VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS NEEDED: Harvest Fest, Sat., October 14th; 2 - 5pm

Who's excited to be at Harvest Fest on Saturday? It's a time of community gathering, work and celebration and truly a magical day at GRS! We have a lot of support so far, AND we could use a lot of volunteers still. If you aren't able to be there Saturday but want to contribute in advance, let us know----lots of advance prep and shopping can be done! For more information, please contact PEG at peg@greatriverschool.org or click here to view the remaining slots and sign up to volunteer.

We have many lead roles filled but are in need of volunteers in the following areas:

  • Caramel Apples: Assist with Caramel apples and bring gallon jugs of Ghiradelli caramel with pumps, topping and help serve.

  • Cider Press:  Helpers, apple donations and compostable cups. 

  • Harvest soup: Kitchen assisting with roasting and prepping soup Friday after school/Saturday morning and could use some kitchen assistants.

  • Donations needed of lots of root veggies, bouillon and some helper for roasting and preparing soup!

  • Gear Swap: Donations and a few helpers to hang, stage and then clean up.

  • Bounce House: Assist with the kids in line and also pre-fest campus clean up. He's going to need some extra hands with the bounce line as well as helpers with wood chips and campus projects 

  • Face Painters and help with temporary tattoos 

Donations being accepted:
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We will also have some farm stand and bake sale goods for sale----if you would like to share any of your extra homemade jams/jellies, sauces or other fall items, we would gladly receive them (please be sure to label all ingredients)

- Clean clothing for the Gear Swap

-Root Veggies, bouillon

As you can see---it's a wild ride getting to Harvest fest and a lot of fun in the making. It takes a whole community to put on a great harvest fest and it really shows how the Great River works together to do all the things.

PEG Ambassadors and the whole GRS community are excited for this event and look forward to collaborating with you.

Thank you,
PEG

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