Volunteer News - Spring 2010

In case  you didn't know, April 18 through April 24th is NATIONAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK.

The Festival’s Board and staff realize that without the support provided by each of you (our dedicated volunteers), we would not be able to present the upcoming 2010 season, June 11 thru 26.

Last year more than 200 volunteers served a combined total of 3,000 hours.  LakeFest, the free season kick off weekend held in Columbia Town Center, required more than 150 volunteers, many of you working as many as 42 hours within a 72 hour period.  You were willing to work extra shifts to ensure the myriad of volunteer assignments were covered.  You generously supported and welcomed me as your new Volunteer Coordinator, making any challenges that we were faced with easier to overcome.

A number of volunteers have been committed to the Festival for over 10 years and some for more than 20 years, what a tremendous achievement to have you coming back year after year! 

You support the Festival and continue to display a passion for the arts and for your community and we want to personally thank each of you and express our deep appreciation for all that you do to help us bring the arts to our community each June. 

We really couldn’t do it without YOU (our loyal volunteers) and we look forward to another great year working with each and every one of you!  Because we want to improve our relationship with you and support you in every way possible to keep you coming back year after year, we are trying new ways to improve  our communication with you and make it easier for you to participate in our events and make scheduling work towards everyone's advantage. 

Thank you so much.

Darlene Maxfield,

Volunteer Coordinator