Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Music Preview

For those of you that are unfamiliar with our performers this year, here are some youtube gems to get you as excited as we are about this year's show!

Portland Cello Project playing Kanye West's "All the Lights"



Pickwick playing "Window Sill"



Ben Rue in the Salem's Got Talent Finals (In the second half he sings "Crazy Girl" by the Eli Young Band)

Friday, June 15, 2012

Volunteer on July 3rd!

We're still looking for volunteers! Take a look at the positions below and let us know if you're interested.

Join us for our annual July 3rd Celebration concert & fireworks! This year's festivities will also include a small Cider Festival, Games, Activities, Pipe Dreams Aviary show, and a Dunk Tank. We will need a lot of volunteer help and will have afternoon and evening shifts available. 

Volunteer with a friend or family member and we will do our best to assign you to the same area. 

Available Volunteer Positions & Shifts 
Cider Fest:
- Servers
- Keg Changers/Ice
- Ticket Booths
- Glass Sales 
Shifts: 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. & 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. 

Games & Activities: 
- Ticket Taker @ Bounce House 
- Dunk Tank 
- Games (5 areas; include milk bottle game, duck pond, plinko, sidewalk chalk monitor, bubble area, hula hoops/jump rope etc) 
- Admissions 
- Greeters 
Shifts: 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. & 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. 

Concert: 
- Lower Gate (admissions & checking wristbands) 
- Upper Gate (selling & checking wristbands) 
- Oregon Garden booth (sand chair rentals, sunscreen, etc sales) 
Shift: 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. 

To sign up, or for more information, 
contact Beth Maurer, Volunteer Coordinator, at volunteer@oregongarden.org or 503-874-2533. 
For more information about the 2012 July 3rd Celebration, visit http://julythirdcelebration.blogspot.com/

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The Oregon Garden is always seeking volunteers. Positions include garden greeters, gift shop helpers, gardeners and office helpers. We also need volunteers for some new projects, so if you have volunteered before you can get involved again with some new projects.