Volunteer With the Biggest Week

Volunteer With Us!

The Biggest Week would not be possible without YOU!

FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:

Free general registration!
The opportunity to interact with birders from around the world!
Our heartfelt thanks and most sincere gratitude for your help!

If you have questions about volunteering, please contact Black Swamp Bird Observatory HERE.

Please note that filling out this form does not mean you have signed up for or committed to any volunteer shifts! It simply means you have expressed interest in volunteering and would like to learn more.

*Black Swamp Bird Observatory does not share, sell, or otherwise misuse any contact information!

2022 VOLUNTEER FORM

* Indicates required field

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Phone Number *

Dates you're available from May 6-15 *

Volunteers must be fully vaccinated in order to be part of the in-person Biggest Week. Are you fully vaccinated? *

Yes, I am fully vaccinated No, I am not vaccinated.

If you're fully vaccinated, are you comfortable working in groups and interacting with other volunteers and/or festival participants? *

Yes, I am comfortable working around others. No, I am not comfortable working around others.

Should the Biggest Week move to a hybrid event, we will need virtual room monitors. Are you willing to be a virtual room monitor? *

Yes, I would be happy to be a virtual room monitor. No, I am not available to be a virtual room monitor.

Were you a room monitor for the 2021 virtual Biggest Week? *

Yes, I was a virtual room monitor. No, I was not a virtual room monitor.

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Please note that the following is subject to change based on the status of COVID. If the Biggest Week moves to a hybrid event, with all presentations virtual, we will also need virtual room monitors.

GENERAL VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS

Consider volunteering with us in one or more of the following areas for two or more shifts.

Registration Packet Assembly
at Maumee Bay Lodge
Collating materials for packet assembly

Name Badge Assembly at Maumee Bay Lodge
Inserting name tags into lanyard holders for each registered attendee

Registration Desk Setup at Maumee Bay Lodge
Helping arrange materials at the check-in desk prior to the festival's
opening day

Festival Registration Desk Hosts at Maumee Bay Lodge
Greeting participants, answering general questions, and passing out badges and packets

Presentation Room Monitor at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and/or Maumee Bay Lodge
Checking participants in, collecting money for walk-ins, and introducing the speaker

Merchandise Sales & Information Table in the BSBO tent near the Magee Marsh Boardwalk on IMBD
Answering general questions and selling BSBO merchandise