Volunteer

There are many different ways you can help!

The easiest way to contribute to the party is to bring snacks or drinks to one of the three refreshment tables on the afternoon of the party.

If you can spare a bit more time, please volunteer for one of the jobs below. Many thanks in advance!

Dunk Tank Caretaker Thanks, MARJANE!!!	The morning of the party, meet up with Greg and set up the dunk tank in the front yard of #11. As we've done in years past, we'll just let people dunk themselves. Keep an eye on the water levels and top it off as necessary. The morning after the party, help Greg drain, dissasemble and put the dunk tank away.
Face Painter Thanks, Cas!	Find or buy some inexpensive face paints, brushes, face wipes, etc. Set up a face painting station (table, chair, "Face Painting" sign, etc) outside #12 on the day of the party. Start painting faces at 3:00.
Garbage Handler (south) We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Find a big garbage bin and a big garbage bag to put in it. Also, if your city recycling bin is relatively empty (recycling day will have just happened on the previous Wednesday), pull that out as well. On the day, set them out before 3:00, near the food/drink stations near #12. Keep an eye on them throughout the afternoon and evening. Remove them and dispose of the garbage at the end of the night.
Balloon Animal Artist Thanks, Cas!	Before the party, buy some balloon animal balloons and a sharpie. On the afternoon of the party between 3:00 and 5:00 near 12, set up a balloon making station and do your best to satisfy the requests from the neighbourhood kids.
Drink Table Host (south) We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Find a portable table and a cooler. Make a sign that says "Drink Table". Buy some disposable cups and some bags of ice. On the day of the party, before 3:00, set up your table, cups, sign, cooler and ice on the sidewalk near #12. At the end of the night, take everything away. Note: you're not responsible for supplying all the drinks - we'll be encouraging all the neighbours to contribute food and drink to the tables.
Snack Table Host (south) Thanks, Katherine Drolet!	Find a portable table. Buy some disposable napkins. Make a sign that says "Snack Table". On the day of the party, before 3:00, set up your table and sign on the sidewalk near #12. At the end of the night, take everything away. Note: you're not responsible for supplying all the snacks - we'll be encouraging all the neighbours to contribute food and drink to the tables.
Scavenger Hunt Designer Thanks, Caroline O'Reilly!	Set up a fun (and self-directed) scavenger hunt game. Before the party, find or buy a package of 5 different colours of elastic bands, and 5 small plastic containers. Fill each container with one colour of elastic band. Walk the length of the street, and come up with 5 hiding spots on the front yards of Muriel. Come up with 5 clever riddle clues describing each location, and type them up. If you need some inspiration, I can email you the scavenger hunt clues from last year. Add instructions (ie "Use the riddles to find 5 different elastic bands hidden throughout the neighbourhood. Go see Greg (416 272 6080) once you find all 5 to receive your prize"). Print off 30 or so sheets of your riddle clues. The prizes will be little wooden elastic band shooter toys, but please leave that as a surprise ;) On the day of the party, before 3:00, set up a table near #33 with a sign that says "Scavenger Hunt", a basket for the clue sheets, the clue sheets and a paper weight. Clean up the table and hidden containers at the end of the day.
Giant Crossword Drawer Thanks, Leo!	A few days before the party, find a simple crossword puzzle on the internet that is taller than it is wide (ideally around 10 squares wide by 30 squares tall). Print out two copies (one for you and one for your helper, the Giant Crossword Assistant). Make a big sign that says "Giant Crossword", with all the clues below it. Don't stress about a high quality sign - sharpie on an old Amazon box is just fine. The morning of the party, gather some street chalk, a couple measuring tapes or yard sticks, and your crossword print outs. Coordinate with your Assistant on a morning meeting time. Near #33, draw out the crossword squares (empty, of course) on the street. Try to take up the entire width of the street. The party starts at 3:00, so you've got until then to get it all drawn. Around 3:00 near #33, set up a bucket of street chalk, and your sign. Put everything away at the end of the night.
Bouncy Castle Captain Thanks, Sky Roy!	Reach out to Kari from #37, and coordinate a time to pick up her bouncy castle. Before 3:00 on the day of the party, set up the bouncy castle in the concrete pad at 41. You'll need an extension cord. Take down the bouncy castle at the end of the night and return it to Kari.
Sports Area Setter-Upper We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Gather the following equipment: - a few hockey sticks, hockey balls, soccer balls and basket balls (Greg has some) - a hockey nets (Bob from #12 has offered his) - a basketball net (Charissa from #79 has offered hers) The basketball net's base is full of water, so you'll need to drain the water from the base before you try to move it. It has wheels on one end of the base. On the day of the party, before 3:00, set up the hockey, soccer and basketball gear near #47. Use street chalk to mark some lines and boundaries for the three games. Put everything back at the end of the night.
Garbage Handler (north) Thanks, Richard Teixeira!	Find a big garbage bin and a big garbage bag to put in it. Also, if your city recycling bin is relatively empty (recycling day will have just happened on the previous Wednesday), pull that out as well. On the day, set them out before 3:00, near the food/drink stations near #51. Keep an eye on them throughout the afternoon and evening. Remove them and dispose of the garbage at the end of the night.
Snack Table Host (north) Thanks, Kayla Ramlochand!	Find a portable table. Buy some disposable napkins. Make a sign that says "Snack Table". On the day of the party, before 3:00, set up your table and sign on the sidewalk near #51. At the end of the night, take everything away. Note: you're not responsible for supplying all the snacks - we'll be encouraging all the neighbours to contribute food and drink to the tables.
Traffic Calmer We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Get two large orange cones from near Greg's garbage cans (#51). On the day of the party, set them up before 3:00 at the south-west and south-east corners of Muriel / Selkirk. We aren't officially closing the street, so just make sure the two cones are spaced so that cars can (slowly) drive through. Put the cones back at the end of the night.
