Volunteer at Ashkenaz Festival 2012

The Ashkenaz Festival depends on the skills and energy of a diverse and committed group of volunteers.  Whether you’re an Ashkenaz die-hard or it’s your first time at the festival, there is a volunteer contribution that you can certainly make! We hope that, whatever your age and stage, you will consider joining our fun and rewarding volunteer team.

Ashkenaz Festival 2012 (August 28-September 3) will engage volunteers as:

  • Youth Ambassadors
  • Parade creatives/”interns”
  • Ushers (welcoming performers, assisting with stage managing, helping patrons to their seats during ticketed events)
  • Runners (working with Ashkenaz staff to transfer important materials or information between the festival site to the on-site Ashkenaz office, as well attending to last-minute urgent needs of artists and audience members!)
  • Information desk attendants (being on-hand to engage with audience members who need advice on what to see, where to see it, and generally being a welcoming and friendly face of the festival)
  • Workshop assistants (for family programming, instrument workshops, parade support)
  • Reception hosts
  • Volunteer drivers

To register your interest in volunteering at this summer’s festival, please email our outreach coordinator, Janis Seftel: janis@ashkenazfestival.com. Your info will be passed on to our volunteer coordinator.  This person will be in touch with you in the coming months to notify you of important dates, and will be your contact leading up to and during the festival.

Thank you!

There are also many rewarding year-round volunteer opportunities available at Ashkenaz, including front of house at shows (ticketing, ushering), street team marketing (flyering, postering, speaking to shop and cafe/restaurant owners about our events) and general office administration.

Volunteers are required to arrive 45 minutes to an hour before an event or show begins. As a volunteer, you can also receive complementary entry to Ashkenaz events at which you are working.

Email us today if you are interested in volunteering with Ashkenaz. Please contact Janis at janis@ashkenazfestival.com or by calling 416-979-9955.

We appreciate your interest and would love to have you join our volunteer team, this month or in future. Thank you!