SEQUIM — Volunteers are sought for the inaugural Sequim Balloon Festival on this coming Labor Day Weekend Saturday through Monday.
With every four-hour shift, volunteers will have a chance to win a free ride in a hot-air balloon.
The winner will be determined by a lottery.
Volunteer positions are still available for ticket sales at the main festival site at Grant Farm and the Sequim Valley Airport; staffing the information booth at the main site; festival setup and takedown; setup of festival pre-event music performance Friday morning; help in the family area during the festival; flaggers and monitors; field security; balloon crews to assist with morning flights and potential evening flights; homes for the balloon pilot-home stay program; and the pilot concierge program where helpers introduce pilots to the Sequim area.
For more information, email Kelly Jo Hill at balloonfestival98382@gmail.com or phone 360-461-3950.
For balloon-chase crew information, email Dean Norman at SBFballooncrewvolunteers@gmail.com or phone 360-460-0687.
To share your home with a pilot, email David Kruth at SBFhomestaycoordinator@gmail.com.
