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The Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Education Association (ECBEA) and the Chinese Graduates Association of Alberta (CGAA) are seeking volunteers to help out at the Chinese Pavilion during the 36th Annual Edmonton Heritage Festival 2011. Come out for a day of fun and sun, meet people from all over the globe, and best of all, come celebrate Chinese culture,' m4 _) h% O. ~+ Q, |+ n$ [& W3 W
tradition, and food!
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& r% i' }! t/ K. w' b7 hWho can help?# y% [, B4 l- p1 y/ w% l& I
Anyone can! No experience is needed, and on-site training will be provided to all. This is
$ U) c, V+ I+ c. Ran excellent opportunity for students to earn volunteer credit. (Age 14 and over: U" J: _: p& ^. E. A' c% E9 d
preferable, under age 14 requires parent/guardian supervision).' @" J% H$ i) l7 F
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When will volunteers be needed?3 N) J9 k4 [5 Q
One or more shifts from Wednesday July 27th to Monday, August 1st, 2011./ t$ G; s3 ?7 Q1 y: o/ {9 M+ I' ^3 }9 H
During the festival:
/ O" M. ]- R! F$ J! V% b* {) b Saturday, July 30th: A) 10 AM – 4 PM, B) 3 PM – 9 PM ~ 70 shifts
0 m% }7 e6 k: j5 K. D5 n Sunday, July 31st: C) 9 AM – 4 PM, D) 3 PM – 9 PM ~ 70 shifts6 p- H7 y( w# X9 v/ G5 z
 Monday, August 1st: E) 9 AM – 3 PM, F) 2 PM – 8 PM ~ 70 shifts8 E. g6 o! O0 ^2 g' [
Sunday and Monday evening shifts are most needed!
7 q6 y$ @3 G5 ~: c*Tentative set up schedule- Approximate Time – Minimum # of shifts listed
# }8 @6 i T6 kG) Wednesday July 27, 6 pm to 10 pm – 12 shifts& q; G1 x6 G+ E2 B- I
H) Thursday July 28, 6 pm to 10 pm - 8 shifts
2 v" }; d5 \3 ] a+ xI) Friday July 29, 12 pm to 9 pm – 8 shifts$ M% W4 T0 P% {6 ^" k1 o, s" f
J) Saturday July 31, 8 am to 12 pm – 10 shifts – Can overlap with shift (A)
/ D# \! G1 h. ]3 m& DTake down – Lots of work and very little time!; P! t2 k' y$ F( Y/ ~( ] T
K) Monday Aug 1, 7 pm to 11 pm --18 shifts –Can overlap with shift (F)
! M) K& y. [& f5 I$ d6 _Where will volunteers help out?
/ q/ c7 [! I5 |4 @Chinese Pavilion site#28, William Hawrelak Park (See www.Heritage-festival.com)
8 M7 _ S, D: a- }2 FWhat will volunteers be doing?& ]' Y4 q1 |; V2 Q
Volunteers can help fill the following positions:$ z- J, ~1 |# K3 f
 Demonstrate and sell Chinese arts/crafts' I. g- I' E3 n8 a6 m0 k9 R
 Serve food and drink to festival visitors
; m; V6 ^6 N6 T) E Food/drink preparation/transportation
$ \+ z& _* u: [3 [" t1 s Entertain visitor with fortune telling game+ C3 s) T6 G- {% J' U y* b
 Demonstrate and write Chinese calligraphy
+ ]) p. j7 K* W+ @# k9 n' X Run the sound system for stage performers, MC if needed; J) H' z3 a) V1 n% i$ V) j1 C
 Help out with miscellaneous tasks around the site
- e l9 G' V \: b Site set-up/take-down(July 27-August 1, 7pm-11pm)
5 `; C& \: G9 B& pVolunteers are needed!
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! ?, L1 P* U5 v: V% H Transport volunteers/equipment to the festival site(Age 25+ with valid Alberta
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 Teach visitors to speak some Chinese, any dialect! n1 D) Q9 p& {7 V( m9 b
 Perform at the Chinese Pavilion Stage e.g. singing, dancing, hip hop, drumming,
+ A! j Y& r$ g# G- I6 l5 x% fplaying musical instruments etc.
" Q7 Q) g0 t! l, c Demonstrate various Chinese artistic cultural skill e.g. painting, drawing, crafts,; E0 ?+ Z5 l+ Y/ j
dough arts, playing Chinese yo yo, etc.: ~# j! C8 U; B1 k! e; Z
 Play or demonstration a cultural sport/act on stage e.g. acrobats, martial arts,
6 H: F- b! _/ o' O' Z, G$ Q/ u3 Pclowning, acting etc. --- Performers are welcome!* d8 ^0 T4 D0 {2 x6 c; \
Are there perks for the volunteers?
, O. i% N6 n* ~# U Chance to win one of the $250-$400 Heritage Festival Scholarships by- F$ t& Y: C' v" e" O/ e( k& ^, h
draw(minimum 10 volunteer hours) To be announced by Heritage Festival0 ]9 o) E- d2 d. h9 J6 ^
(EHFA), Post-secondary students only – last year we have 2 winners from
3 ~ c5 D0 b1 R* C0 y% h+ n8 _Chinese Pavilion out of 18 scholarships./ j1 f, }0 [) m. z
 Chance to win one of 10 (ten) $100 Chinese Pavilion Scholarships by
: g' c2 {* o" H! ?% cdraw(minimum 10 volunteer hours) (5) for Post-secondary students and (5) for4 n" N l& W6 A6 V
grade 6-12 students
( E/ g$ f( C) _9 |# j# @2 q3 h, ^ Lunch included at the Chinese Pavilion; G; G! W7 p2 j) R A+ z# N3 s4 c
 A colorful unique Chinese Pavilion T-shirt for souvenir3 g# n, l( S) g1 y/ }. _
 Pick up and return into the park at a designated location(ASSIST Community7 s( R# O) x5 M. m3 H r1 ^8 a* c
Service Center)
0 q4 D: M" R- r Great learning experience and have fun at the same time
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Please fill out a volunteer application form and e-mail it to Fred Locke, the Chinese
% s8 K& V2 M6 ]' `8 x0 f+ N1 CPavilion Coordinator, at chinese.pavil@gmail.com if you want more information please8 E; P' | }- a
call (780) 800-3268 and leave a voice message with your e-mail address, phone number,
, z' z# i8 t( h0 R+ F- a6 r. ]: A8 m4 qand what you would like to know (English only) - E-mail preferable. Please e-mail Fred
$ u' \* Z- E$ }5 eLocke at the above address for an application form if you don’t have one.
( L$ R& U9 D) g( |4 F; z$ CHow can I get more information?2 T. U# p( B" `9 [7 X/ H6 D0 c
Please contact Fred Locke (chinese.pavil@gmail.com), John Yee1 z- N: P1 c; [/ u2 X/ x
(yeejohn28@hotmail.com), Stephen Tsang (stbacrub@telusplanet.net) or Peter Wong9 H/ E, H! g' b5 Q& P E& ]
(pwong@rpap.com) by email. |
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