Volunteers Wanted

Firefly is in need of a few good participants to help make all parts of Firefly run smoothly.

Co-leads work with other co-leads and overall there is not a lot of work, just work that needs to be done! Any questions? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Anne at volunteer@fireflyartscollective.org or visit the Town Hall Meeting for more details.

Transport Core is looking for 2 – 3 Co-leads

Freight Truck Driver: Requires excellent driving record and can drive a 16 ft. rental truck.

• Able to pick up the rental on Sunday 6/30 and park it at provided location
• Drive it from Boston area to the event on Tuesday, 7/2
• Drive from the event on Sunday 7/7 and back to the Boston area 7/7
• Return the truck to the rental office

Freight Lead for Bus Gear Truck: Requires attending Placement Work Weekend and Handling freight shares and payment.

• Find volunteers to help load and unload the gear truck and assist Driver with logistics
• Secure parking locations for the gear truck pre, during, and after the event
• Coordinate load in and load out with bus passengers and make sure they label all of their gear
• Make sure the truck leaves on time to and from the event
• Make sure: luggage dump areas get put on the event map and secure those locations with Placement Core; tarps are put down at the luggage dumps during early Arrival; work with signage core for luggage dump signs
• Handles lost and found for items left on the truck

Transport Event Co-Lead:

• Before Event
  • Assist with finding and training on-board bus volunteers for all bus trips
  • Assist with communications (email and facebook)
  • Assist with logistics and perks (bus locations, detours, etc.)
• During Event
  • Meet and board busses when they arrive at the event
  • Assist busses with turning around
  • Able to answer passenger questions about the bus (schedule, perks, exodus)
  • Collect materials from on-board bus coordinators
• Exodus
  • Check-in passengers
  • Coordinate staging area for luggage
  • Make sure passengers load gear onto trucks and busses in a timely manner
  • Make sure busses leave on time

Email transport@fireflyartscollective.org if you’re interested in any of the above positions.

 Art Truck Core is looking for a Truck Driver Lead

Requires time flexibility on the last day of the event. There are multiple stops in and around the Boston area which can run late on Sunday.

• Coordinate with artists to pick up Firefly bound art projects from multiple locations in the Boston area. Help pack art into a large truck, re-pack the art, and maybe even re-pack art again
• Driving the truck to the event
• Opening the truck up for artist to retrieve their art at the event
• On the last day of the event, help artist load/pack any art back onto the truck for a return trip to the Boston area
• Right after the event, provide the artist a place to pick up their art

Email arttruck@fireflyartscollective.org if you’re interested in the above position.