Switch 2025 volunteer signup

Thank you for volunteering for the Third Annual Switch!

Date: Saturday June 7th, 2025

Location: Pacifica State Beach in Lindamar, Pacifica.  SF Bay Area

Meeting: Volunteers are asked to attend a virtual meeting Tuesday June 3rd 6:30-7:30pm to prepare for the event.  The meeting is not required but highly encouraged for volunteer participation. The meeting will be recorded. 

Sign-up- Sign up for multiple jobs! If possible try and sign up for jobs that have no coverage before signing up as the second person at that station. 

A Note for Allies: Thank you for your allyship! We love you and appreciate your suport. We can certainly use your help at this event.  We appreciate if allies sign up for the folowing roles: Set-Up and Break-Down, Water Watch and Food.  The remaining roles we hope to staff with queer and trans folks. Thank you for understanding   If you are queer, sign up for any role. 

Food: Light pastries and coffee for breakfast, taco bar and bbq for lunch, and snacks throughout the day available for all volunteers. 

Questions: Email questions to queersurf@gmail.com

Accessiblity: Volunteers will have access to chairs, food, water, shade, suncreen, masks, and hand sanitizer.  There are restrooms close by. If you need a short bio break during your shift, someone will be available to cover your station.

Postering - Print and put up flyers for the event at gay places

Set-up - Set the stage. Put up canopies and tables and help get everything ready the morning of the event 

Check-in - Check-in participants before and during the event. Before the event, give participants their swag bag and take their polaroid picture.  During the event, make sure everyone is checked in for the their heat and give them their jerseys. 

Raffle and Merch - Sell tickets for the opportunity drawing and Switch and Queer Surf merchandise

Heat Time Keeper - Keep everything on track. Time the heats in the MC booth, and use flags to alert the surfers of the beginning and end of their heats. 

Water Watch- Keep the contest area free of non-participants. Use megaphones to clear the lineup from the beach and be ready to go into the ocean if needed.

Food Pick Up- Pick up breakfast pastries at Rosalind Bakery in Pacifica ~ 7:30am, &/or lunch @ 11am at Little Chihuahua in SF, and bring to the beach

Participant Lunch - Set up, serve and tidy lunch for participants and volunteers

Grill Daddy - BBQ dogs or burgers for all attendees 

Art Table- Manage the art table and make art with attendees.  Help manage a big message board and make bracelettes with recycled wetsuits. 

Wellness- Post up at the wellness tent and be the point person for wellness needs.  First Aid experience preffered. 

Tear down - Help break down tents, tables and load up cars at the end of the day. But while dancing! Make it fun:)

Videographers and Photographers - Land and water photographers needed to document all the waves ridden and capture the culture of the day. Make a google folder with photos to share with participants. Make edits for social media. Interview surfers in the press booth.