We
are a *community driven* festival.
We need your participation to make
this happen for the community at large. "Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy.
You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer,
you vote every day about the kind of community
you want to live in."
OUR FOCUS IS PROMOTING AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY If you wish to join us, your focus should be the same!
To all
volunteers we can only offer free admission to the festival. Camping
and meals are up to you. Please see guidelines below before you contact us!
For presenters,
we only
offer honorariums, traveling expenses, and meals to the most well known
authors and Elders, and sometimes to those who travel great distances. We
suggest vending and reading to make up the difference. Be
aware we actively promote those who promote us and contribute! Please see guidelines
below before you contact us!
Performers
and
musicians
often play for free or at a reduced rate. The more you are
willing to ad or contribute to our festival, the more likely we will have you
perform, and we will have you back every year. Gig fees do not include lodging
or meals, although you may request them in exchange. Be aware we actively
promote those who promote us and contribute! Please see guidelines
below before you contact us!
ALL compensation is negotiated in advance,
and if you are being compensated in
ANY way you must provide a contract. People who we compensate are expected to
contribute more time to our festival - WE WILL PUT YOU TO WORK. Some make up
expenses by vending, which is free to both presenters and performers who have
first preference.
Some of the biggest names simply request hospitality or transportation costs.
So yes, we have different agreements with different people.
Please respect this.
If people didn't contribute their time this festival wouldn't happen.
And for the people who do help us every year, they can count on us to help
promote them too. If you support us, we will support you!
BUT... if you will be a presenter, performer or volunteer we suggest you MAKE
SURE you can FULLY COMMIT to our event. Do not make us chase you for
paperwork, over email or phone. PLEASE NOTE: Irresponsible people are
not invited back.
It's more than your name, it's also ours!
Yes, the festival does
require money to run! If you would like to see more well-known guest
speakers and bands, you can help us grow. Please consider becoming a sponsor
of our festival. Sponsors will be given free advertising in our program.
FESTIVAL
VOLUNTEER
Want to help or can't
afford admission? Never fear. We need people for
set-up, break down, fire watch, security, go-fers and lots more. We ask that
our volunteers put in a minimum of FOUR hours per day for the duration of the festival. Please contact us if you would like to be
a volunteer.
To Become a Volunteer:
1. You must be available Thursday morning
at 12 noon to help set-up the festival.
You must be available until Sunday at 8:30 pm to assist with
clean up.
You must be put in at minimum of four hours per day of
solid work.
You must be willing to work hard and to co-operate with staff fully.
You must have a good attitude. "Can-do" people
only.
If you are not available for all four days for the time specified do not apply. If you arrive late, you will be expected to pay FULL
PRICE for your
admission.
If you are a no-show for any reason, you will never
be allowed to volunteer again.
If staff feels you have not complied at any time,
you will be asked to pay admission instead or go home.
The above it not negotiable. You must commit to being there
the entire weekend.
2. Please write us at PaganOdyssey@aol.com
to apply.
Tell us how you wish to contribute - skills, etc.
Letters that aren't polite will be ignored.
3. You must fill out the Volunteer form and send it in by April 15th.
SORRY,
NO SCHOLARSHIPS! "Time or
treasure" is an old church saying. If you can't give one, you give
the other. We have volunteers instead of scholarships. Sorry, but we also find
it demeaning to give scholarships if someone doesn't have funds, and it does
not create empowerment. Just about anyone can volunteer or can share a talent
at the festival. And again, we are a community driven festival - no elitism
here!
Applications for volunteers
will not be accepted after April 1st.
MUSIC
Everyone loves music! If
you are interested in playing at our festival, please let us know!
Please send us a CD, or consider playing back up for one of our bands. Light,
sound and stage people are always needed too - join our crew!
Please be aware we
are fairly conservative and morally responsible in our outlook. Please keep in
mind this is an educational, family friendly, positive energy, drug free,
earth honoring, respectful festival. We are also culturally conservative
in that we do not accept cultural appropriation. We respect indigenous
cultures and invite members of those communities to participate.
As with all volunteers, you must be willing to co-operate with staff fully.
You must have a good positive attitude. "Can-do" people only.
Everyone here works hard, we expect you to as well. No drama, no players, no
prima donnas please. Trouble makers are told never to return.
If you
cancel or do not show at the festival for any
reason, you will not perform again at our festival. The best names in the
community honor ALL
commitments, and we expect professionalism.
PERFORMERS
We are open to all
sorts of performers and creative arts. They add so much to our festival! Fire
people, pageantry, puppets, dancers, story tellers, and creatives of all sorts
are welcome.
Please be aware we
are fairly conservative and morally responsible in our outlook. Please keep in
mind this is an educational, family friendly, positive energy, drug free,
earth honoring, respectful festival. We are also culturally conservative
in that we do not accept cultural appropriation. We respect indigenous
cultures and invite members of those communities to participate.
As with all volunteers, you must be willing to co-operate with staff fully.
You must have a good positive attitude. "Can-do" people only.
Everyone here works hard, we expect you to as well. No drama, no players, no
prima donnas please. Trouble makers are told never to return.
If you
cancel or do not show at the festival for any
reason, you will not perform again at our festival. The best names in the
community honor ALL
commitments, and we expect professionalism.
PRESENTERS AND TEACHERS
Applications for presenters
will not be accepted after MARCH 1st
Teaching is often
by invitation, but we encourage members of other local groups, covens and
organizations to be actively involved.
We ask that you be as
FLEXIBLE as
possible for scheduling dates and times, otherwise we might not be able to
include your class. Friday Morning/Afternoon and Sunday Morning are often
available, and the only ones available for 2 hour time slots (as opposed to 1
hour). If you tell us you can only present on Saturday, our answer will
be no.
Please
contact us if you are interested in being a presenter. We reserve the right to
refuse teachers or classes for any reason if we feel they do not suit our
festival.
Please be
aware we are fairly conservative and morally responsible in our outlook.
Please keep in mind this is an educational, family friendly, positive energy,
drug free, earth honoring, respectful festival. We are also culturally
conservative in that we do not accept cultural appropriation. We respect indigenous
cultures and invite members of those communities to participate.
As with all volunteers, you must be willing to co-operate with staff fully.
You must have a good positive attitude. "Can-do" people only.
Everyone here works hard, we expect you to as well. No drama, no players, no
prima donnas please. Trouble makers are told to never return.
When
submitting your ideas, be aware that more is better than less. Most people do
two or three different classes. NO REPEATS. Reminder: you must teach a minimum of
two classes for EACH free admission. You will be
sent a form if you will be teaching at the festival.
If you do not return
the required information by April 1st you may not teach and your name will not
be added to our list of teachers. You will not receive free admission.
If you
cancel or do not show at the festival, you will not teach again at our festival. The best names in the
community honor ALL
commitments, and we expect professionalism.
Teachers
are offered free admission.
Two classes, rituals, demonstrations, workshops, or lectures = one free admission
Teachers also have first preference for vending or reading.
YOU MUST PROVIDE A SELECTION OF OFFERINGS FOR US TO CHOOSE FROM Please consider volunteering if you can teach only one class or if you
need to cover another admission fee.
Class/Workshop/Ritual
or Event Tracks We currently have:
Children and Family time slots
Class/Workshops under tents time slots
Class/Workshops by a fire circle or bonfire time slots
Ritual areas both open and in a grove time slots
Leadership/Clergy time slots (Sunday especially please)
Entertainment tent with electricity from a generator time slots
