Tulip Festival Volunteer Opportunities

 

Area                                                     Times                           Costume needed           Contact person

 

Float drivers                                         May 19-21                    No                             Jim Plagge (707-4911)

 

Float Construction                                Pre-festival                    No                              Arlyn Schaap(541-5325)

 

Help with float riders                             May 19-21                   No                              Karen Korver (722-3106)       

 

Reserved Seating Hosts                        May 19-21                   Yes                              Dale Hienstra (441-3463)

                                                            12:15 – 3:15                                                     Arlyn Schaap (541-5325)

                                                        (Possible to share shifts)

 

Check bands in                                     May 19-21                   No                               Angela Bomgaars (707-6812)

                                                            11:30 – 1:30

 

Trolley tour guides                                May 19-21                    Yes                              Wanda Vande Kieft (441-3914)

(Script provided)                                     2 hour shifts

 

deStraat Winkel (store)                         May 19-21                   Yes                              Edie Lackey (630-200-8363)

(Cashiers and Sales help)

 

Information Booth                                 May 19-21                   Yes                              Barb Lubbers (737-8208)

8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.                           2 hour shifts                                                       Brian De Jong (737-3452)

(Instructions & information to share are provided.  Any age including high school and up are welcome.)

 

Youth Night                                          May 20                         No                              Melinda Netten (540-2673)

 

Mode Show participants                       May 19-21                   Yes                              Kris McDonald (707-9241)

                                                            1:00 – 2:00

 

Pedi-cab drivers                                   May 19-21                    No                              Doug Vogel (737-6813)

9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.                           2 hour shifts

                       

Dutch Game Workers                           May 19-21                   No                             John Swart (737-3783)

                                                            2 hour shifts                  (Do need Dutch hat, white shirt, black pants)

 

Shuttle Drivers                                      May 19-21                   No                             Doug & Aletha Beeson (737-8929)

9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.                           3 hour shifts

 

Night Show help with sets                     April                             No                               Betty Ferrell (737-2994)                     

 

Floral arrangers for                               May 18                        No                               Kris McDonald (737-9241)

the Flower Show

 

Childrens’ Games                                 May                             Yes                              Kris McDonald (737-9241)

(Parent volunteers are needed to help with practices and performances during the Festival.)

 

Summer Float Riders                            Summer                        Yes                              Darrel & Georgia Johnson (737-3379)

(Adults, children, & families are needed to ride the city float at area parades and celebrations to promote Orange City and the Tulip Festival.)

 

Straatmarkt set up or take down           May 7 &11                   No                               Mike Hoffman  (707-4510)                

                                                            May 18 – day or evening

 

Dutch Street Organ                               May 19-21                  If possible                     Stan Vandersall (737-8567)

                                                            10:00 – 12:00               (Do need Dutch hat, white shirt, black pants)

                                                            3:30 -5:30

                                                            7:15 – 8:00

 

Author's Corner                                    May 21                        If possible                    Marilyn Van Engelenhoven (737-2861)

 

Street Barkers                                      May 19-21                   If possible                     Mark Van Ommeren (441-1847)

                                                            9:30 – 11:00                 (Do need Dutch hat, white shirt, black pants)

                                                            11:00 – 1:00

                                                            4:30 – 6:00

 

Parade Announcers                              May 19-21                    Yes                              Mark Van Ommeren (441-1847)

                                                            1:00 – 3:30                  

                                                            6:00 – 7:30

 

Street Scrubbers                                   May 19-21                Yes                WE ESPECIALLY NEED MEN WATER CARRIERS!

 

Wooden Shoe Making                          May 19-21                   Yes                                Doug Vogel  (737-6813)

Demonstrators                                      10:00-12:00 

(Machine or Hand Carving)                   4:00-6:00

 

Reserved Seating Fence                        May 17 & 18                No                                    Doug Vogel (737-6813)

Setup and Takedown                            May 23