Squashing nasty rumours: NO! We don’t have too many volunteers & YES! We need your help!
We hear it every year. We have no idea who starts this terrible rumour but as the Volunteer Coordinator for 3 years, I can assure you that I have never had “enough volunteers” for the Pacific Rim Whale Festival. I’m no expert, but according to my research, this statement is an oxymoron and I hope we can stop it from spreading any further. The real truth is that we actually need more volunteers. Heck, I could use double the amount that I have right now! We definitely believe ‘the more, the merrier’!
For example, we need A LOT of help setting up the Tofino Community Hall for Martini Migration and Kids Days. Then we need to tear it all down. Not to mention the 15-20 volunteers we need at the events themselves! We need teams of dedicated volunteers in each town who can be responsible for moving, counting and selling the merchandise also moving our sandwich boards from one event to the next.
We also need bodies to move it, build it, cut it out, make it, serve it, sell it, help someone, laugh, learn, smile (a lot), play it, have fun, introduce it, meet new people, set it up, tear it down, participate, carry it, dance, sing, watch, eat and MORE!
If someone has any amount of time to volunteer with the festival, we would love to have you be part of our team. We would love to have your friends be on our team as well! If you would like to sign up, use our handy Volunteer Sign-up form.
