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Volunteer for Tall Ships Tacoma!
So, as you’ve probably heard, the Tall Ships event is this year and more than a million people will be on our waterfront taking part in the festivities. This is a big event and it’s less than 100 days away. Do you want to help?
A series of recruitment fairs will take place in coming weeks to sign up volunteers for Tall Ships Tacoma 2008. As many as 3,000 people are sought to help with jobs ranging from working directly with vessels to assisting in security and hospitality.
Tall Ships Tacoma 2008 will be held July 3-7 along the Thea Foss Waterway. A total of 32 historic sailing vessels – including the USCG Eagle, HMS Bounty, the Niña and The Lady Washington – have signed up for the event.
Recruitment fairs will each last about one hour, are free, and will be held at the Washington State History Museum auditorium, 1911 Pacific Ave., on the following dates and times:
Saturday March 29 at 10 a.m.
Thursday April 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday April 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday April 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Each fair will provide an overview of the volunteer effort and provide specific information about the variety of jobs available. Volunteers must be at least age 16 and commit to a minimum of two, 5-hour shifts during the festival.
There are more than 200 different types of jobs to be filled, including those in the areas of marine operations, hospitality, medical and security. If a prospective volunteer has a boat, there are opportunities to help guide the vessels on their excursions or during the Parade of Sail.
All volunteers will be issued a shirt, baseball cap, water bottle, handbook and fanny pack.
People don’t have to wait for the fairs to volunteer. Simply go online to “www.tallshipstacoma.com“http://www.tallshipstacoma.com and click on “volunteer now.”
Link | Posted on 26. March 2008, 13:14
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The last time I “volunteered” for Tall Ships I ended working in the bilge of some freighter headed to Sri Lanka. Oh they promise you the fanny pack and the ball cap but the guys on the freighter had other ideas about my fanny. What ever you do, read the fine print, and get get the fanny pack and the water bottle up front. Fortunately I escaped with my reputation and virtue intact.
1 | Posted by Crenshaw Sepulveda | Mar 26, 11:26 PM
The last time I “volunteered” for Tall Ships, it was the time of my life. Everywhere I looked there were the beautiful vessels that came to visit Tacoma. I also met a whole lot of interesting people. The highest compliment I can give is that I volunteered again.
2 | Posted by Matthew Erlich | Mar 28, 10:25 AM
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