Volunteering

Volunteer Orientation Days
We encourage all volunteers to attend a
Volunteer Orientation Day!
August 13th
RSVP by one week prior.

Thank you to all our volunteers

Volunteer Sign Up for
Campgrounds, Day Parking, and Middle Ground
will be done online in 2022.
 
2021 VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS DO NOT CARRY OVER.
Please sign up again for 2022.

Instructions for ONLINE VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

1. Go to signupgenius.com
2. In the right top corner, click the magnifying glass
3. In the box that says “Search for a sign up”, type in (or copy and paste) the email bsellers@wheatlandmusic.org
4. Confirm “I am not a robot” and click the SEARCH button 
5. A page to select Campgrounds, Day Parking, and Middle Ground will then pop up and your on your way!

GUIDELINES/REQUIREMENTS

• YOU MUST WORK BOTH SHIFTS IN THE SAME AREA.
• If you are a first time volunteer, the times/slots are clearly labeled for which ones you are allowed to sign up for
• Back to back shifts are not available for the first two shifts on Friday
• In order to sign up, you will need the following information:
  Name
  Address
  Contact Number
  T-Shirt Size

Volunteers are an integral part of the Wheatland Music Festival and each year hundreds of people donate their time and many talents towards making the Festival an amazing experience for others.  But we are always looking for new volunteers!  So, if you already know how wonderful it is to be festival volunteer, share your wonderful volunteer experience(s) with your friends and encourage them to give volunteering a try.  If you are brand-new to volunteering at Wheatland, there are many areas that need a helping hand.  Please take just a few moments to read over the volunteer areas listed below, and maybe you would like to volunteer for one of them.  All we are missing is you!

How to Become a Volunteer

1. Every volunteer, first-time or veteran, is required to have a current Background Check Form on file with the WMO Office.  Please print, complete, sign, and return.  Email: wmo.office@wheatlandmusic.org / Mail: WMO, PO Box 22, Remus, MI 49340 / Fax: 989-967-8562
2. First-time volunteers must purchase their own festival ticket (BEFORE they sell out!).  You must purchase your ticket early, preferably May (if you are a Member) or June at the latest, before they sell out.  The cost of the ticket will be reimbursed after the festival (issued to the same payment method which was used to purchase the original ticket), provided all volunteer obligations have been met.  Once you have volunteered and established that you are reliable, you will not have to be on our reimbursement plan.
3. Sign up for your volunteer shifts (see “Signing Up” below).
4. It is highly recommended that you attend one (or both) of Wheatland’s Volunteer Orientations.
5. Complete your assigned volunteer duties.  Volunteers are required to work a total of 8 hours over the course of the weekend.  In return, we will provide you with a weekend ticket to the Festival, a volunteer t-shirt and some food coupons.

NO SHOWS

Unreliable volunteers cause a major strain on team leaders, other reliable volunteers, and of course the overall operations of our festival. Therefore if you don’t show up for your shift your name will be submitted to the WMO office where it will be entered into a database to be listed as a “No Show,” thus preventing you from volunteering in ANY AREA in the future. This is if you have not made previous contact with your area leader or called the office and cancelled your shift prior to the festival.

SIGNING UP

Remember to update your t-shirt size and contact information when you sign up for volunteer shifts!  Shifts are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.  No emails, faxes, or personal visits will be accepted.  Wheatland will try to meet your requests for specific volunteer areas, times, and co-worker preferences.  Please be patient and specific when calling in to sign up.

Campgrounds, Day Parking, & Middle Ground
Volunteer Sign-up for Campgrounds, Day Parking, & Middle Ground are on hold.  They will be done online. Instructions on how to sign up will be released soon.

Kids Hill
Sign Up for returning volunteers has begun and will open to new volunteers on July 1.  You can sign up by emailing or calling Jim & Marilyn Buggs – mjmjbugs@aol.com or 517-712-1504 (primary contact), or Barb Oakley at 989-463-4215.  Must be at least 13 years old to volunteer on Kids Hill.