{"id":1906,"date":"2024-03-18T20:22:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/grayfestival\/?page_id=1906"},"modified":"2025-07-13T13:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T17:25:41","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/grayfestival\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1906\" class=\"elementor elementor-1906\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35f5232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35f5232\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f5ce85\" data-id=\"8f5ce85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e7819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3e7819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Community volunteers are priceless!\u00a0 amazing!\u00a0 Every year, &#8220;our lime-green volunteers&#8221; make our event run so smoothly. 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We meet starting in January, and then twice a month June thru September, and take off October thru December to enjoy the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to our Town Staff Liaisons:&nbsp;Mo Russo (2023), Claire &amp; Brit (2023);&nbsp;Kristen Muszynski (2021-2022); and&nbsp;Kathy Tombarelli (2016-2021); and to our Town Council Liaisons:&nbsp;Marty Meaney (2021-2023) and&nbsp;Bruce Foshay (2017-2020).<strong> Extra special thank you to ALL of our past\/present Committee volunteers:<\/strong> '24 Lisa, Annie, Deb, Grace; '23 Lisa, Karl, Aamee, Bernice, Deb, Adrienne; '22 Julie,&nbsp;Lisa, Karl, Aamee, Bernice;&nbsp;'21 Gail, Vicki, Mikell; '20 Cookie, Jeanette, Ray; '19 Karen, Renee, Cindy; '17 &amp; '18 Rachel Lyn, Roger, Manny; '16 Ruth, Poppy, Pastor Vail, Rachel Lyn.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n&nbsp;\nIf you would like to learn more about being on our Committee, or Sponsoring our Festival in 2025, or volunteering the day of the Festival please email us at&nbsp;<b><a href=\"mailto:blueberryfestival@graymaine.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blueberryfestival@graymaine.<wbr>org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b>or visit our&nbsp;<b>Contact Us<\/b>&nbsp;page. 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