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About us:

Fountain Square volunteers are bright, energetic doers who help create positive experiences for visitors. In the past year, volunteers have, among other things:

• filled Easter eggs with donated candy and hidden eggs during the egg hunt
• registered teams for the Cinciditarod urban shopping cart race
• announced broomball games on the ice rink
• served beer and soft drinks at events, including many live music events and movie nights
• stage-managed the Light Up event
• set up a reception area for VIP guests
• monitored event exit points
• taken pictures for our web site and sponsorship proposals
• hosted game shows
• judged a Rock-Paper-Scissors contest and a coney eating contest
• refereed the Office Olympics

Many nonprofits hold events to raise money to fund their services, but at Fountain Square Management, our events are our services. We fulfill our mission by actively programming Fountain Square to bring more activity and investment to downtown and the region.

If you would like to help, please join our e-mail list to find out about volunteer opportunities as they arise. Also see below for immediate volunteer needs. If you have questions, feel free to contact Event Manager Suzanne Schindler at sschindler@3cdc.org or 513.621.4400 x124. Thank you!

Fountain Square Management Group is a nonprofit organization that plans and produces events and manages the day to day operations of Fountain Square. FSMG is a subsidiary of 3CDC and supports its mission to develop Cincinnati’s center city as a region of high-value real estate and employment sustained by a diverse mix of housing, culture, and entertainment.

Immediate Volunteer Needs

Call for Volunteers: Beverage Sales at Summer Series Events

Fountain Square Management is looking for groups or individuals to staff beer & soft drink sales for weekly summer events. The series run for 14 weeks from Memorial Day to Labor Day and include our music events and movie nights. Groups may take half the summer (7 weeks). Call for availability!

Volunteers will sell bottled beer and soft drinks from a stationary cart on Fountain Square. Your group would supply 2-3 reliable workers for the same event each week and a leader to recruit and schedule workers. Fountain Square Mgmt would provide initial training, written instructions, and on-site guidance for the first two weeks. A uniformed Cincinnati Police officer is detailed to each event. Workers must be over 21.

Advantages:

• Keep tips
  
• Promote your group at Fountain Square events:
• Recruit new members
• Social event/team-building
  
• Take donations
• Add names to your mailing list
• Hand out brochures or flyers
• We’ll show your name & logo on the video board periodically to acknowledge you and highlight your involvement in the event
• Volunteers receive free parking after 4 PM in the Fountain Square Garage on the nights they work

To find out more, please contact Event Manager Suzanne Schindler at 513.621.4400 x124 or sschindler@3cdc.org by May 16. Thank you!

Call for Volunteers: Beverage Sales for Reds Hot Weekend
Friday, May 16, Live Music
Shifts are 4:30 to 7:15 and 7:15 to 9:00 pm
Saturday, May 17, Movie Night:
Shifts: 4:30 to 7:00; 7:00 to 9:30, and 9:30 to 11:30

It's the first of seven Reds Hot Weekends in 2008! The Cleveland Indians are in town, and we're offering a little extra entertainment before and after the games. Friday it's live local music, and on Saturday we'll watch two great baseball movies: The Sandlot and The Natural. Volunteers are needed to serve beer and soft drinks at both events.

Volunteers receive free parking in the Fountain Square garage after 4 pm and keep any tips you make! To sign up, please contact Suzanne Schindler at sschindler@3cdc.org. Thank you!