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Volunteering is not just about what you can do for Latitude 53, but how Latitude 53 can help you develop skills, meet new people and find a place within the vibrant arts community in Edmonton.
Admin Support
Special Events Committee
Installation Team
Bar Tenders
Bingo
ADMIN SUPPORT
We are currently looking for volunteers interested in office-relateed administrative support duties, Including:
- Archiving art-related news articles
- Mail-outs
- Photocopying, sorting and compiling documents
What: Through the hard work of our Special Events Committee Latitude 53 is able to host fun and dynamic fundraising parties like the Summer Rooftop Series, The Fine Art of Schmoozy and 53 Ways to Leave Your Lover.
Who: This opportunity is for you if you are interested in helping to make our fundraisers successful, you like working in a team, you have excellent follow through, you are interested in seeing what happens behind the scenes at fundraisers or you would like to have a fun time with other fun volunteers.
Why: We raise nearly half of our donations through fundraisers/Special Events. This is a large portion of our operating budget, and we strive to improve and grow and raise more so we can do more!
When: We are actively recruiting members to help organize events in 2008.
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Installation Team:
What: We are looking to teach/train a team of individuals to be able to prepare the gallery for shows, hang shows, de-install and package art work.
Who: Anyone interested in the hands on work of spackling, hanging, and packaging artwork.
Why: We have decided to try and recruit eight to ten interested people so that we have a team of people trained to help. This should help lighten the workload of our Programming Officer, further helping Latitude 53 grow!
When: New shows open, roughly, every five weeks; team members would need to be available on a weekday.
Contact Jessica Tse at 423-5353 or jessica.tse@latitude53.org if you’re interested.
NOTE: Team members are not required to help for every install/de-install but we ask that you be available to help with at least every third install/de-install.
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What: We are looking to teach/train a team of individuals to be ongoing bar tenders for our opening receptions.
Who: Responsible 18+ individuals who would like to help Latitude 53 host successful opening receptions.
When: New shows open, roughly, every five weeks. Openings are always held on a Friday from 8 pm.
May 12
Consumable Waste Conference Reception
6pm - 8pm: 2 Bartenders
8pm - 10 pm: 2 BartendersMay 15
Consumable Waste Public Opening
7pm - 9 pm: 2 Bartenders
9pm - 11pm: 2 Bartenders
NOTE: Team members are not required to help for reception but, we ask that you be available to help with at least every third opening reception.
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If above opportunities are not your style, perhaps we could tempt you with...
Please support us by participating in one of our Bingos or Casinos. These events generate considerable funding that we need to offer the exhibits, programs, and events that we do; in order to receive any of these funds, we need volunteer support.
The PERKS:
- free meal
- free training
- knowing your helping Latitude 53 continue into it’s 35th year
For more information, please contact:
Sydney Lancaster
Administrative Officer and Volunteer Management
admin@latitude53.org
(780) 423-5353
If you think that one of the above opportunities might be of interest to someone you know, please forward this message on.
Thank you for making Latitude 53 such a great place.
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