Volunteering
This show would not be possible without the generous donation of time by our volunteers. Your help is needed! Sign up available soon.
There are a variety of shifts available both morning and afternoon. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions about specific opportunities please contact jjonslow@gmail.com or text 907-242-5982.
Volunteers get a free ticket to the show upon check-in!
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Volunteers will make the WMQFA Winter Quilt Show a success!
Hanging Quilts:
Day & Time: Friday, February 7, 2025: 9am to 12pm
Volunteers needed: 12-15 people who are physically able and have the ability to climb ladders and carry heavy quilts.
Description of work: Volunteers will be unfolding, laying out, organizing, attaching hangers and labels, climbing ladders, and hanging quilts.
White Gloves:
Day & Time: Saturday, February 8, 2025; 9am-11:30am, 11:30-2:00pm, 2:00-4:00pm
Volunteers needed: 12 people for 105 minute shifts, two volunteers for quilt display area and one volunteer for Challenge Quilt display and rest area per shift.
Description of Work: Browse your assigned quilt aisles to help visitors by flipping quilt corner up to see the back, keep things in order, discourage touching of items by visitors, and answer questions. You may change aisles or location with your partner volunteers. Volunteers monitoring Challenge display should encourage people to vote for Viewer’s Choice. White gloves provided at Show Desk.
Admission Desk:
Day & Time: Saturday, February 8, 2025; 8:30am-11am, 9:30am-12:00pm, 11:30am-2:45pm, 2:30pm-4:00pm.
Volunteers needed: 8-10 people for four 2.5 hour shifts.
Description of work: Duties include taking tickets for admittance and stamping hands for re-entry, monitoring entrance door, and answering questions.
Show Desk:
Day & Time: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Volunteers needed: Door Prize Coordinator, 1 per shift for AM and PM. Drawings are at 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, and 3pm
Description of work: Answer questions for vendors and visitors, make announcements
At-Large Volunteers:
Date & Time: Saturday, February8, 2025; 9am-11:30am, 11:30am-2pm, 2pm-4pm
Volunteers needed: 6 people, two people per two hour shift
Description of work: Visit booth vendors for restroom breaks, direct people to coat racks, lecture rooms, etc., monitor Challenge Quilts and rest area, assist at Admission desk or in Exhibit Hall as needed and other duties as assigned. Could text when needed.
Education/Classroom Assistants:
Date & Time: Saturday, February 8, 2025; 9:45am-11:30am, 11:15am-1:30pm, 1:15pm-3:30pm
Volunteers needed: 6 people, two people per two hour shift
Description of work: Introduce speakers (script provided), hall monitor by classrooms, count people in rooms, help speakers set up, help with holding quilts, help teacher as needed, collect evaluations.
Quilt Take Down:
Date & Time: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 3:30pm-done
Volunteers needed: 6-8 people
Description of work: Assist with take down of quilts including ladder climbing, removal of hangers, running quilts to Quilt Return classroom.
folding, label tables A-Z, and box alphabetically for piecing returning to museum. Assist people with retrieving their artwork.
Quilt Return:
Date & Time: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 3:30pm-done
Volunteers needed: 6 people
Description of work: Prepare room for return, label tables A-Z, take quilts from runners, fold & place on correct table. Using pick-up slips, find correct quilt and follow check-out process to ensure safety of quilts & artwork. Box artwork not picked up at show for pick-up at museum.
Winter Quilt Show | winterquiltshow@wiquiltmuseum.com | 262-546-0300 | Sat. Feb 8, 2025, 9am-4pm | Washington County Fair Park, West Bend, WI