Volunteer 2011
NAOBF Volunteering at a Glance
Thank you for volunteering at the North American Organic Brewers Festival
Without the army of volunteers it takes to pour the beer we wouldn’t be able to put on a festival. Please keep in mind you are representing the NAOBF while working, please be courteous to your fellow volunteers and festival goers.
Below are instructions and descriptions that the festival is required to follow and the festivals guidelines, please familiarize yourself with them. Topics covered: Servers • Recycling Czars • Volunteer Parking • Harassment
Please remember to show up 1/2 hour before your shift to check in. The volunteer check-in entrance is on the south side of the festival, off of Fremont Street. If you are Serving or Supervising do not get a wristband before your shift.
Servers
Tasting Glasses:
Due to OLCC regulations we are only allowed to serve beer in our festival
glasses. We use a 16 ounce compostable tasting glass with the NAOBF
logo and a 4 ounce sample line. We cannot serve in non-marked glasses
or cups. We can only serve 4 or 16 ounces- this way festival patrons
know how much beer they are consuming. There are no 2 or 3 token pours,
only 1 token for 4 ounces, or 4 tokens
for a full pint.
The Fill Line:
NAOBF tasting glasses are marked with a green band, the top of this
line is a full sample. The OLCC will be on site, and they want to
insure samples are only poured to the fill line.
Tokens:
We accept only NAOBF tokens. They are blue, and have NAOBF cast into
them. Tokens must be used for all beer transactions- volunteers cannot
accept cash for beers. All festival staff, media, vendors and performers
will have tokens to use. Please insure no one gets a beer without
a giving you a token.
No Wristband = No Beer:
All attendees will have their IDs checked by Coast to Coast security
at the festival entrance. They will get a colored wristband. Do not
serve anyone without a wristband.
“My beer ran out/ My beer isn’t pouring
right- What do I do?”:
Tell your supervisor, or flag down one of the Keg Assassins (draught
crew- denoted by black NAOBF shirts). They will get a new keg tapped
for you as soon as possible, or investigate the pouring problem. Please
don’t adjust CO2 regulators yourself.
No Drinking/Sampling Beer before or while Serving:
Volunteers in Oregon, just like bartenders cannot consume alcohol,
even for sampling purposes, during their shift, or during the four
hours prior to their shift. Anyone who does so is liable for a personal
fine from the OLCC of $3000. The festival is also liable for an additional
fine.
Harassment
The NAOBF is meant to be an enjoyable experience for all participants, volunteers and staff included. If someone is being obnoxious you have no obligation to serve them. Please tell your supervisor about the problem.
Recycling Czars
As a sustainability minded event the NAOBF is dedicated to recycling and composting as much waste as possible. Our recycling volunteers who make that happen are truly regal, so they are called Czars.
Our tasting glasses and all food service wear used by our food vendors is compostable. The glasses look like plastic, but are made of Natureworks PLA which is cornstarch based and must go in the compost, not recycling.
Volunteer Parking
We provide parking only for bikes, in the interest of sustainability there is no onsite parking for cars. Please use Tri-Met's MAX Yellow line, bike, roll, or walk. Overlook Park is the third stop on the Yellowline from downtown. Visit Tri-Met's website to find a Park and Ride. If you must drive parking is your responsibility, please be respectful of the parks neighbors, and allow ample time to find a spot to park on the street. (Kaiser Hospital will tow your car if you park in their lots).
Thank you and...
Don’t forget to show up 1/2 hour before your shift to check in. Please use the volunteer entrance on the south side of the festival. You can avoid the lines and proceed directly to volunteer check-in.
Again, Thank you for volunteering and have a great time at the NAOBF. Cheers.
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