Hello Veteran Festival of Books Volunteer!
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Happy New Year!  2018 has arrived, and with it -- the opportunity to once again volunteer for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books!  

This year's festival will take place on Saturday, April 21st and Sunday, April 22nd and we hope you'll join us again this year as a volunteer!  

Online Registration for 2018 is now open and we want you to have early access so you can get the shifts you want! So sign up today!

A few reminders about Volunteering:

Volunteers will receive free parking, shuttle service from the parking lot, and lunch.
 
We will provide t-shirts for volunteers to wear and keep after the event.  

The majority of volunteer activities require being on your feet for most of your shift, so if this isn't possible, you may not want to volunteer.  

You may sign up for as many shifts as you wish for one or both days.  

If you're interesting in being selected as an author escort, signing up for more than one shift increases your chances of being an escort and is a great help in scheduling. (Note: We always need more escorts for mid-day and afternoon shifts!)

New Age Policy this Year!  Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age - however, we will now accept volunteers aged 15 - 17 as long as they are volunteering along side their parent or guardian.  So, if you've wanted your teen to volunteer with you - this year we're making that possible for our adult volunteers with teens aged 15-17.
Important:  Make sure our emails can reach you!

Spam filters may cause you to miss important communications about volunteering for the Festival. And this year we'll be sending volunteer parking passes via email so....

Please add this email address to your address book so our emails do not wind up blocked or in your junk mail folder:


Go ahead: Add it now!  (We'll wait for you!)

Also - if you are volunteering this year or wish to do so in the future, please do not unsubscribe from this mailing list, as we'll no longer be able to contact you.   
We'll only send you relevant and infrequent email and promise not to bug you!    

Have you added us to your address book? Great!
It's easy to register online!

Online registration is easy and we encourage you to register as soon as possible! That way we'll know this email has reached you! It'll only take you a couple of minutes and you'll be all set to join to us in April!

Don't worry - you can always cancel or change your shift(s) at a later date if necessary.  But try to register now so you're guaranteed your choice of shifts!


Thanks for volunteering!

We really appreciate your continued support of our yearly celebration of the written word! 

For any questions about volunteering,   email us.  You can also leave messages on the Festival of Books volunteer hotline at (213) 237-6503 though we only check messages there about once a week this time of year, so email is always preferred!

For general information about the Festival, visit the Festival of Books website. Information is also available on the Festival of Books Facebook Fan Page and through the official Twitter stream (@latimesfob).

Looking forward to seeing you again this year!

Best Regards,

Larry Deckel
Volunteer Coordinator
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Larry Deckel | Los Angeles Times Festival of Books | festivalofbooks@troutco.com | Website