By volunteering just 1.5 hours of your time on New Year’s Eve, you’ll be rewarded with undying gratitude and a free First Night Button. It’s a great way to show your support for what First Night Fayetteville is all about – and save yourself $10 while you’re at it!

Families, friends, and civic groups are encouraged to volunteers as teams. Day-of-Event Volunteers are asked to attend a two-hour training session held in December.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email morganhere@hotmail.com or call 443-4797!

Volunteers are needed in the following areas:

Pre-Event Volunteers:
10 Volunteers needed for 90 minute shifts during the day of December 31.
Report to Event Coordinator (Morgan Hicks).
Assist in the preparation and decoration of venue sites prior to the New Year’s Eve event.

Ushers for Performance Venues:
30 Volunteers needed for 90 minute shifts during the evening of December 31.
Report to Venue Hosts (TBD).
Assist patrons to find seats, take house count at beginning of each performance, hand out programs, provide general information to patrons, collect patron evaluations.

Celebration Market Assistants:
16 volunteers needed for 90 minute shifts during the evening of December 31.
Report to Celebration Market Chair (Susan Hutchcroft).
Assist patrons with construction of masks, hats, etc. Should have art or arts/crafts skills and experience working with children.

Food/Candle Sales Assistants:
20 Volunteers needed for 90 minute shifts during the evening of December 31.
Report to Volunteer Coordinator (Steve Meldrum).
Man tables and sell concessions and merchandise to patrons.

Puppeteers:
75 volunteers needed for preparation (before Dec. 31) and the staging/puppet parade during the evening of December 31.
Report to Puppet Chair (JoAnn Kaminsky).
Work with Puppet Chair to prepare for puppet parade performance, carry/wear puppets for giant puppet processional.
*puppet volunteers will be expected to attend a one-hour training session prior to the December 31 event.

Post-Event Volunteers:
10 volunteers needed for late-night/early morning of December 31/January 1 (after fireworks).
Report to Event Coordinator (Morgan Hicks).
Load Celebration Market and Puppet Parade materials into the truck to return to storage, assist with venue clean-up,

Day-After Volunteers:
6 volunteers needed for morning of January 1.
Report to Event Coordinator (Morgan Hicks).
Unload puppets and Celebration Market materials and return them to long-term storage.