Volunteers
The Cincinnati Coffee Festival is the major fundraiser for Ohio River Foundation. Key to our success are our wonderful volunteers. We need your help to make the event run smoothly. Volunteers get free entry to the Cincinnati Coffee Festival on the day they volunteer.
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Volunteer Roles
Friday Set Up
Volunteers will not set up table, chairs, platforms, or pipe and drape.
Vendor Check-in—Vendor check-in requires a positive, detail-oriented volunteer to greet each vendor, review their check-in sheet with them, assign vendor badges, and direct them to their assigned booth. These people will also answer general questions about the Festival and be a primary point of contact for the Festival organizers.
General Move In—In this role, volunteers will assist with unloading boxes and other necessary items from the vans, moving items to the ballroom floor, and helping to stage the event. This role will include setting up the selfie stations, greeting vendors, distributing items per the pre-purchase lists, setting up demo areas and speaker venues, and other general assistance.
Saturday and Sunday
Volunteers for the final session on Sunday will also help break down the Festival.
Welcome Desk—The Welcome Desk Greeter is responsible for acting as the first point of contact for the Cincinnati Coffee Festival. This person will sign in speakers and musicians, register press representatives, and direct incoming volunteers as appropriate.
The Coffee Shop—The Coffee Shop is the Cincinnati Coffee Festival Store. Workers here will assist people with their purchases and maintain the appearance of the store for appearance and ease of shopping. The final shift on Saturday will re-set the store for opening on Sunday. The final shift on Sunday will pack up and tally remaining inventory.
The Green Team—Volunteers will assure all compostable, recyclable, and landfill waste finds its proper home by supervising and guiding attendees to the correct receptacle in their designated waste station. Environmentally-minded volunteers, we’re excited to have you help!
General—If you’re ready to offer help wherever it’s needed, this is the role for you!
Where do we need the most help?—Setting up the Cincinnati Coffee Festival is a big task and breaking down is even bigger. We are grateful for all our volunteers and can especially use help on Friday and Sunday afternoon.
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