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PigeonCoup
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NEW to the Playa! Want to Volunteer!

Post by PigeonCoup » Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:52 am

HELLO


My partner’s friend is giving me her volunteer shift(s) at the airport to secure my ticket. I am super new and this is my first year! I am looking for a way to not only have myself join and volunteer but also my boyfriend (trying to secure his ticket but he has been before). Any help and advice is appreciated and if anyone knows anything more about the airport volunteers I am extremely interested and I hope I’m emailing the right folks!!

Any help securing my partners ticket would mean the world :) even simply being pointed in the right direction would mean a lot.

Thanks everyone!

Best,
Pigeon xoxo
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Re: NEW to the Playa! Want to Volunteer!

Post by Sham » Thu Jul 04, 2024 12:26 pm

PigeonCoup wrote:
Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:52 am
HELLO


My partner’s friend is giving me her volunteer shift(s) at the airport to secure my ticket. I am super new and this is my first year! I am looking for a way to not only have myself join and volunteer but also my boyfriend (trying to secure his ticket but he has been before). Any help and advice is appreciated and if anyone knows anything more about the airport volunteers I am extremely interested and I hope I’m emailing the right folks!!

Any help securing my partners ticket would mean the world :) even simply being pointed in the right direction would mean a lot.

Thanks everyone!

Best,
Pigeon xoxo
Securing a ticket is much more involved than just volunteering. It takes a few years of volunteering (from what I understand) To get on the list for a ticket. Even at that, this allows you to buy a ticket through Steward Ticket Sales. As you can imagine, if a ticket were given for just signing up to volunteer, everyone would sign up, then not show up for their shifts. If you re very reliable and very conscientious, a ticket could very well be offered in the future.
Your best bet is to buy tickets your first year, then see how it all works.

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Re: NEW to the Playa! Want to Volunteer!

Post by some seeing eye » Fri Jul 05, 2024 11:29 am

Welcome to ePlaya and your first burn! The airport is fun and in my experience they have longer shifts and there is more working that socializing between volunteers.

Most departments don't accept virgins for shiftboard shifts. The reason is that virgins may not be able to anticipate their sleep schedule. Some departments do accept walk up volunteers, start on playa with Playa Info.
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