Volunteering

I got this today:
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Greetings!

We are excited to announce Bonnaroo’s partnership with Shimon Presents and their Work Exchange Team for Bonnaroo 2010!

You are receiving this email because you have volunteered at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival one or more times in the past. All returning Bonnaroo volunteers are given priority in applying and will have a 2-week window in which to complete their Bonnaroo 2010 application. After this time period the application will become live for all interested persons, so make sure you get your application in within the 2-week window!

The Work Exchange Team is a program that specializes in recruiting and managing volunteers at music festivals. The application process may be a little different than the past Bonnaroo application experience, so please read through this email entirely for updated Bonnaroo 2010 application information.

BONNAROO WET INFORMATION:

Although the minimum number of hours to complete is 18, some volunteers will be asked to work a little bit more. Additionally, there will be a half hour added to each shift to account for check-in and deployment.
Depending on whether you are working During Bonnaroo, Prefestival, or at the Toll Booths, you will be required to check in by a certain date and time (info is below). Once you are onsite and checked in, you may not leave the site for any reason. Make sure you are prepared with provisions!
Each volunteer will be required to check in and out of their shift with WET staff. This is a little different than in past years, however it will make it easier to locate your department and supervisors.
APPLICATION PROCESS:

Priority Applications will open for past Bonnaroo Volunteers on Friday, March 12, 2010. The application will open to the general public on Friday, March 26, 2010 at which point you will lose your priority privileges. There is a $25.00 nonrefundable application and processing fee required to fill out an application.
The following link will go live on Friday, March 12, 2010. This link is nontransferable. Any attempts by non-Bonnaroo volunteers (i.e. any person that has not been a past Bonnaroo volunteer) to use this link will result in the loss of their $25.00 nonrefundable application fee and any opportunity of volunteering at Bonnaroo 2010. workexchangeteam.com/bonnaroo_priority.php
The Deposit page will open to all past Bonnaroo volunteers on Friday, March 26, 2010. Priority Deposits will close on Friday, April 9, 2010. After April 9, 2010 deposits will open to the general public.
Submitting your deposit is the only way to secure your volunteer spot at Bonnaroo 2010. All deposits will be processed Monday, May 3, 2010. The deposit collection process simply secures your spot, no card will be charged until Monday, May 3rd. Please be advised of the cancellation policy outlined below.
DEPARTMENT PREFERENCE:

If you want to work in the same department that you have worked in the past, be sure to check off only that department name in your application. If you prefer to work in a different department, please select your preferences in your application.
Pre-Festival Volunteers - Pre-Festival spots will be filled from past Bonnaroo volunteers. Pre-Fest Volunteers must check in on Sunday, June 6th, between 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Pre-festival Volunteers will be required to work three 12-hr shifts, 1 on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, respectively. Make sure to note your correct availability on your application to ensure your consideration for Pre-Fest. We will be notifying Pre-Fest acceptance by Monday, April 12, 2010.
Toll Booth Volunteers - The Bonnaroo Toll Booth Volunteers will be required to work two 12-hr shifts. Toll Booth volunteers will complete all of their work hours by 6:00 PM on Friday, June 11th. All Toll Booth volunteers will be required to check in at the Bonnaroo site between 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM on Wednesday, June 9th. Toll Booth volunteers will be required to camp at the West Toll Booth location for the duration of their work days (up until their last shift is done, no later than Friday, June 11th), after which they may move to camp with the general Bonnaroo patrons (however, their cars will need to stay parked in this lot). If you are interested in working in the Toll Booths, please select “Toll Booth” as your preferred department on your application. If selected, you must adhere by the guidelines outlined above.
During Bonnaroo Volunteers - Unless you are chosen for pre-festival or Toll Booth positions, you are a During Bonnaroo Volunteer. All During Bonnaroo Volunteers must check in between 12:00 - 4:00 PM on Wednesday, June 9th. If you are unable to make it on site by this time, you will not be able to volunteer. Remember, once on site, you may not leave to get provisions, so come prepared!
POD Volunteers - If you are interested in working with the PODS, be sure to select it as your preference in the application. All POD applicants will be emailed by the PODS with an additional survey, as they will hand select their volunteers. Be sure to complete their email survey right away.
Clean Vibes - If you are interested in working with Clean Vibes, be sure to select the Clean Vibes preference in the application. There are three types of Clean Vibes volunteers (During Show Compost, During Show Clean Up, and Trash Talker). For more details please review the FAQ on the WET application page.
DEPOSITS AND CANCELLATIONS:

Deposits will be authorized and processed on Monday, May 3, 2010. If you cancel after the deposits are processed on Monday, May 3rd, your entire deposit will be forfeited. All cancellations must be done through the WET website (there is an option to cancel your deposit when you are logged in).
Your deposits will be returned to you the week after Bonnaroo, pending you complete your work obligation to Bonnaroo and the Work Exchange Team, and follow all WET and Bonnaroo guidelines.
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Not thrilled that we have to pay a $25 fee just to apply. But I guess it will help weed out those that are not serious.

i just filled out my application and paid my deposit...kinda steep, plus have to put down $275 on may 3rd...i have a feeling everyone will be working the full 18 hours...i signed up for toll booths, hopefully will get it, said you would be done working by 6 pm on friday...at least they let you pick which band you want to see the most

This year WILL be stricter - no milling about the site randomly pre-fest. More work with full shifts. WET means business kids! But hey - a free tee-shirt and the people are super nice!

thanks Luna for posting that e-mail! i didnt receive it since my email changed, but i went ahead and applied anyway since i volunteered last year and i believe that gives me priority! hopefully they look at my name for confirmation of previous volunteering and not the email address, i would be upset if i lost my $25 application fee... but i guess thats something im risking by doing it this way.

I just applied, hope I didn't make a mistake choosing Clean Vibes....

I call shenanigans, ive had a lil WET exp and they were WAYYYYYY more relaxed than karen and the other bonnaroo vol people. Most of the people I met that were actually working (or interning) for WET were there to party, not to work.

has anyone gotten an e-mail saying they were approved to work? i applied the day they opened up the application for previous volunteers and am still yet to hear anything back...just trying to figure out if i lost $25 or not...

not being able to leave the site sounds horrible and dumb. If I'm not allowed to go back into town at least once before wed night I'll be super pissed and write a really mean letter.

you're crazy

I arrived on sunday, I drove my car, that was in vol parking, to cookeville on wed. I came back thursday and couldn't come back in, but I was allowed to park just on the other side of the fence from my campsite.

I did leave the site everyday though, multiple times. We had to take the shuttle into town, but I have family in manchester and I had a cousin take me to wal mart on tuesday afternoon just before we had the quesadilla party. So I know that it was def allowed last year

Yeah, we had to leave the site last year. We had to take a shuttle to do our job. Mine and Levis' job was practically in the wal-mart parking lot. After every shift I would go over to walmart and then catch the shuttle back to the site.

This year if they don't provide transport to and from the site we will have to leave like 2 hours before our shift in order to get to the vendor check in. Unless they move vendor check in to a place on site.

I still say Boo. Asking people to be on site for 8 days without being able to buy ice, last year there were no ice trucks for the first few days, or other things that we might need is alot to expect.

I'm trying to volunteer for this first time this year with a couple friends and know that registration opens to the general public tomorrow, but does anyone have an idea of whether that means Midnight tonight or sometime later in the day tomorrow? I really wanna get approved for this so the earlier the better

just a little confused here. please help me out....and if you must, you can make fun of me for being dumb or teh total noobzorz

if you volunteer for:

prefest - be there sunday prior to fest - 12 hour shifts (3) - done by friday afternoon

toll booth - be there wednesday(7am -12pm) - 12 hour shifts - done by friday night (CAN ONLY PARK AT TOLL BOOTH PARKING!?!?)

during fest - be there wednesday(12pm - 4pm) - shifts TBD - HAVE TO BRING PROVISIONS FOR WED-SUNDAY!?!?!?

is that the correct breakdown of the fest volunteer schedules? (not mentioning volunteers for POD's and vendors)

also, CAPS indicate confusion or shenaniganry

^^^ thats when you work (mon, tues, wed) but you have to get there sunday

Well it's Friday. tick tock tick tock