VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Inland Northwest Permaculture Guild along with other non-profit organizations are hosting the third annual Northeast Washington Mushroom Festival in Kettle Falls, WA on May 3, 2025.
We are reaching out to the community seeking volunteers and coordinators to assist with a variety of different tasks and roles during the festival. There are a lot of aspects to manage and we would appreciate your help in any way possible to make this a successful event.
- Parking Coordinator - Parking attendants/Greeters (3 volunteer positions)
- Vending Coordinator to communicate with and place vendors on site (2 volunteer positions)
- Registration and Sales Booth Coordinator - includes raffle, information and merch (3 volunteer positions)
- Stage Coordinator – includes managing sound, presentations, music and open mic manager (2 volunteer positions)
- Photographer/Videographer (2 volunteer positions)
- ID Table – Assist in sorting, counting, recording and placing mushrooms where they belong on the table and for contests (2 volunteer positions)
- Setup/Breakdown/Cleanup Coordinator - Includes trash/recycling management. Volunteers needed for this on May 2nd to pre-setup too. (3 volunteer positions)
- Marketing Manager – handles ads, sponsorships, outreach, sharing on media (3 volunteer positions)
- Raffle Manager- getting items, raffle baskets and donated items together and managing ticket sales for raffle. Assist with winner announcement at 4:00pm (1 volunteer position)
- Mushroom Scouts – people needed to forage for mushrooms to bring to the festival for identification and “hot spots” for morels and other mushrooms for the foray (3 volunteer positions)
- Security and Directional Coordinator – monitor the festival and people, assist as help is needed, direct people to the area they are looking for (3 volunteer positions)
- Foray Coordinator – someone to gather maps, give a briefing to contestants, answer foray questions, be present on foray and have necessary foray/region/contest information
- Art and Costume Contest Coordinator – someone to manage getting all of the art submissions and costume contestants together for display, judging and managing who is determined as the winner. Judging from 3pm – 3:30 and announced at 4pm.
- Children's Activities Coordinator - communicate with the people leading activities, make signs and schedule (1 volunteer position)
Mushrooms are such an important part of all life on the planet, and our goal is to educate and offer a fun, family-friendly space to explore the fungi kingdom. This event includes mycologists presenting on mushroom topics, a fungi ID table, a mushroom foray, contests, children’s activities, myco art and costumes, live music and lots of vendors with shroomy items and information.
If you would like to volunteer to help with this event or if you or your business would like to sponsor or donate raffle items, please call Gabe Gaul at (509)738-2087 or email Kelly at childrenofearth@outlook.com.