to participants. Some greeters may be asked to staff water stations (preparing and filling cups of water for participants). Requirements: Adults over 18 years old only.

Ushers/Finish Greeters -- Provide directional information to walk participants to keep participants moving along the parade route. Also usher participants at the end of the walk to the parade seating area. Requirements: Adults over age 18 preferred (volunteers under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian), must have a valid drivers license and be prepared to drive to a specific course location.

KeyBank Grand Floral Parade -- June 6, 2009

Float Decorating -- Help apply the all-natural materials covering all surfaces of the Grand Floral Parade floats at the warehouse of our official float builder, Studio Concepts. Volunteers are needed in the week prior to the parade, May 30 - June 5, 2009. Requirements: Adults over 14 years old only, all volunteer decorators must complete a separate Studio Concepts volunteer application at www.studioconcepts.com or call 503.222.0077.

Parade route clean-up -- Walk along parade route prior to and after the parade distributing and collecting the trash bags provided by SOLV. Requirements: must be able to walk the entire 4.2-mile route, suitable for all ages. (Volunteers under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)

Portland Rose Festival Foundation Office - Year-round

Administrative support -- Provide support on a variety of administrative projects including mailings, sorting/stuffing projects, data entry, pin counts, etc. Schedule is flexible (on an as-needed basis) and training is provided. Requirements: Adults over age 18 preferred. (Volunteers under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)

Note: in some cases, specific volunteer job assignments will be given on-site at the event.

Please take the following physical limitations into consideration when making my volunteer job assignment:

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By submitting this form, you will hold harmless and indemnify the Portland Rose Festival Foundation, its affiliated companies, officers, directors, sponsors and employees from and against any loss, damage liability, claims, cost and expense including legal fees which may be incurred by reason of my volunteer participation in the Portland Rose Festival, unless such claims are a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Portland Rose Festival Foundation.



Contact us for more information.

Does your entire office, church group, sports team or service group want to volunteer? To receive information about volunteer opportunities suitable for groups, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at the Portland Rose Festival Foundation at 503.227.2681. Or email her: volunteers@rosefestival.org.
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