Festival of Trees - Volunteers Needed
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About This Opportunity
Volunteer Opportunities
About Festival of Trees
Since 1985, the University Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees has brought families and friends together to celebrate the season, create lasting memories and support critically important causes at the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) site.
As always, at the core of Festival is our tireless volunteers who commit countless hours and unmeasurable dedication, year after year, to the University Hospital Foundation’s largest fundraising, and friendraising, event of the year.
The success of Festival of Trees speaks for itself – over $25 million raised, supporting causes as far-ranging and lifesaving as Gamma Knife radiosurgery and expanding the cardiovascular intensive care unit at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute to making life better for people living with end-stage kidney disease with the opening of the West Edmonton Kidney Care clinic.
The Opportunities
We have many volunteer opportunities available from helping set up and tear down to assisting with our Festival of Trees Gala (presented by Sharon & Jim Brown, Shelley & Guy Scott Family Foundation, and Kim & Don Wheaton), Silver Bell Soiree (presented by Cantiro), and Santa’s Breakfast (presented by Volvo Cars Edmonton). Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- • Loading and unloading trucks
- • Set up and take down of trees and décor items
- • Registration and greeting guests
- • Guest assistance • Monitoring activity stations
- • Ensuring the safety of trees and decorations
- • Assisting with auctions and raffles
- • Wrapping items and tearing down
- • Positive attitude
- • Strong communication and customer service skills
- • Able to collaborate and work as part of a team
- • Reliable, punctual and available for shifts
- • Able to lift up to 30 lbs and able to stand and bend
- • Ability to stand for long periods of time
- • Monday, November 25 (day): Truck unload and Festival set up
- • Tuesday, November 26 (day): Festival set up
- • Wednesday, November 27 (day): Festival set up
- • Thursday, November 28 (evening): Gala
- • Friday, November 29 (evening): Silver Bell Soiree
- • Sunday, December 1 (morning): Santa’s Breakfast
- • Sunday, December 1 (afternoon): Festival tear down
- • Monday, December 2 (all day): Festival tear down
Volunteer Requirements
Whether you meet these requirements or not, we encourage you to share your interest in us. You may still be a fit for a different opportunity with our organization.
- Over “age of majority” in province of opportunity