Join us at the Townsend Visitor Center as a Volunteer!

We depend on volunteers for the success of our Festivals and other events.  There are a variety of ways you can share your time, talents, and skills.

Volunteers needed for these events in 2008:
Winter Heritage Festival, February 7-10:  hosts, guides, program set up
Herb and Wildflower Day, Saturday, April 5:  hosts, hike co-leaders
Townsend in the Smokies Spring Festival, April 25-26 and May 2-3:  Blount County Chamber Coke Booth staffing, "Runners", set up and clean up
Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival, June 7:  hosts, booth-sitting, Coke Booth staffing, set up and clean up
Townsend Fall Heritage Festival, September 26-27:  Blount County Chamber Coke Booth staffing, "Runners", set up and clean up

Contact the Visitor Center to participate:  800-525-6834, or email: jhilten@smokymountains.org

Volunteers in Action:  Put yourself in the picture!

 Basketry

Basketry demonstration

 Wheel throwing

Throwing a pot

 Stories with puppets

Storytelling with puppets

 volunteers

Cooking hot dogs

 Music men

Festival Music Men

 Mandolin player sings

Pickin', Grinnin', Singin'

 

2007 Smoky Mountain Convention & Visitors Bureau

7906 E. Lamar Alexander Pwy., Townsend, TN 37882