New Year Meditation Festival Volunteer Form

Thank you for volunteering to help with the Tibetan Buddhist Society’s upcoming Ceremony for World Peace and Christmas Lunch on 1 December 2024. We appreciate you offering your time and energy to the success of this event.

Could you please provide details of your availability below and press Submit. We will be in touch with you closer to the date.

Personal Details

Volunteering on the Day

There will be two shifts on the day:

• morning set up and assisting during the event
• post-lunch cleanup (washing dishes, etc) and pack up

Please indicate your availability for either or both shifts.

Volunteer Areas

On the day of the event, volunteers will be rostered to the areas below:

• Event entry
• Car parking support
• Ceremony and guest support
• Lunch preparation and dishes
• Enjoyment shop
• Other areas as needed

If there are any areas you particularly like working in or tasks you would prefer to avoid (eg, enjoy being outdoors, prefer not to work in the kitchen) please indicate below.

Rendering First Aid

If you have a current Level II First Aid certificate and are willing to provide assistance on the day if needed, please indicate by ticking the box below.

Volunteering Before the Event Day

We also need assistance with setting up on the days leading to the event. The following is offered as a guide to the pre-event-day tasks:

Thursday 28 November: moving and cleaning chairs and tables and other items needed, temple and dining room setup, putting out temporary signage, temple garden preparation, etc.

Saturday 30 November:  serving and dining areas setup, ceremony setup, ordained guests welcome area setup, portico and courtyard cleaning.

If you can assist on either Thursday or Saturday or both, please indicate below:

Thank you for your support of the Tibetan Buddhist Society.