Signups for Lobsterfest 2023 Volunteers

Event Name:

Lobsterfest 2023

Event Date:

Sep. 30, 2023
6:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m.

Event Location:

135 Ferguson St
Guelph, ON
Canada

Equipment Loading (Day before) (1 Task)

Equipment Loading - Involve loading trailer with cooking drums, baskets, burners, tent etc. at Regal Rd. storage locker (wee store). Some equipment is heavy/awkward enough to require 2 and 4 person lifts. Need work clothes and gloves.

Sep. 29, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

All 6 Volunteers Booked

Day-of Lobsterfest Tasks (7 Tasks)

Setting up the items for the silent auction and the Live Auction at the ICC between 9:30 am and noon on Saturday, September 30, and ensuring that the bid sheets are all in order.

Sep. 30, 2023 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

3 of 4 booked

Cooking Setup - Involves outside setup of tent, cooking frames, drums, tables, lighting etc. Connecting burners to propane tanks. Filling drums with water. Requires lifting including 2 and 4 person lifts, and climbing. Need work clothes and gloves.

Sep. 30, 2023 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

7 of 8 booked

Registration of guests in the lobby of the ICC from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on September 30. Assisting them to find their table number, if required.

Sep. 30, 2023 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

2 of 4 booked

Lobster Preparation, Cooking and Cleanup - Involves live lobster transfer to baskets and then to cooking drums. Lifting cooked lobster from drums and transferring to tables for splitting, “clobbering” and transferring to pans. Work is hot and wet so dress accordingly. Disposable aprons and gloves are available.

Sep. 30, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

9 of 10 booked

Lobster Clobbers - Involves splitting of cooked lobsters and cracking of claws and placing in pans. Work is hot, wet and messy.

Sep. 30, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

All 2 Volunteers Booked

Carriers - Involves transport of cooked, panned lobster to ICC staff to replenish the buffet. Work clothes are best.

Sep. 30, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

All 2 Volunteers Booked

Cashing out the guests' purchased items in the lobby of the ICC from 8:30 to 10:30 pm.

Sep. 30, 2023 8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

2 of 4 booked

Day after clean up (1 Task)

Equipment Removal - Involves taking down tent, lighting and tables. Bailing water from cooking drums. Washing everything down with hose. Disconnecting burners from propane. Loading everything into trailer. Pick up litter around the site. Some heavy lifting. Work clothes and gloves.

Oct. 01, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

All 6 Volunteers Booked