2024 Festival of Trees Volunteer Registration

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!

What type of volunteer are you?

In what Kennedy Krieger Institute department do you work?

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".
Is the volunteer 16 years of age or older?
Volunteer's Name

First NameLast Name
Volunteer's Email
example@example.com
Volunteer's Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
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
Emergency Contact Name

First NameLast Name
Emergency Contact Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
What is the relationship of the Emergency Contact to the volunteer?

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.
Does your group have members aged 15 or younger?
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.
Adult's Name

First NameLast Name
Adult's Email
example@example.com
Adult's Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
How many people (other than yourself) are volunteering in your group? You may register up to 5 children (15 and younger) to volunteer with you. If you have more than 5 children in your group, another adult chaperone must register and share their names.
If you are registering more than 6 people in your group (yourself + 5 others), please have another adult complete the registration with the remaining children's names.
Please add group members' names, ages, and email addresses here. Only adult volunteers need to provide an email address.
Please add group members' names, ages, and email addresses here. Only adult volunteers need to provide an email address.
Please add group members' names, ages, and email addresses here. Only adult volunteers need to provide an email address.
Please add group members' names, ages, and email addresses here. Only adult volunteers need to provide an email address.
Please add group members' names, ages, and email addresses here. Only adult volunteers need to provide an email address.

Are you volunteering with a group or event sponsor?
With what group or organization are you affiliated?
What is the name of your group?

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.
For what volunteer shifts are you interested in signing up? You may select more than one.
[Employee Volunteers] For what volunteer shifts are you interested in signing up? You may select more than one.

Which day(s) on Event Weekend do you want to volunteer?

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.

[Employees] Please pick 1 or more SETUP shift(s)
*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.
[Employees] Event Weekend - FRIDAY Nov 29 - Shift 1 - 7:30 am to 12 pm
[Employees] Event Weekend - FRIDAY 11/29 - Shift 2 - 11:30 am to 4 pm
[Employees] Event Weekend - FRIDAY Nov 29 - Shift 3 - 3:30 to 7 pm
[Employees] Event Weekend - SATURDAY Nov 30 - Shift 1 - 7:30 am to 12 pm
[Employees] Event Weekend - SATURDAY Nov 30 - Shift 2 - 11:30 am to 4 pm
[Employees] Event Weekend - SATURDAY Nov 30 - Shift 3 - 3:30 to 7 pm
[Employees] Event Weekend - SUNDAY Dec 1 - Shift 1 - 7:30 am to 12 pm
[Employees] Event Weekend - SUNDAY 12/1 - Shift 2 - 11:30 am to 4 pm
[EMPLOYEES] Please pick 1 or more BREAKDOWN shift(s)

*For EMPLOYEES: The following shifts are available to you if you cannot find an open Employee Volunteer shift on your preferred date.
Please pick 1 or more SETUP shift(s)
Please pick 1 or more EVENT WEEKEND shift(s)
Please pick 1 or more BREAKDOWN shift(s)

Please submit your registration.
Should be Empty:

Volunteer Information

Emergency Contact Information

Families or Groups with Children aged 15 and under

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

Please submit your registration.