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Trails & Trillums

Volunteer

Volunteer for Festival Support

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Trails & Trilliums! Volunteers are needed from Thursday, April 9th, through Sunday, April 12th.


Volunteer Benefits
Attend open sessions and activities free.

As a thank you for your time, volunteers have the option to attend any session or activity (hikes, walks, workshops, presentations, and Hands-On Nature) that is not at capacity on the day they volunteer and has a time frame that is outside of their scheduled shift. 


How it works: The availability to attend sessions or activities is determined the day of the event and there is no registration ahead of time for this benefit. No refunds will be issued due to volunteering for individuals who register and purchase an event ticket but then later decide to volunteer.


Meals are not included as a volunteer benefit, but you may purchase meals at cost.

For meals on the day you volunteer you have the option to bring your own food, visit Beersheba Springs Market across the street from the assembly, or purchase a separate Volunteer Campus Meal Ticket at cost.


How it works: Volunteer Campus Meal Tickets can be accepted or declined during the volunteer shift sign-up registration. If you choose to purchase a Volunteer Campus Meal Ticket, a separate email will be sent to you with instructions on how to select and pay for your volunteer meals. Meals must be paid for by March 22, and no refunds for the meal ticket will be issued after this date if your plans change.   


Volunteer Opportunities

Below are brief descriptions of the responsibilities involved with each volunteer opportunity. 

  • Site Set-up: Assist with setting up tables and chairs, both inside and outside; hanging or erecting signs inside the buildings and outside in the common areas, including parking; and organizing the site. THURSDAY SHIFT prior to start of festival. Come back on FRIDAY to enjoy your volunteer perk of activities at no cost!

  • Registration/Information: Welcome participants, check in attendees, hand out registration packets, register those who haven't pre-registered, collect payments, and answer questions.    

  • Hike Central: Welcome and check in hikers, direct the hikers to their hike leaders, coordinate list with registration desk, provide information, help organize hikers into carpools or walking groups.

  • Native Plant Sale Set Up: Lifting and moving plants and tables

  • Parking and Traffic Management: Assist with directing traffic and parking.

  • Friends of South Cumberland State Parks Merchandise Sales: Staff the tables in the lobby displaying FSC merchandise (hats, t-shirts, books, etc.).  Accept payments.

  • Meal Hospitality at Beersheba Springs Assembly: Greet people, collect meal tickets when needed, direct people to the appropriate area.

  • Clean-up and Site Management: Assist with putting away tables and chairs, taking down signs, and general clean-up of the area.

  • Saturday Evening Special Event, Wine and Wildflowers: Set up help needed before the event will include arranging chairs, tables, decorations, etc. Hospitality hosts will greet and check in ticket holders as well as provide a simple orientation to the event space. Many volunteers will be needed for clean up after the event. This event takes place at a different event venue known as The Big Red Barn.


Volunteer Information

  • Beersheba Springs Assembly address is 58 Hege Ave., Beersheba Springs, TN 37305, and is in the Central Standard Time Zone.

  • The Big Red Barn address is 208 Hunters Mill Rd, Beersheba Springs, TN 37305 and is in the Central Standard Time Zone.

  • Volunteer Check-in is in the Lobby of the Beersheba Hotel. Please come 15 minutes before your shift to check-in, get your volunteer wrist band, and receive instructions for your shift. Some volunteer shifts will have training scheduled ahead of time, please check for an email closer to the event date for instructions.

  • Tennessee Naturalist Program Volunteers may enter any volunteer hours completed as TNP/Chapter Support found under other categories in the portal. Then, choose Event Assistance under the Volunteer Opportunity category. This means any volunteer activity completed at Trails and Trilliums does not fall under the administrative support limit. Get as many hours as you need and want!

  • Take Photos wherever you are volunteering! Email your best pics to Jenny Barsotti jennyplucinsky@gmail.com


Click on the link below to register for the volunteer shifts you wish to complete. The volunteer opportunities are listed in chronological order.  You can sign up for as many time slots as your schedule allows.

Click "Reserve a Spot" and select "VOLUNTEER SHIFT SIGN-UP" ticket.

Thank you for volunteering to help make Trails and Trilliums a success and to support the Friends of South Cumberland State Parks!


Please contact Leslie Watts, lesliewatts.littletomater@gmail.com, with questions, if you can no longer do a volunteer shift after registering, or if you are running late for your shift.

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