Drink Table Host (north) Thanks, Erin Hempel!	Find a portable table and a cooler. Make a sign that says "Drink Table". Buy some disposable cups and some bags of ice. On the day of the party, before 3:00, set up your table, cups, sign, cooler and ice on the sidewalk near #51. At the end of the night, take everything away. Note: you're not responsible for supplying all the drinks - we'll be encouraging all the neighbours to contribute food and drink to the tables.
Hockey Shoot-Off Referee We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	At 3:30, near #47, organize and referee a hockey shoot off competition. There should already be sticks, balls and nets at the location.
Ice Cream Truck Wrangler We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	The morning of the party, try your best to block off two parking spots, ideally near #27. Then find Greg, who will give you an envelope of cash for the ice cream. Spyro (the ice cream truck driver) should arrive around 4:00. When he does, direct him to his spot and give him the cash. Once Spyro starts serving ice cream, keep an eye on things. Ask Spyro from time to time how much money is left. If money is running low and there is still a lineup, go get some more cash from Greg. When Spyro is ready to go, help him drive safely away down Muriel.
Free-Throw Referee We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	At 4:00, near #47, organize and referee a free-throw competition. There should already be balls and a net at the location.
Soccer Referee We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	At 4:30, near #47, organize and referee a soccer match. There should already be balls and nets at the location.
Radio-controlled Car Race Referee We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Before the party starts, Greg will give you a collection of remote controlled cars. Make sure they are all charged and working. Greg will also give you a few small "gates" for you to set up on the sidewalks / street to help define a track. Before 5:00, set up a race track near #12. Make sure it has a nice area for spectators and use street chalk to draw out the track, placing the gates as you see fit. At 5:00, coordinate some races for everyone. Take everything down at 5:30.
Pizza Receiver (5:30pm) We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Buy disposable plates and napkins enough for about 25 people. Five or ten minutes before 5:30, stand near the food station outside #37, and watch for the Pizza Nova delivery person. Receive the pizzas, set up plates, and supervise people helping themselves to pizza. Note: the pizza slices will have been pre-purchased on the website, and I'll ensure that the right amount of pizza arrives at the right time. I will also pre-pay for the pizza (including a tip for the delivery person), so all you need to do is receive the pizzas. No need to keep track of who eats what - we'll go by the honour system.
Karaoke Equipment Tech We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	A few hours before 5:45, get the karaoke equipment from Greg's basement. Set everything up at #53. Make sure YouTube is working reliably, and the music and mic sound OK. At the end of the night, take down the karaoke gear and make sure it gets back to Greg's basement safely.
Karaoke Host Thanks, Leo!	Before 5:45, come to #53 and familiarize yourself with the karaoke equipment. At 5:45, use your charisma and enthusiasm to get our neighbours up on the stage to sing. Make sure that the kids don't monopolize the mic and try to keep the audience engaged. At some point during karaoke, a group photo will be taken from a nearby balcony. Keep an eye out for this and try your best to get people to briefly bunch together for the photo. Karaoke is supposed to wrap up at 7:30 so feel free to exit the stage at that point.
Group Photographer Thanks, Krystina Patton!	No need to be a professional - if you've got a decent camera, this job is for you. At 6:15, find Sue at #54, and head up to her 2nd floor balcony with your camera, and take a group photo of everyone gathered around #53. There will be another person (the "Group Photo Wrangler") on the ground to herd everyone into position - ask Greg who that is in advance so you can coordinate. Share your photos with me after the party is done - I'll post them on this website.
Group Photo Wrangler We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Five or ten minutes before 6:15, start encouraging people to bunch together outside #53 for a group photo. At 6:15, work with the party photographer, who will be up on a nearby balcony, and get as many people as you can to pose for some group photos.
Hide and Seek Leader We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Before the party, find a loud whistle. Five or ten minutes before 6:45, walk around and tell people that hide and seek is starting soon near #37. At 6:45, outside #37, gather up the players and explain the rules. Use the whistle to signal when a game starts and ends.
Pizza Receiver (7:30pm) We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Buy disposable plates and napkins enough for about 25 people. Five or ten minutes before 7:30, stand near the food station outside #37, and watch for the Pizza Nova delivery person. Receive the pizzas, set up plates, and supervise people helping themselves to pizza. Note: the pizza slices will have been pre-purchased on the website, and I'll ensure that the right amount of pizza arrives at the right time. I will also pre-pay for the pizza (including a tip for the delivery person), so all you need to do is receive the pizzas. No need to keep track of who eats what - we'll go by the honour system.
Glow Craft Helper We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	Before the party, get some building supplies (glue, construction paper, tape, markers, stickers, pipe cleaners, etc) and a table. Greg will supply you with battery tea lights and glow sticks. Set up your table and craft materials near #41. At 7:30, help the kids build their glow craft (lanterns, necklaces, hats, whatever they want). Clean everything up at 8:30.
Outdoor TV Setter-Upper Thanks, Greg!	On the day of the event (as long as the weather is OK), set up Greg's TV, speakers, Apple TV, etc on the side-yard of #53. Put out a few blankets as well. Pick a suitable all-ages movie and make sure it can stream OK on the Apple TV. The movie is scheduled to start at 8:00, so make sure that everything is ready to roll before then.
Poster Remover We'll only use your email / mobile to send you reminders about this job and the party in general. cancel	After the party, get yourself a craft knife and a plastic bag and roam around the neighbourhood taking down all the street party posters.