Like the Bay of Islands Centre (for Sustainable Rural Economic Development), the Stone Soup Festival depends entirely on volunteers. The demographics of our region are such that the pool of resident potential volunteer helpers is rather limited. We therefore depend on your help, even if you live some distance away.

We seriously need help from volunteers in the weeks & months before the festival as well as during the four days of the festival. Only with your help can we get everything ready in time.

If you can contribute tools, materials or equipment, please take a look at our wish list. If you can contribute a few hours of your time, either before or during the event, please take a look at our volunteer page. If you can contribute funds or services for marketing, communications, transportation, etc., please consider becoming a sponsor.

Bay of Islands
Stone Soup Festival
Planning Committee Contact List
Festival Website
http://bay-of-islands.org/festival
Promotional Link: http://highway7.com/

Gail Martin
(902) 347-2602
gail@highway7.com
Jobs: PR, Publicity, Marketing/Advertising, Displays, Fund-Raising, Signage, Event Tickets

Volunteers: Glenda Jewers, Dianne Johnson
Jobs: Moser River Days Parade Float (festival)

Volunteers: Angella Geddes, Dave Johnson, Marie Martin
Jobs: "The Storyteller", Writers, Tall Tales, Music

Jurgen Teuwen - Facilities Co-ordination
(902) 347-2602
jteuwen@highway7.com
Volunteers: (more needed right now!)

Jobs:

Here are some of the jobs where we need lots of help in the days leading up to the festival. Please come early and bring your skills (tools would be nice) or just a willing hand.

• Staging (Main Stage - Forge Field, Entrance Stage - Parker's Loop, Song Circle Stage - Prospector's Field) - here we need help with some carpentry work. If you can improvise with the design and the materials at hand - all the better.
  
  
• Display & Cooking Areas. Here we need help to build simple pole fences to mark off the areas.
  
  
• Access, Traffic Flow. Here we need help to make and install signs and markers to separate public from private areas.
  
  
• Power/Audio, Grounds Lighting. Help us string the wires, mount lights, etc. No electrical experience required.
  
  
• Flags and signs - Help us mount the poles and posts for flags and signs.
  
  
• Grounds Preparation - Help us clean up, move brush, prepare camp sites. Build a solar shower.
  
  

During the Festival:
Here are some of the things we need help with during the festival. If you have a few hours to contribute, please get in touch with us as soon as possible.

• Traffic Control - Help us direct visitors to parking and the location of events.
  
• Food assistants - Help us keep the food areas supplied and clean.
• Grounds assistants - Help us keep the grounds safe, make small repairs where needed.
• Ticket sellers - Make sure everybody always has enough tickets to enjoy the foods and activities.
• Information handlers - Greet visitors and provide all information.
  

Contact:

Glenda Jewers -
(902) 347-2418
Jobs: Booth Registration, Fundraising/Donations, Draws & Prizes, Food

Volunteers: Gail Martin, Patsy Moser, Marie Martin, Bev Kaiser
Jobs: Corn Roast, Stone Soup, Mussels, Home Baking, Drinks
Stone Soup Cafe (Prospector's Cottage)

Bob Moser - Entertainment
(902) 347-2365
Jobs:
StoneSoup Cafe - Saturday/Sunday/Monday

Main Stage - Children's Concert Saturday August 3rd 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Jamie Jennings)

"The Storyteller" - 8:00 p.m. Saturday
Saturday Night Jam August 3rd, Main Stage 9:00 p.m.
Sunday - Gospel Music - 2:00 p.m.

Volunteers: Marie Martin
(902) 347-2347
mmartin@dunmac.com
Jobs: Children's Activities and Events, Games, Food

Volunteers: Carl Naugler (more needed)
Job: Drumming Workshop

Volunteers: Patsy Moser - Stone Soup Cafe
9:00 to 4:00
Jobs: Harvest Soup 'n' Bannoch (Hodge Podge), baked goods, strawberry shortcake, coffee, tea (blueberry/cranberry tea), cold drinks (lemonade, haymaker's switchel, cranberry punch)

Volunteers: Angella Geddes/Ken
(902) 347-2445
(Gail Martin, Bob Moser, Marie Martin)
Jobs: "The Storyteller" A Musical Tale
Storytellers, Writers, Tall Tale Contest
Olde Tyme Sunday Picnic, Gospel

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail us
or call us at 1-902-347-2602
(Office hours 9 - 5 pm AST)