This time next week, we'll be in the woods!
Volunteer Gnomes are yet another great volunteer opportunity. Want to volunteer but don't want to sit at a station for 3 hours? Want
to walk around in the woods with a radio without being a Ranger? Many shifts, you'll be able to spend most of your shift hanging out wherever you want with a radio.
To sign up, go here: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/join-a-core/gnomes/
Volunteer Gnomes are responsible for making sure volunteering is going smoothly throughout Firefly.
As a Gnome, your primary duty is to run a systems check near the
beginning of each shift. Equipped with your GnomePhone (ie radio) to
solicit help if needed, you visit each of the volunteer base-stations
about half an hour after each shift starts. (Gate, Greeters, Parking,
Kitchen, and Rangers). You make sure everyone has shown up for their
shift, find out whether the station needs anything, and generally make
yourself available to ensure the station’s volunteers are happy. Take a
trip around to make sure all the fires are tended. Check that there is
enough toilet paper. Depending on the need, you can either take care of
it yourself, solicit help from others, or get an organizer or core
leader.
New this year, you get to hang on to your radio for your entire
shift! Occasionally, there are unanticipated demands for volunteers.
For example, last year we needed to move the greeter station on short
notice because the parking lot filled up. You are the recruiter in the
woods if the need arises.
Ideally, a handful of people should be able to form the Volunteer Gnome Troupe for the entire event.
Ready to help? Take a look at the schedule, pick an open slot (or
two! or three!), and fill out the signup form. Bask in the knowledge
that you are one of the people who Gets Shit Done, and watch as your
Firefly is magically showered with good karma.
Carolyn