7/4 Volunteer at the Fourth on the Plateau

Join the City of Sammamish as we host fun activities for the Fourth on the Plateau event.  We are looking for volunteers to help run games and activities.  Help us make this a successful event. Volunteers are needed from 5 pm to approximately 9 pm.

Volunteers must plan to arrive by 3:45 pm for a safety debrief and overview of assignments. 

Check-in location, assignments and other event details will be sent out a few days before the event, please check your email for additional details. If you would like to work with or near a friend, please email fsanchez@sammamish.us by June 27th with the name of the person you would prefer to be paired with (volunteers will work in pairs)

Activities/assignments may include: 

1. Monitoring Kid Zone

2. Roaming

3. General event support

4. Filling in for break times

Volunteers will be provided with snacks, water and safety vests. Dinner will be provided.

This project is perfect for students looking to complete community service hours for school.  

ALL volunteers are required to have a valid waiver on file. If you do not have one, you will be unable to volunteer.

Registering for Galaxy and Signing up for an Opportunity

• Must register online.  No walk ups.
• ALL volunteers are required to have a valid waiver on file. If you do not have one, you will be unable to volunteer.

HOW TO SIGN UP

If you have already volunteered with the city: 

1. Login into your account
2. Respond to the opportunity
   1.  Click "Respond" if you are an individual either volunteering alone, or volunteering with a team, but registering yourself. 
   2. Click "Respond as team" if you  are the team leader and are registering a team OR are a parent attending with an unregistered minor. You can add team members by email (team member MUST have an account created) or by reserving slots (up to 8). Please note, any person in a reserved slot will need to bring a printed signed waiver. See below for link.

If this is your first time volunteering for the city,

1. You must first create an account and then sign or have an agreement signed online (once done this will be valid for 3 years).

Adults 18+:

1. Create an account
2. Fill out a waiver.
3. After completing the waiver you can then respond to the opportunity
   1. Click "Respond" if you are an individual either volunteering alone, or volunteering with a team, but registering yourself.
   2. Click "Respond as team" if you are the team leader and are register a team OR are a parent attending with an unregistered minor. You can add team members by email (team member MUST have an account created) or by reserving slots (up to 8). Please note, any person in a reserved slot will need to bring a printed signed waiver. See below for link.

Youth between 15 - 17 years old

1. Create an account
2. Have a parent fill out a waiver -this will be emailed to them, so make sure the email is correct and have them check their spam.
3. After completing the waiver you can then respond to the opportunity
   1. Click "Respond" if you are an individual either volunteering alone, or volunteering with a team, but registering yourself.
   2. Click "Respond as team" if you are the team leader and are register a team OR are a parent attending with an unregistered minor. You can add team members by email (team member MUST have an account created) or by reserving slots (up to 8). Please note, any person in a reserved slot will need to bring a printed signed waiver. See below for link.

Minors under the age of 14 years

1. Must be accompanied by an adult. Parent or Guardian must first create an account for themselves (see instructions for 18+ above)
2. You will then need to respond as a team and add the amount of spots you are reserving for your team/family.  The parent or guardian is required to fill out wavier online for themselves and a printed and completed minors wavier form must be brought to work site for each minor 14 and under on the day of event.

Downloadable volunteer forms are located at: https://sammamish.us/community-involvement/volunteer/