Volunteer opportunities

Shukulele

Opportunities:

Bring a song you like. Teach it to the rest of us, and one day lead the group when we play it. Make some happiness for yourself first. If you wish, share the happiness by playing for your friends. 

Updated 2024-02-04 11:47pm

About the organization:

Started in 2013, Shukulele is an amateur ukulele group that plays at the farmers market and facilities such as assisted living places. See the blog shukulele.blogspot.com where the Shukulosophy is stated.  

Our mission is simple:  Have fun making music at every skill level. In particular, encourage the creation of music by people who have been told all their lives they are “not musical”.  All have a home here to play and sing. Your mistakes are hidden by everyone else’s mistakes: Frank Zappa said “A wrong note played timidly is wrong. A wrong note played with energy and enthusiasm is artistic...

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Cultural

Porchfest Winchester

Opportunities:

Porchfest runs on volunteers, and all those with interest and enthusiasm are welcome. Activities typically start around February and ramp up towards the day of the event in June. For preparations we need promoters, graphic designers, grant writers, networkers, schedulers, sign posters, and creative thinkers to identify and encourage good performers and find great porches. For the event we need help with matching performers with porches, with producing and distributing materials. On the day of the event we could use porch monitors, social media assistants, live streaming/video coordinators, and help with logistics. A small group can do a lot because it's really about supporting the community, but there are plenty of ways to help.

About the organization:

Winchester Porchfest is a unique, volunteer-organized, one-day community-building music festival where Winchester residents  lend their porches as pop-up micro-stages to amateur musicians who will showcase their musical talent to neighbors who will walk around town and join other community members in enjoying concerts and the atmosphere. Porchfest is a program of Winchester Friends of Music.

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Cultural; Civic

Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence (WFEE)

Opportunities:

We need volunteers for the following events:

  • Fall Gala (September or October)
  • Authorfest (October)
  • Trivia Bee (February)
  • Town Day Road Race (June)
  • Teacher Tribute (June)

About the organization:

WFEE raises and grants money in support of creativity, excellence, and innovation in Winchester public schools.

Education