Other Opportunities
MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake Volunteer Opportunities
Many volunteer opportunities exist at MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake which is
held every Mother's Day Weekend on the
shores of Lake Morton in Downtown Lakeland.
The Children's Art Tent offers a variety of hands-on art activities
for children of all ages. Volunteers, working in two-hour shifts, assist the
children with the activities. Shifts begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and end at
4:00p.m. On Sunday the Art Tent opens at noon and closes at 4:00 p.m. This is
an excellent opportunity for high school students to earn Community Service
hours. Corporations sending teams of volunteers are also welcome. For more
information call the Museum's Education Office: (863) 688-7743 x 227 or (863)
688-5423.
In addition, volunteers are needed at the following locations:
Museum Tent: sales of Mayfaire t-shirts, posters and related items.
Volunteers work two-hour shifts Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. shift volunteers also help set up the sales area and 4:00 p.m.
volunteers help take down the sales area each day.
Artists' Hospitality: Volunteers deliver Museum furnished refreshments to artists
during the festival, as well as provide booth sitting services for the artists. Volunteers
work two-hour shifts Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.
shift volunteers also help set up the sales area and 4:00 p.m. volunteers help
take down the sales area each day.
Artists' Registration: Volunteers work on Friday from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
at the Museum's front desk, checking in artists, giving them packets of
information and directing them to their assigned spaces at Lake Morton. On
Saturday, volunteers work from 7:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. at the Artist
Hospitality tent on Lake Morton, checking in artists, giving them packets of
information and directing them to their assigned spaces at Lake Morton.
If you would like to volunteer to work in the Museum Tent, Artists'
Hospitality, or Artists' Registration, please call Brenda
Friedman or Maya Beck
at 688-7743 ext. 237 or email Mayfaire@PolkMuseumofArt.org
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