We did come and enjoy the music, food, people and the festival this weekend. It was awesome! The music was great, food was incredible and we left with a fistful of information and a gratifying feeling about being part of something good.
For your convenience, disabled person parking is provided near the entrance to Glendale Gardens. This lot is accessible from either Beaver Rd or Quayle Rd. It is located on the right hand side of the Garden entrance. Parking in this lot is limited to vehicles that display the disabled person parking permit. This parking lot will also serve as a drop-off location for seniors or any person needing assistance into the gardens.
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Organic Islands Festival Accessibility Information
Eco-KidsZone Coordinator
We’re looking for an organized, responsible and creative individual to join our volunteer captain team in the capacity of Eco-KidsZone Coordinator.
The ideal candidate has a strong and successful background working with children, experience planning and supervising children’s events, and is committed to educating children through enriching, hands-on learning activities and healthy, fun entertainment. S/he must be creative, reliable, able to develop partnerships with community organizations, able to see the festival experience from the perspective of a child, has experience supervising others including youth volunteers and strong interpersonal skills.
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
No, we don’t want our signs blocking out the scenery. That’s why we are looking for a volunteer Signage Manager for this year’s Organic Islands Festival.
Do you enjoy telling people where to go? Are you the person friends and family ask to find out the best route to where they are going? Look no further – we have a great volunteer job for you!
If you …
Volunteer Parking Manager
Organic Islands Festival & Sustainability Expo is seeking a calm and capable leader with a mind that is programmed for logistics to manage the parking function for this year’s festival.
If you:
- Have experience doing this work at other events and festivals
- Have logistics training and experience
- Have other logistics work and/or volunteer experience that would translate to the skills required for this position
- Have strong leadership skills that include staying calm and being able to problem solve under pressure, clear and effective communications, and diplomacy
- Believe in sustainability and would like to contribute in a key function to making the festival experience a positive one for our guests
Consider this volunteer position.
As Parking Manager, you will manage several parking teams… Click on Read this Post below for complete details.
Live Blogging
For the first time ever the Organic Islands Festival is taking advantage of the latest in online communications or, “social media”, to promote the 5th Organic Islands Festival. In May of this year they set up a blog and have been blogging about the festival as well as some of the exhibitors and the press [...]
Volunteer eco t-shirts have arrived
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The first ever ‘Organic Islands’ branded T-shirts have arrived, and they look fabulous!
Thanks to Jen Cizman, Volunteer Manager at Organic Islands and to sponsors including, LifeStyle Markets, BACKFit Spinal Health & Fitness , Coast VI and Island Displays, who made it possible for us to purchase the organic cotton T-shirts for volunteers.
Volunteers are the best!
Volunteers are the best! Last year they gathered for the Volunteer Orientation, about 75 lovely people, with Jen Cizman, Volunteer Manager, and the rest of the Organic Islands Team to find out about festival plans, and tour the gardens. This dedicated group has already been helping out in the office, at the farmers’ markets, and with postering. We’ve had the pleasure of working with Heather Fisher (Children’s Village Coordinator)…
