May 31, 2007 – Due to popular demand, the peculiar and magnificent Commercial Drive Festival is now evolving into Car-Free Commercial Drive Days — TWO of them! Come play in the street, East Van style on Sunday, June 17 (Fathers Day) & Sunday, July 22.

This represents a huge shift in civic consciousness…it will not be long before the ‘hood, the City, the entire planet recognizes the massive potential for global salvation and FREE FUN that Car-Free streets represent. Hallelujah.

Please help us reclaim the street, and start creating the urban paradise we know is possible.

The first shutdown is June 17, that’s less than three weeks away, and WE NEED MORE HELPERS! PLEASE STEP UP NOW. Fun, friends, gifts, connections, snacks & coddling, karma, a stylish t-shirt, and a rockin’ volunteer appreciation party are among the sundry rewards for helping to create this festival.

WE ESPECIALLY NEED BARRICADE MARSHALS FOR JUNE 17. These are the people who hold up the perimeters of the party, and we can’t shut down the street without them. 130 barricade superheroes are needed to make each day happen. It’s not tough work — a 2-hr shift requires donning a stylish reflective vest (and maybe a superhero cape!), directing car traffic, answering inquiries, and keeping a general eye on the festivities.

If you can take a barricade shift on either or both days (June 17 and/or July 22), please choose a first, second, and third-choice shift from the
following:

– 9:30am to noon
– noon to 2pm
– 2pm to 4pm
– 4pm to 6pm
– 6pm to 8pm

Helpers are also needed for:

– Volunteer support: 3 hour Green Room shifts between 9am and 8pm.
– Info and T-shirt tent staff: answer questions, sell t-shirts, hand out flyers, etc.
– Donation Fairies & Fools: Wow the crowds and help raise funds to keep the party rollin.
– Set-Up, Tear-down and Site Crew: Suitable for featherweights or bench-lifters…
– Photo/videographers: record the event, pref. w/digital media
– Kidzone: help out the little ones
– Helpers At Large: “whatever you need me to do”…we will slot you in. If you have specific skills, resources or contacts to offer, please let us know.

ALSO, pre-fest duties to be done include:
– Postering or flyer distribution
– Pickup/chore runners (w/car, truck, van, or industrial bike trailer)

Please email (or phone) with your name, contact info, and preference for duty and time.

Also let us know if you have any special interests, needs or physical abilities or limitations.

Volunteer Orientations (you only need to attend one session) will take place:

– Saturday, June 9 at 2pm in the Britannia Library basement
– Sunday, June 10 at 2pm in the Britannia Library basement

NOTE: if you want to volunteer but can’t attend either Orientation Session, let us know and we will work around it! But please come to one session if you can, because that is where you’ll get the lowdown, meet the crew, and get first pick of funky new t-shirts at a special cheap volunteer price.

So there you go…the time is NOW…please join our superstar crew, and help to co-create our urban paradise!

Looking forward to working/playing with you soon,

Viva! Viva!
Andrea Curtis,
Coordinating Volunteers
volunteers@commercialdrivefestival.org
cell :: 778.549.7874

Drive Fest info:
http://www.commercialdrivefestival.org