About Volunteering at the Festival...

Festival Committee Meeting Dates — All meetings are held at 8 pm in the Takoma Park Municipal Building, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park

      August 6, 13, 20, and 27,
      September 4
• Please fill out the volunteer application and join us!

The Takoma Park Folk Festival has been an annual community event organized by volunteers for over 24 years. We are not part of any larger organization. We are a locally based, open committee. We invite the participation of all citizens to set policy and carry out the many tasks necessary to put on a one-day extravaganza each September.
What a great way to meet your neighbors, have a good time, and help make a lot of people happy for one special day!

Volunteers needed now for pre-festival tasks
Although much of the Festival planning has taken place, volunteers are encouraged to help with the many tasks it takes to put on such a terrific show. Please come to one of our remaining meetings (see above box for dates) or contact us to see how you can be involved. Some of the tasks you can help us with include: publicity, programming, sound, food, logistics, construction, advertising, parking, hospitality, recycling, and fundraising. You can learn more by reviewing our volunteer application.

Volunteers needed on September 7th
Festival organizers depend on over 240 volunteers who show up the day before and day of the event to help construct stages and assist in all aspects of running the Festival.

We always need more volunteers on festival day. The more volunteers we have, the more smoothly things go. Festival jobs are easy and are scheduled in 2-hour shifts (8am-10am, 10am-12 noon, etc.) so volunteering is not a lot of work. And the rewards to the community are priceless! Many Festival volunteers return year after year to help out on the day of the event, and, of course, new people are always welcomed and needed.

Remember, we count on volunteer support from our community — we could not have a festival without our extraordinary volunteers! And note that TPFF is approved for student service learning — what a fun way to fulfill your requirement!

For Additional Information:
To learn more about the volunteer committee meetings, directions or for other ways to get involved in the Festival, contact Laura Atkinson, volunteer coordinator, at 301-585-7984 or email her at volunteer@tpff.org. (An alternative telephone number for Laura is 301-589-3717.)

• Continue to the 2003 TPFF Volunteer Application