Renaissance Faire for a Cause-NEEDS you to Volunteer

One of our community’s grandest accomplishments is how a small library, can produce an authentic Renaissance Faire, that attracts 9000 visitors annually …. HOW… …..volunteers. Founder and volunteer Faire Director Ken Hone cannot rave enough about how the faire has grown as a result of community support from business donations, sponsors, and of course the priceless donation…hundreds of volunteers who help everyone take a step back in tyme every September by spreading the word, performing, or staffing faire. He says, “although our faire family is big, everyone feels welcomed, valued and knows they are making a difference, as the Faire is for a Cause—the public library and its year round free programs.” He is quick to add, there is always a need a more volunteers, as he has dozens of activities he would love to add, all he needs is you!!!Hone knows that there have been a lot of state law changes about volunteers, but he wants people to know that volunteering still is easy as well as rewarding.Teen volunteers can still earn their community service credits as we are an approved non-profit, and adults, well, state law has been recently changed to allow for free state background checks for adults, just contact us, and we will help you volunteer, and volunteer easily.

Support the public library & have fun too by being part of the 16th Annual Village Renaissance Faire for the benefit of the public library! This all volunteer community event attracted over 9,000 in one weekend last year, can use you help to bring history alive through interactive performances, crafts and activities. Volunteer activities are already ongoing with pre-faire activities do you want to help develop our volunteers, performers, and sponsors; revise and improve our publicity, programs, and sets; distribute/post information electronically or in person to expand the scope of our appeal and publicity; develop new ideas--some of the best ideas come from outside

Volunteer opportunities are available during the faire which runs 11-6 daily on September 19-20. We ask volunteers to work anywhere between 2 to 8 hours a day, between the hours of 10:30 & 6:30, your choice. Our duties are varied, so there is a time, place, and way anyone can be involved in making a difference

WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, September 19-20

WHERE: Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, 576 Penns Park, Wrightstown, PA 18940. We are less than one mile off either Routes 413 or Routes 232, just north of both Richboro and Newtown.

WHY: FUN, supports the Library—also great for community service credits

If you volunteer, you will receive free entry into the faire. All I need is your commitment to volunteer and we will provide you with free entry. Also, since many have asked, Dress up is not required but is available for free if you wish to do so. We only ask that you wear neutral colors. MORE specifics on location and free entry will follow the week before the faire.

Briefly, the volunteer options are:
1. Garb loaner—overseeing costumes and allowing attendees to dress up for free during the faire (inside by the live music stage);
2. Kids-Kingdom- free interactive play area adjacent to the Chess Board, Middle East Dance Stage, and Food Court)
3. Kids Crafts- free children’s crafts (overseeing the dance stage, living history demonstrations, and Entrance stage);
4 . Merlin’s Inflatables -(directly across from the joust and adjacent to the Chess Board, Trebuchet & Archery Fields, and living history area). The Joust is also with eyeshot.
5. Children’s games (near the dance stage, living history demonstrations, and Entrance stage).

Every volunteering opportunity is not only filled with the enjoyment of have fun while doing good, but you are also near stages that will entertain you as you do so.

The event is truly designed to interest all members of the family regardless of their age, interests, or willingness to participate. Individuals and groups interested in helping should check their website www.villagefaire.org, email thedefenders@hotmail.com, call Ken Hone at 267-304-8060.