Volunteer opportunities year-round
Volunteers help support our mission all year long.
- Apply online to volunteer at the Wooden Boat Festival
- Download general volunteer application for ongoing day-to-day support
- Stop by Cupola House at Point Hudson, or
- Contact our volunteer coordinator volunteers@woodenboat.org / (360) 385-3628, ext 102
- Plan to attend a Volunteer Orientation: Tuesday, August 26 or Tuesday, September 2 at 6:00pm at Cupola House.
Wooden Boat Festival
- Pre-Festival administration
- Festival week and weekend
- Main Gate - cashier, hand stamps, will-call
- Kids' activities
- Grounds - pre, post, or during the event
- Bar Harbor
- Docks, ramps, gates
- Parking, traffic
- Wooden Boat Chandlery and retail
- Office administration
Boat Shop volunteers
- Get hands-on experience in wooden boat maintenance, restoration and all the things that go with it, while helping to maintain the Wooden Boat Foundation and Northwest Maritime Center boats. Visit the Boat Shop in Point Hudson behind Puget Sound Express Monday - Saturday. We need help all summer!
Office administration
- Greet the public and answer phones
- Help with bulk mailings
- Use copy machine
- General office duties
- Share WBF/NWMC information with the public
Archival work and photography
- Foundation Historian - requires knowledge of and interest in local maritime and Foundation history
- Stewardship of the Foundation archives
- Foundation photographer
- Photograph annual events
Building and grounds maintenance
- Grounds Keeper - maintain flower and plant beds; keep the grounds clean and presentable to the public
- Handy Person - help us improve the buildings at Point Hudson! We need help watering, weeding, mowing, dusting, washing windows, painting the porch - among other ways to spiff up the Cupola House, Boat Shop, our building site and dock area.
Maritime Library
- Librarian - catalog, organize, maintain books in our growing library; help members to access information in the library
- Library assistant - help the Librarian manage the library
Programs
- Regatta assistant - officiate races; set marks
- Regatta public relations - flyers and race sponsorship
Public Relations
- Poster, flyer and Festival program distribution
- Distribute poster for upcoming events
