Volunteering for the Yukon Plant Festival
The Yukon Plant Guild needs your help!
Consider volunteering for the Yukon Plant Festival.
Volunteers are the heartbeat of any festival and we need your help bringing our festival magic to life!
The Yukon Plant Guild is looking for 15 volunteers to support us in the 2nd edition of the Yukon Plant Festival.
Whether you're assisting on of our many expert presenters, welcoming and orienting participants, or helping in the kitchen, there is a job for everyone!
Please read on for more details about volunteer information, expectations and registration.
Volunteering information
What we are offering:
A volunteer pass in exchange for your volunteer time.
With the volunteer pass you:
do not need to purchase a festival ticket,
can register for 2 workshops: 1 per day of the festival that you can attend outside of your volunteer shifts,
get two free lunches on each day of the festival, and
participate in the rest of the festival activities.
What we are asking:
a commitment that you sign-up and complete 3 x 2-hour shifts.
for a total of 6 hours during the festival weekend.
Volunteering duties and details
Types of volunteer shifts
Refer to the type of duties you could sign up for in your 2-hour shifts.
Presenter Assistant shift:
You are assigned to a workshop presenter and you are responsible for assisting and supporting the presenter by helping them set up, deliver, and clean up after their workshop.
Information Tent shift:
You assigned to the information tent that will be the heart of the festival. There you are helping participants with their questions about the festival schedule, workshops, site facilities or their requests for assistance. There will be festival officials at the information tent too.
Hospitality/Lunch service shift:
You are responsible for supporting the caterers prepare, serve and clean up lunch service on both days. During the day, you may help keep the hospitality station of tea and drinks full, clean and tidy.
Morning traffic/parking support shift:
You are helping to direct traffic to the parking and camping areas on both mornings of the festival.
Dinner service shift:
You are supporting the dinner service by checking the dinner tickets and helping serve meals as well as drinks and sides.
Setup and Tear-down shift:
Help set up or pack up the festival.
Set up happens on Friday, July 17 from 10 am onwards.
Tear down happens on Sunday, July 19 after 5 pm.
Photography shift:
Let us know if you have a camera and experience taking photos at events and want to help us capture the festival in photos.
In volunteering for this shift, you agree to take the high resolution, in focus photos and share them with the Yukon Plant Guild festival for use on the website and social media. We will ensure to identify you in the photo credit. A photo coordinator will provide instructions.
Important details
Mandatory orientation meeting:
All volunteers must attend the orientation meeting scheduled on Wednesday, July 15 at 6 pm.
The meeting will be held online and in person in Whitehorse.
We will confirm the meeting location and send you a link for the online meeting.
Volunteer shift times and schedule:
The volunteer shifts will be scheduled between 8:30 am and 7:30 pm on both Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19.
If you are interested in the set up/ tear down shifts, set up happens on Friday, July 17 from 10 am onwards and tear down happens on Sunday, July 19 after 5 pm.
We share the volunteer schedule at the orientation meeting and to you by email.
Location: Everything is happening at the Mount Lorne Community Centre (on Annie Lake Road, 2 kilometers from the intersection with the South Klondike highway).
Transportation: You are responsible for arranging your own transportation to the location.
Ready to sign up?
Complete the Volunteer Registration Form.
Questions?
Contact the Yukon Plant Guild.
The festival is is made possible with funding support from:
