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Want to buy and/or build a large shelter as pre-event volunteer role?
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 May '19

22 May '19

Sanctuary has learned that our shelter was eaten by rats. If you would like to help us, the job is to: Research shelter options (domes, carports, giant tents, etc) Run your idea by the Firefly treasurer (who will approve the cost) and the Sanctuary Co-Leads Coordinate construction of said shelter over a work weekend fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/work-weekends/ If you take this on you will be more likely to get approval for: A) Visiting the site before a Work Weekend (to take measurements), B) Work weekend spots, and C) Early arrival Email sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org with your questions or interest!

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Work Weekend Sign Up
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 14 May '19

14 May '19

Sign-ups are open for June Work Weekends Work Weekends are upon us! Get to know your fellow Fireflies and the land before the event—learn skills and break a sweat in scenic VT to boot! This year’s WW dates: WW1- May 31-June 02 WW2- June 07-09 [+Placement] WW3- June 21-23 *Signups are due by the Thursday before each weekend. The Basics — Work Weekends in June are when volunteers travel up to the event space and prepare it. This can include, but is not limited to: gathering sticks for the bug, repairing or creating new paths, and general maintenance. Volunteers arrive after 6pm on Fridays (May 31st, June 7th, and 21st) and are expected to vacate by 6pm on Sundays. Tasty lunch is provided by Work Weekend Corps(™) on Saturday with basic snacks and coffee available the rest of the weekend. There is a lot of do in a relatively small amount of time, so it’s important that if you are going to attend work weekends you understand that the crews and corps are there to work, this is not a ‘Firefly lite’ or party event. That being said, there is a lot of fun to be had and it’s an excellent way to meet new people if you are new to the event and/or the community. We accept and encourage anyone and everyone to volunteer and will make accommodations for those with specific needs. This year we are putting an emphasis on both Radical Inclusion and Radical Self-Reliance. You are encouraged to consider what these tenants mean to you and how best you can implement them for the betterment of yourself and the community at large. Work Weekends are an opportunity to roll your sleeves up and give some sweat to the festival, but there are endless different ways that can be accomplished. If you have ideas beyond what the webpage offers, feel free to contact Work Weekend Core to discuss. Placement Brunch — June 9th is placement brunch which begins at 12pm. It is strongly encouraged that, if your camp is sending reps to Placement Weekend, they be ready to contribute to the infrastructure work as well. Due to limited parking, if you will only be attending placement, YOU MUST still sign up for WW that Sunday and indicate you’ll be attending placement. Placement info: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/placement/ <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/placement/> Work Weekend info and sign up: https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/220 <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/team/220>

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Bus Tickets, Early Arrival and Vehicle Access, SMOL Grants, Call for Volunteers, Survival Guide, Witch Lights, Accessibility Core, Work Weekend
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 09 May '19

09 May '19

TOC Buy Your Bus Ticket Now Early Arrival Application and Vehicle Access SMOL Grants open till May 31st Call for Transport Co-lead Volunteers Call for First Aid Volunteers Updated Survival Guide Call for Witch Lights Volunteers Important Accessibility Core Information Work Weekend Sign-up 1. Plan Early – Buy Your Bus Ticket Now Buy bus tickets by logging into your profile here. <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/site/login> We offer refunds upon request through June 17, 2019 — two weeks before the event opens. After that date, we will unfortunately only be able to offer refunds if the buses sell out AND someone else needs your ticket. Bus ticket purchases must be made online, and will end at the same time that event ticket sales close. For more info email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:transport@fireflyartscollective.org> 2. Early Arrival Application and Vehicle Access Looking to arrive early for Firefly to set up art, theme camp, or volunteer for an early shift? Do you need access to the woods for a vehicle? The 2019 Early Arrival application is now live! <https://forms.gle/rHCG3EKizjrgbJs26> Vehicle Hill Access for Early Arrival and Exodus There is a new process this year for registering your vehicle for hill access. The GTFO Vehicle Registration information is now a section within the Early Arrival application. We did this to streamline the process and reduce the amount of forms that people need to fill out. ***Pay attention for separate confirmation emails because it’s possible to receive Early Arrival approval as an individual, but have your Pinto rejected by GTFO.*** If you recently used last year’s link for GTFO Vehicle registration, you will need to include that info again when applying for Early Arrival. Please use the Early Arrival Form for Vehicle Hill Access during Early Arrival and Exodus. Questions? If you have concerns regarding vehicle access, email gtfo(a)fireflyartscollective.org. Otherwise, drop us a line at early(a)fireflyartscollective.org. 3. “Smol” Art Grants open until May 31st! The major art grants are all closed, but Smol grants are still available! Smol Grants are awarded in lesser amounts than a full Creativity Grant (between $40 and $99), and are meant to help cover expenses associated with projects of a small (or “smol”) size or scope. The application process is also more lightweight and simply involves filling out a Google form. They are particularly designed to encourage creation by new participants and participants who haven’t brought art to Firefly before, but everyone is welcome to apply! Get all the details on the Firefly Smol Grant Page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/art-at-firefly/art-grants…> on the website. And apply for a Smol Grant by filling out this Form. <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iSCthnLFzsk72B_fctuycP6F0p-ZiBscafBo38VsmRY> Questions? Email us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:grants@fireflyartscollective.org>. 4. Transport Co-Leads Wanted Before Event—Assists with finding and training on-board bus volunteers for all bus trips, communications (emails), logistics and perks (bus locations, detours, etc.) During Event—Meet and board busses when they arrive at the event, assist busses with turning around, answer passenger questions about the bus (schedule, perks, exodus), collects materials from on-board bus coordinators Exodus—Checks in passengers, coordinates staging area for luggage, makes sure passengers load gear onto trucks and busses in a timely manner, makes sure busses leave on time Email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you’re interested in the above position. 5. Call for First Aid Volunteers Firefly First Aid is seeking people to be mobile response for minor injuries and healthcare issues! If you are trained to be an EMT, paramedic, RN, NP, PA, ME, or DO, please volunteer for a licensed shift! If you don't have any training, you can join as an unlicensed volunteer. Training sessions will be both in Boston before the event and on site. Any questions can be sent to First Aid Core lead, lia(a)fireflyartscollective.org. 6. Updated Survival Guide For seasoned Fireflies and Newbies alike. Check out the new and improved Survival Guide <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/survival-guide/>. Read it with ease on your mobile. What you’ll find in this year’s Survival Guide: Critical Info regarding the Site and the Event New Infrastructure Section, a list of festival resources and structures to help you learn what is available at the event Leave no Trace and “Moop” defined Camping at Firefly and what to expect Pictures! Your photos from the gallery at use And much more... Make sure everyone in your group reads it before packing and leaving for the event. Email communications(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:communications@fireflyartscollective.org> with questions or comments. 7. Volunteer to help with the Witch Lights! Call for volunteers: help make the Witch Lights move! The Witch Lights have been an evolving art installation for the last four Fireflies. This year, they will be moving around the festival, appearing in a new location every night! But I need help from the community for it to happen. Specifically, I need: Volunteers to assist in moving the lights and managing batteries Suggestions for when and where the Witch Lights should appear The Witch Lights are easy to break down, move, and install, as long as there's more than one person doing it. I'm one person. I really need your help. It's easy. And fun! Volunteer to help the Witch Lights here. <https://airtable.com/shrm5XPNLFklO5JhG> The Witch Lights were originally intended to beckon passers by, and lead you to something magical or secret. And so, I ask you: Do you have a thing? An art? An event? A secret? Is there a thing you discovered, that maybe other people don't know about? Is it a little bit out of the way? Do you want the Witch Lights to guide people to it, one night? Tell me your secrets! Or, if there's a place that you just plain think the Witch Lights would be nifty, tell me that too... Suggest a location here. <https://airtable.com/shrqCirH1LI3FJwTK> 8. Accessibility Core Information for Participants As you might be aware Firefly is one of the most physically inaccessible burns in the country. This can limit who is able to attend the event. While we cannot make the mountain level, we can make things a bit easier for folks with any sort of long term or short term physical disability. 4 years ago Accessibility Squad was started by a determined and generous firefly with a couple carts and the goal to help as many folks who needed it as they could. This year we are excited to make our second year of Accessibility Core even better than first. We can help you get your gear to your camp. We have a vehicle and volunteer drivers to get your things up to the site and a brute squad/haulers to get your stuff the rest of the way. We will have volunteers available during most daylight hours during the event: Tuesday 7/2: 11 am-8 pm Wednesday 7/3: 8 am-8 pm Thursday 7/4: 8 am-8 pm Friday 7/5: 8 am-8 pm Saturday 7/6: 8 am-8 pm Sunday 7/7: 9 am-8 pm There will be two points of contact with us, the gate/greeters tent and the rangers tent. A comprehensive step by step guide on how to get accessibility help will be released in a coming edition of the Glowbe closer to the event. Important Accessibility Core Exodus Information Accessibility's ability to help is limited by two important factors, the weather and the total number of participants that need assistance. If there is bad weather we will not be able to run the carts to assist people. This is not something within our control and everyone using this service needs to know that bad weather could greatly impact your ability to get to or leave your campsite. If there is a high volume of people using accessibility services it could also impact our ability to assist in a timely fashion. Participants may not be able to leave when they would like to, but we will make all efforts to help in the fairest, most efficient way possible. We ask that all participants understand the limitations we are dealing with and plan accordingly. Exodus poses significant challenges as all participants will be leaving on the same day. Because of this all participants that are taking the bus will need to be ready to leave by 9:00 am on Sunday. We may not be able to reach you for hours but it's vital that people using the bus are ready to leave first thing in the morning. We are aware this is an additional challenge but it is the only way we can effectively move people down the mountain. Anyone not taking the bus during exodus may not be able to get assistance until the afternoon. Again, please plan accordingly. We have not capped the number of people able to sign up for accessibility yet but a cap could be implemented in future years if we run into volume issues. Accessibility will still help in anyway we can if there are issues but we can not promise timely assistance. Contact Chelsea and Matt O with any questions or concerns at accessibility(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:accessibility@fireflyartscollective.org> 9. Work Weekend Sign-up Announce The ability to sign up for Work Weekends will be happening Friday (May 10). Stay tuned to the Announce List and the Work Weekend Page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/work-weekends/> on the website for more details. .

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Reminder: Ticket Lottery Registration Closes Monday
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 27 Apr '19

27 Apr '19

** The window to register for the Firefly ticket lottery is still open, get in by Monday April 29th ** Remind your flakiest friend or campmate to register for their ticket like, RIGHT MEOW. More info go here. <http://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/tickets> If you've already registered, please log back in and make sure your status is "You're ready to be randomized!" If it isn't, you'll miss the lottery. Register here. <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/> The lottery occurs May first! Contact us at tickets(a)fireflyartscollective.org.

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Grants Last Call, Call for New Board Members, SFTY3rd Registration Open to All Volunteers
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 25 Apr '19

25 Apr '19

TOC Last Call for Legacy Grants, Burner Exchange Grants, and Skillshare Grants Call for New FAC Board Members Registration for SFTY3rd is now open to all Volunteers Art Grants: Last Call for Legacy, Burner Exchange, and Skillshare grants! The last round of major grants closes at 11:59pm this Sunday, April 28! Smol Grants are also open, and will be open for at least another month. The Legacy Grants are provided to support existing projects which have been to Firefly in the past. Art can be exposed to many elements at Firefly—mud, rain, sun, and most of all, people—and this grant is designed to provide funding to help with wear and tear produced by this exposure. The Burner Exchange Grants are for art that has already appeared either at a regional burn event or Burning Man and showcases the local flavor of its origin. Grant money is intended to be applied to minor maintenance / improvements and shipping costs to Vermont. The Skillshare Grants allow artists to broaden or deepen their skill sets by funding specific classes or training in an artistic field. Apply for any of these grants <http://grants.fireflyartscollective.org/> at our portal. For questions, contact us at grants(a)fireflyartscollective.org Call for New FAC Board Members We are looking for a limited number of participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to fill positions vacated in the past year. The Board is responsible for the financial and legal obligations of Firefly Arts Collective Inc. The Board is also responsible for planning the long term development and growth of the organization. Board members are expected to physically attend monthly meetings in the Boston area and contribute several hours of work per week on a year-round basis. Go here for more info. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/news/call-new-board-member-interest-f…> To learn more about the specific responsibilities of Firefly Board Members, please review our Bylaws <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/>. If you have interest in contributing to Firefly at this organizational level, please fill out this Application for Board Membership <https://forms.gle/dGbHmdSk1SZJ8mEdA> or contact board(a)fireflyartscollective.org if you have any questions about our process. Registration for SFTY3rd 2019 on May 10-12 in Scarborough, ME is now open to all Firefly volunteers SFTY3rd is a training/social weekend aimed primarily at Firefly Safety volunteers but is open to all Firefly Core volunteers. If you are new to Firefly, new to Safety Cores (Rangers, First Aid, Sanctuary & Fire) or are a seasoned Firefly volunteer—there is good information to learn about working together in Emergencies. Take your required Safety Core trainings and/or cross-training with the other Cores. Learn about the Incident Command System (ICS) and how to work together with other Cores and outside agencies in emergencies or large scale incidents. There will be a small fee to attend of $10 that will go towards meals for the weekend. Bring your own drinks and snacks. More information can be found on the SFTY3rd page <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/sfty3rd/> on the website. RSVP here. <https://forms.gle/fDPv6zRL4jMW2fV67> When we receive your request, we will send you a link to purchase your ticket and confirm your reservation for attendance.

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SFTY3rd 2019 - Registration now open!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 22 Apr '19

22 Apr '19

Good morning everyone! We have opened registration for SFTY3rd 2019 on May 10-12 in Scarborough, Maine. What is SFTY3rd you ask? It is a training/social weekend aimed primarily at Firefly Safety volunteers. We have found that the information provided is helpful for all Firefly volunteers and have opened up the weekend to all Firefly Core volunteers. If you are new to Firefly, new to Safety Cores (Rangers, First Aid, Sanctuary & Fire) or are a seasoned Firefly veteran- there is good information to learn about working to gether in Emergencies planned and unplanned. TJ Kozma, Deanna Duffey, Talena Gandy and Kevin Tracey will be hosting for the sixth year. The weekend is jam packed with goodness! Something for everyone. Safety Core trainings and cross-trainings with the other Cores. An understanding of what everyone does and is responsible for goes a long way when working together. Also learn about the Incident Command System (ICS) and how to function in an emergency or large scale incident working together with other Cores and outside agencies. Arrival starts after 5pm on Friday or before training Saturday at 9am. Training on Saturday goes til 6pm followed by social time and a bonfire- get to know volunteers interested in safety at Firefly. Training on Sunday goes til about noon. It's an awesome opportunity to get involved, get trained and meet other Firefly Core Leads and volunteers. There will be a small fee to attend of $10 that will go towards meals for the weekend. Bring your own drinks and snacks. The location will be at Deanna and TJ's house in Scarborough, Maine (15 minutes south of Portland and easily accessible by bus and train from Boston). There is inside sleeping space in the barn. And in past years, the weather has been nice enough to camp outside in the yard and woods. Bring yer tent! Full Disclosure- This is not a party weekend. It is a weekend to learn, relax and socialize with fellow volunteers. RSVP here <https://forms.gle/6Uv8LuTrhDNcdmVy9>. When we receive your request- we will send you a link to purchase your ticket and confirm your reservation for attendance. Thank you! Your SFTY3rd Planning Team

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Call for New Board Member Interest for Firefly Arts Collective
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 20 Apr '19

20 Apr '19

Call for New Board Members We are looking for a limited number of participants to add to the Firefly Arts Collective Board of Directors to fill positions vacated in the past year. The Board is responsible for the financial and legal obligations of Firefly Arts Collective Inc. The Board is also responsible for planning the long term development and growth of the organization. Board members are expected to physically attend monthly meetings in the Boston area and contribute several hours of work per week on a year-round basis. To learn more about the specific responsibilities of Firefly Board Members, please review our Bylaws <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/bylaws/>. If you have interest in contributing to Firefly at this organizational level, please fill out this Application for Board Membership. <https://forms.gle/dGbHmdSk1SZJ8mEdA> After you fill out the form we will reply within a week to confirm receipt and may get back to you with some follow-up questions. We may invite you to attend a meeting to chat more about your responses and let you learn more about how we operate. Once we've had a chance to review all responses the Board will discuss and decide if we wish to add additional members, and solicit public comment on both candidates and sitting board members. The Firefly Board of Directors is relatively small to keep discussion and consensus-based decision making practical. Any candidates who we are unable to invite to join the Board will be kept on file to consider as future vacancies arise, and we will also send out this request for expression of interest on a regular basis. We're very excited to get new participants involved with the Firefly Board. Beyond the yearly Firefly camping event we would like to expand the year-round activities of Firefly Arts Collective. Firefly continues to collaborate with Somerville Open Studios and Figment Boston to bring more community art to our cities, and we are exploring other opportunities to engage more deeply with our larger home communities. We look forward to hearing from motivated participants with the time and energy to help expand and organize our community! Please fill out the application form <https://forms.gle/dGbHmdSk1SZJ8mEdA> if this opportunity interests you, or contact board(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:board@fireflyartscollective.org> if you have any questions about our process.

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ticket announcement
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 14 Apr '19

14 Apr '19

Hello Fireflies! Welcome to the start of Firefly 2019! TLDR Summary: At registration for the ticket lottery, you will be asked to commit to how much you are willing to pay for a ticket. There are no changes to the lottery system. If you get a ticket, you’ll be asked to pay what you said you would. For Firefly to break even in 2019, the average ticket buyer would have to pay $95. We hope that some people pay more than the recommended average contribution, to cover the costs of some people paying less. This is an experiment: if it looks like Firefly won’t be able to meet its financial obligations as a result, the Board may decide to set a flat ticket price, as in past years. In 2018, Firefly introduced Financial Assistance for ticketing, which meant that Fireflies could write in to say that they could only pay a portion of the cost of a ticket, and a bunch of other Fireflies donated more than the cost of their ticket to help cover the difference. The community stepped up pitched in more than enough to cover the costs of every Firefly requesting financial assistance. This year, we want to expand this pricing system…to everyone. That lets you, and all the other Fireflies, pay what you are willing and able to make Firefly happen. So what’s the recommended ticket contribution? Based on our budget, if we changed nothing else, the ticket price would be $95/person. For some of you, this is more than your finances can handle; for others, it’s remarkably little for an experience as important to you as Firefly. So, this year we’re going to let you decide what you can pay. We ended 2018 in the red, but only barely. We expect 2019 expenses to be slightly higher–for instance, we’re adding 24-hour first aid/medical. For the last several years, we’ve kept ticket prices constant by adding about 10% more tickets…this year, we will not be increasing size of Firefly. Parking capacity and complexity is the largest structural constraint on event growth. Our budget estimates for 2019 and more information about how we ended up with $95 is here. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/financial-backg…> How will getting a ticket work? Of course, you can read all about tickets on our website! <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/> The process of getting your Firefly ticket will change very little. There’s a FAQ describing in detail how things work. <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/ticket-info/> When you register for your ticket you’ll be asked what making Firefly happen is worth to you. We’ll have a lottery and a waitlist, just like past years. When your name gets to the top of the list, you’ll receive a ticket offer and pay the amount you decided on at registration. This is an experiment: if it looks like Firefly won’t be able to meet its financial obligations as a result, the Board may decide to choose a flat ticket price, as in past years. Other pricing will remain the same, including bus ticket prices (which covered around half the cost of the buses in 2018). How much you’re able to pay for your ticket does not affect the lottery. We hope this goes without saying, but to be totally clear: when you register for the lottery, and indicate how much you’re willing to pay for a ticket, that price has no bearing on your chance of getting a ticket. Every participant has the same chance of getting a ticket in the lottery, and groups are handled the same way they have been in the past <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/getting-ready/tickets/ticket-info/>. What happens if the new pricing system raises too much money? If Firefly has a revenue surplus, that money will roll over towards the next year’s budget and will reduce the recommended average ticket contribution next year. In 2018, the Financial Assistance system raised a bit more money than was needed. Because donors intended that money to go towards people requesting financial assistance, it won’t be used this year–we’ll reserve it until next year, in case we go back to a Financial Assistance model of ticketing. Registration opens this week! Ticket registration for Firefly 2019 will be open from Tuesday 16 April to Monday 29 April, and the Great Ticket Lottery will occur on 1 May. Register at volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org <https://volunteer.fireflyartscollective.org/>.

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Town Hall Meet this Sunday; Volunteers Wanted List
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

Welcome to GLOWBE 04/11/19 We want to take this opportunity to remind you that Firefly is run by volunteers! Firefly is YOUR event, and your participation is KEY to making it a success. There’s no better way to find out how you can participate than by meeting your fellow Fireflies at the Town Hall Meeting and asking how. Read the list below of current open volunteer opportunities and how you can find out more. TOC: Reminder: Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Festival Volunteers Wanted 1) Reminder: Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14 Come see your Firefly friends and make some new ones at the Firefly Town Hall! Learn about Firefly, the different cores, and how to volunteer. There will be a buffet of light fare and a cash bar for beverage service. When: Sunday April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Where: Mount Vernon Restaurants & Pub, 14 Broadway, Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 Visit the Event on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/2317484065243290/> and invite all your friends! Email questions about the Town Hall Meeting to: lead(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:lead@fireflyartscollective.org>. See our list below of current volunteers openings. Bring questions with you to our Town Hall Meeting, or if you can’t make it, contact the email addresses at the end of each volunteer wanted posts. 2) Volunteers Wanted Firefly is in need of a few good participants to help make all parts of Firefly run smoothly. Co-leads work with other co-leads and overall there is not a lot of work, just work that needs to be done! Any questions? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Abbie at abbie(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:abbie@fireflyartscollective.org> or visit the Town Hall Meeting for more details. Transport Core is looking for 2 – 3 Co-leads Freight Truck Driver: Requires excellent driving record and can drive a 16 ft. rental truck. Able to pick up the rental on Sunday 6/30 and park it at provided location Drive it from Boston area to the event on Tuesday, 7/2 Drive from the event on Sunday 7/7 and back to the Boston area 7/7 Return the truck to the rental office Freight Lead for Bus Gear Truck: Requires attending Placement Work Weekend and Handling freight shares and payment. Find volunteers to help load and unload the gear truck and assist Driver with logistics Secure parking locations for the gear truck pre, during, and after the event Coordinate load in and load out with bus passengers and make sure they label all of their gear Make sure the truck leaves on time to and from the event Make sure: luggage dump areas get put on the event map and secure those locations with Placement Core; tarps are put down at the luggage dumps during early Arrival; work with signage core for luggage dump signs Handles lost and found for items left on the truck Transport Event Co-Lead Before Event Assist with finding and training on-board bus volunteers for all bus trips Assist with communications (email and facebook) Assist with logistics and perks (bus locations, detours, etc.) During Event Meet and board busses when they arrive at the event Assist busses with turning around Able to answer passenger questions about the bus (schedule, perks, exodus) Collect materials from on-board bus coordinators Exodus Check-in passengers Coordinate staging area for luggage Make sure passengers load gear onto trucks and busses in a timely manner Make sure busses leave on time Email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:transport@fireflyartscollective.org> if you’re interested in any of the above positions. Art Truck Core is looking for a Truck Driver Lead Requires time flexibility on the last day of the event. There are multiple stops in and around the Boston area which can run late on Sunday. Coordinate with artists to pick up Firefly bound art projects from multiple locations in the Boston area. Help pack art into a large truck, re-pack the art, and maybe even re-pack art again Driving the truck to the event Opening the truck up for artist to retrieve their art at the event On the last day of the event, help artist load/pack any art back onto the truck for a return trip to the Boston area Right after the event, provide the artist a place to pick up their art Email arttruck(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:arttruck@fireflyartscollective.org> if you’re interested in the above position. Sanctuary Co-Lead Wanted Coordinate training and training materials, set-up and tear-down the sanctuary tent at Firefly, and manage the Sanctuary shift schedule. Sanctuary or similar experience desired. You will also need to attend SFTY3rd May 10th – 12th. Contact sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:sanctuary@fireflyartscollective.org> if you are interested in co-leading.

