2024 Festival of Trees Volunteer Registration
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  • Join us in volunteering at the

    35th annual Festival of Trees!

    Get into the spirit of the season while helping Kennedy Krieger Institute help others. 

    Register here.

     

    This year, Kennedy Kreiger Institute is partnering with Break A Difference to recruit and coordinate all volunteers for Festival of Trees.

     More than 500 volunteers are needed for all phases of the three-day event, including setup, the event itself and breakdown.

    Volunteer Tasks BEFORE Festival of Trees: 
    November 21-26, 2024 (AM and PM Shifts Available)

    • Cleaning and preparing signage
    • Building tree groves
    • Tree assembly
    • Holiday decorating 
    • Laying snow
    • And more!  ​​​

    Volunteer Tasks DURING* Festival of Trees:
    November 29, 30 and December 1, 2024

    • Greeting & directing attendees
    • Overseeing children’s games & activities
    • Collecting ride tickets
    • Helping Santa
    • And more!
      (*These shifts are the most critical to fill.)

    Volunteer Tasks AFTER Festival of Trees:
    December 1 & 2, 2024

    • Breaking down event space     
    • Tree packing
    • Inventory of event supplies
    • Distribution of trees and gingerbread houses
    • And more!

  • Volunteer Information

  • Please complete this section for yourself or on behalf of a volunteer who is aged 16 or older. If you are part of a group of adults (aged 16+) volunteering together, each individual volunteer will need to complete a registration.

    Any child aged 15 or younger must be accompanied by an adult. For groups volunteering with children, please go back and select "I'm registering a family or group with children aged 15 and under".

  • Please go back to the first page and select the "I'm registering a family or group with children aged 15 and under" option to proceed with registration.

  • Emergency Contact Information

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  • Families or Groups with Children aged 15 and under

    For groups volunteering with children under 15, there must be 1 adult chaperone present and volunteering. Each adult may accompany up to 5 children volunteers. The adult must be present the whole time the children are on site.

  • We welcome groups and families with children to volunteer together!

    Please note that any child aged 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult for the whole volunteer shift. Please submit names and ages of the members of your group below.

    If you are volunteering as part of a group with members 16 years old and older, please go back and select the "I'm an individual Volunteer or Part of a Group of Adults" option.

  • Please share the name and contact information of the group's point of contact (adult)

  • Please go back to the first page and select the "Volunteer - Individual or Part of a Group" option to proceed with registration.

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  • Below are some examples of tasks volunteers may be assigned during each of the following shift groups. This does not represent all volunteer tasks, but should help you decide which volunteer shift group(s) interest you.

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  • Employee Volunteer Position Descriptions:

    Role Name Role Description

    Set-Up Shifts

    		 Help with Designer Days. Volunteer must be good with technology and problem solving - will be useing an inventory software.

    Sales Booth

    		 Where attendees purchase trees, wreaths & gingerbread houses. Volunteers will need to be comfortable working with technology (purchasing software); able to stand and walk throughout the event to mark trees sold, and be comfortable problem solving. (Booth is “Bar Height”)
    Info Booth Volunteer will answer questions regarding the event. An FAQ sheet is provided for the volunteer's reference. Volunteer will need to be enthusiastic to speak to the public. The booth is "bar height".
    Raffle Sells raffle tickets. The volunteer should be extroverted and willing to converse with the public.
    Floater Answers questions regarding the event; volunteer should be flexible and willing to help with a variety of tasks.
    Voice This volunteer will be the onsite contact for Entertainment acts during the event and responsible for making announcements through the over-head sound system as needed. They should be comfortable using a walkie talkie/radio.

  • *If the dates you intended to volunteer are full, you may register for non-employee specific shifts on the next page of this registration form.

  • *For EMPLOYEES: The following shifts are available to you if you cannot find an open Employee Volunteer shift on your preferred date. 

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  • Please submit your registration.

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