Volunteer opportunities year-round

Volunteers help support our mission all year long.

1. Apply online to volunteer at the Wooden Boat Festival
2. Download general volunteer application for ongoing day-to-day support
3. Stop by the NWMC administrative offices on the 2nd floor of the yellow Heritage Building
4. Contact our volunteer coordinator, Sue Cook volunteers@woodenboat.org / (360) 385-3628, ext 102

Wooden Boat Festival

• Pre-Festival administration
• Festival week and weekend
• Main Gate - cashier, hand stamps, will-call
• Kids' activities
• Grounds - pre, post, or during the event
• Bar Harbor
• Docks, ramps, gates
• Parking, traffic
• Wooden Boat Chandlery and retail
• Office administration

As a festival volunteer, you will work three 4-hour shifts, and

• Enjoy FREE admission to all 3 days of the Festival
• Receive a "CREW" T-SHIRT with Festival logo
• Receive an invitation to the Volunteer Thank You party (Festival Sunday 6-8pm)
• Attend a required 2-hour training session 1 week before the Festival

Boat Shop volunteers

• Get hands-on experience in wooden boat maintenance, restoration and all the things that go with it, while helping to maintain the Wooden Boat Foundation and Northwest Maritime Center boats. Visit the Boat Shop in Point Hudson behind Puget Sound Express Monday - Saturday. We need help all summer!

Office administration

• Greet the public and answer phones
• Help with bulk mailings
• Use copy machine
• General office duties
• Share WBF/NWMC information with the public

Archival work and photography

• Foundation Historian - requires knowledge of and interest in local maritime and Foundation history
• Stewardship of the Foundation archives
• Foundation photographer
• Photograph annual events

Building and grounds maintenance

• Grounds Keeper - maintain flower and plant beds; keep the grounds clean and presentable to the public
• Handy Person - help us improve the buildings at Point Hudson! We need help watering, weeding, mowing, dusting, washing windows, painting the porch - among other ways to spiff up the Cupola House, Boat Shop, our building site and dock area.

Maritime Library

• Librarian - catalog, organize, maintain books in our growing library; help members to access information in the library
• Library assistant - help the Librarian manage the library

Programs

• Regatta assistant - officiate races; set marks
• Regatta public relations - flyers and race sponsorship

Public Relations

• Poster, flyer and Festival program distribution
• Distribute poster for upcoming events