There are a number of meaningful and rewarding ways to volunteer for the NMF:
We are currently seeking volunteers for the following roles:
· Development – particularly assistance in seeking corporate support.
· Transportation committee member – arranging for airport transportation
for musicians, and for assistance with local transportation during the Festival,
as well as for loans of vehicles for use in Festival operations.
· Business committee member – selling advertising space in the Festival Guide,
working with restaurants and local businesses to provide discounts to Festival musicians,
and working with local restaurants to stay open late during the Festival.
· Assisting with publicity for guitar and saxophone workshops.
In addition, there are a variety of volunteer roles available
immediately before and during the Festival itself:
· Ushering at concerts.
· Selling tickets and merchandise
at Festival “Headquarters” (in the Visitor’s
Center in Chestertown) and/or at concerts.
· Driving musicians to and from
the airports, and assisting with local transportation.
· Distributing marketing materials
(posters, brochures, etc.).
· Hosting musicians in your home.
· Helping the production crew with
set-up and take-down of chairs and equipment for concerts
and rehearsals.
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