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Town Hall Meet this Sunday; Volunteers Wanted List
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

TOC Reminder: Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Festival Volunteers Wanted Welcome to GLOWBE 04/11/19 We want to take this opportunity to remind you that Firefly is run by volunteers! Firefly is YOUR event, and your participation is KEY to making it a success. There’s no better way to find out how you can participate than by meeting your fellow Fireflies at the Town Hall Meeting and asking how. Read the list below of current open volunteer opportunities and how you can find out more. 1) Reminder: Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, April 14 Come see your Firefly friends and make some new ones at the Firefly Town Hall! Learn about Firefly, the different cores, and how to volunteer. There will be a buffet of light fare and a cash bar for beverage service. When: Sunday April 14th, 3pm – 6pm Where: Mount Vernon Restaurants & Pub, 14 Broadway, Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 Visit the Event on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/2317484065243290/> and invite all your friends! Email questions about the Town Hall Meeting to: lead(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:lead@fireflyartscollective.org>. See our list below of current volunteers openings. Bring questions with you to our Town Hall Meeting, or if you can’t make it, contact the email addresses at the end of each volunteer wanted posts. 2) Volunteers Wanted Firefly is in need of a few good participants to help make all parts of Firefly run smoothly. Co-leads work with other co-leads and overall there is not a lot of work, just work that needs to be done! Any questions? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Abbie at abbie(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:abbie@fireflyartscollective.org> or visit the Town Hall Meeting for more details. Transport Core is looking for 2 – 3 Co-leads Freight Truck Driver: Requires excellent driving record and can drive a 16 ft. rental truck. Able to pick up the rental on Sunday 6/30 and park it at provided location Drive it from Boston area to the event on Tuesday, 7/2 Drive from the event on Sunday 7/7 and back to the Boston area 7/7 Return the truck to the rental office Freight Lead for Bus Gear Truck: Requires attending Placement Work Weekend and Handling freight shares and payment. Find volunteers to help load and unload the gear truck and assist Driver with logistics Secure parking locations for the gear truck pre, during, and after the event Coordinate load in and load out with bus passengers and make sure they label all of their gear Make sure the truck leaves on time to and from the event Make sure: luggage dump areas get put on the event map and secure those locations with Placement Core; tarps are put down at the luggage dumps during early Arrival; work with signage core for luggage dump signs Handles lost and found for items left on the truck Transport Event Co-Lead Before Event Assist with finding and training on-board bus volunteers for all bus trips Assist with communications (email and facebook) Assist with logistics and perks (bus locations, detours, etc.) During Event Meet and board busses when they arrive at the event Assist busses with turning around Able to answer passenger questions about the bus (schedule, perks, exodus) Collect materials from on-board bus coordinators Exodus Check-in passengers Coordinate staging area for luggage Make sure passengers load gear onto trucks and busses in a timely manner Make sure busses leave on time Email transport(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:transport@fireflyartscollective.org> if you’re interested in any of the above positions. Art Truck Core is looking for a Truck Driver Lead Requires time flexibility on the last day of the event. There are multiple stops in and around the Boston area which can run late on Sunday. Coordinate with artists to pick up Firefly bound art projects from multiple locations in the Boston area. Help pack art into a large truck, re-pack the art, and maybe even re-pack art again Driving the truck to the event Opening the truck up for artist to retrieve their art at the event On the last day of the event, help artist load/pack any art back onto the truck for a return trip to the Boston area Right after the event, provide the artist a place to pick up their art Email arttruck(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:arttruck@fireflyartscollective.org> if you’re interested in the above position. Sanctuary Co-Lead Wanted Coordinate training and training materials, set-up and tear-down the sanctuary tent at Firefly, and manage the Sanctuary shift schedule. Sanctuary or similar experience desired. You will also need to attend SFTY3rd May 10th – 12th. Contact sanctuary(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:sanctuary@fireflyartscollective.org> if you are interested in co-leading.

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