How to VOLUNTEER
HEM workers prevent accidents at large events by routine walk-throughs, organizing teams of rovers, and identifying patrons in the crowd who may need some attending to. We try to identify potential issues before they occur, assuring the ultimate safety of everyone. HEM assists patrons in need of attention by assessing them in a kind way, making sure they are cared for properly. HEM provides a safe area at the medical tent where a patron in need can be evaluated, relaxed, and revived.
At HEM, we use our own medical supplies, service equipment and hardware related to service, unless otherwise negotiated and agreed upon by promoter/venue management. HEM communicates and coordinates with EMS for advanced life support when a patron presents a need greater than HEM's resources. HEM volunteers will arrive onsite using the universal medical cross t-shirts as identification. HEM also provides a lost and found box for patrons at many venues/events, as well as lost parent/child services coordinated with stage management.
At 'weekend' events (festivals), we camp adjacent to our medical tent, enjoying sunshine, diverse and amazing music, and people. HEM provides one meal per shift for outdoor shows, either meat or vegetarian. We have been developing a kitchen the last year or so, as to save a few bucks and keep our team fed with out having to depend totally on vendors. No meals are provided for indoor shows due to the short shift and lack of on-site food vendors, but we may grab a post-show refreshment somewhere!
If you need to, you are welcome to bring your own food, non-alcoholic beverages and refillable water bottles to those events. HEM is family-friendly for those with children. We may also be able to offer some accommodations to the partners of our volunteers (for example, volunteers with lots of children may need an SO pass to come to the event). At long events we become a large extended family that frequently cook and share meals potluck style and assist each other with our children and bodywork. At HEM, the focus is the patron, but how can we treat people successfully if we ourselves are not ready to heal?
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Commitment
Volunteers are asked to give 4-8 hours a day to an event when present. There will be a schedule for each particular shift, and changing shifts is usually not a problem, HOWEVER, THE SHIFT MUST BE COVERED BY A REPLACEMENT AND THE SHIFT SUPERVISOR MUST BE AWARE. NO EXCEPTIONS! This rule cannot be broken! If we can reimburse volunteer staff for their expenses, such as gas and mileage for driving, we will.
Skills
No music festival is complete without great food and drinks. From local craft beer to gourmet food trucks, we've got you covered. Come hungry!
Get Started!
Make the most of your Harmony Event Medicine Music Festival experience by camping on-site. Wake up to beautiful views and enjoy all the festivities without having to leave the grounds. Please read the detailed information for volunteers in HEM Resources under HEM Documents. You will signoff at the end of the application that you have read and are responsible for knowing the basic minimums for being an HEM volunteer.
We love our volunteers!
Contributing your time and energy to Harmony Event Medicine is a great way to have fun, meet people and work for a worthwhile cause!
HEM has a well-earned reputation for compassionate and caring service to its clientele. This is the result of an organized, rotating schedule of an all-volunteer medical staff that enjoys helping people.
Your help though contributions and volunteering helps us serve the community at large!From earplugs, sanitizers, lost child/parent needs, first aid, arranging non-emergency transports and providing educational materials, we aim to provide a personalized and comfortable environment for large gatherings of any kind. On our pages you will find information, links, and contacts designed to help answer questions of what HEM does, and the services we provide. HEM continually builds relationships with event promoters, clients, donors and volunteers. By donating supplies to us we can continue to reinvest into our organization that does so much for the our special events community! Work somewhere that supports not for profits like HEM? Let us know! We love to build community!
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