Volunteer Application for First Night 2010

First Night Volunteers are essential to making First Night a success. We’re recruiting more than 300 volunteers for this year’s event. Please refer anyone who is interested in becoming a First Night Volunteer to our website at www.firstnight.org.

As a small thank you, each First Night Volunteer (who completes a full shift) will receive an official limited edition First Night t-shirt and a First Night button (on the day of the event), and a $30 food/transportation stipend check (which will be mailed by mid February 2010). Volunteers who would like to become First Night individual contributors may donate their $30 stipend to First Night by checking the donation box at the bottom of the application.

We’re looking forward to your participation at First Night 2010!

First Night® 2010 takes place on Thursday, December 31, 2009
Volunteer Positions:

PROCESSION MARSHALS:
Assist First Night staff with the set up and staging of the First Night Grand Procession. Volunteers must be available on Thursday, December 31, 2009 from 2 p.m. (for pre-event training) until 7:30 p.m.

PUPPET CAPTAINS:
Work with the Back Alley Puppet Theatre to organize and facilitate public participation in the Grand Procession. Volunteers must be available from 3:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2009. There is a mandatory (evening) training session on Tuesday, December 29, 2009.

FACE PAINTERS:
Transform children and adults into creative holiday revelers. An afternoon shift is available on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the Hynes Convention Center. The shift (including a mandatory training session) is from 11:15 a.m. until 6 p.m.

USHERS:
Under the supervision of a house manager, ushers will assist with crowd control, provide information to audience members, and help guide the audience in and out of the indoor program sites. Afternoon and evening shifts are available on Thursday, December 31, 2009. Shift start and end times vary depending on the venue. Hynes Convention Center shifts are as follows: the afternoon shift begins at 11:30 a.m. and ends between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.; the evening shift begins at 5:30 p.m. and ends between 10:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.