By volunteering you will…
- spend a fun day or two helping our community’s children learn what they can do to protect and conserve water.
- be a part of an initiative that will help our community for generations to come.
- meet new people who are interested in helping to further the mission of the Children’s Water Festival.
- learn more about our community’s water resources.
Festival mission
The mission of each festival is to introduce as many fourth grade students and teachers as we can each year to new ideas, options and solutions so they will conserve and protect water for the future and to lay the foundation for further learning.
Since 1999, the festival has educated over 10,000 4th graders in Albuquerque and 1,300 in Rio Rancho — 2,000 of whom were eligible to vote in the 2008 elections!
Presenters and volunteers donate about 1,500 hours each year. Without our volunteers, this event couldn’t happen!
Teacher, Student and Volunteer Comments
I cannot express how well-run this festival was. The kids enjoyed it thoroughly and I, the teacher, was extremely pleased that I didn't have to spend much time managing behavior. Our guide (Bill) was personable, answered questions, and seemed to enjoy being there. The kids (and adults) walked away with a vast amount of new knowledge. I am so grateful to have had this experience and hope to come back in the future! – teacher
I learned about water flow and that in 2009 we will be drinking Rio Grande River water. – student
I had the most fun playing the game where we were saving water for the planet to survive. – student
Thanks very much for all the (obviously!) hard work you put into the Water Festival. Even though it was my first visit to the water festival, everything was so well prepared and organized, it was very easy to get into the rhythm of things. This was a great experience -- you'll definitely see me as a volunteer again next year! -- Thomas Hochman, UPS Store 4275
Thank you to these organizations for providing volunteers on a regular basis!
- Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
- City of Rio Rancho
- Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension, 4-H
- Bernalillo County Master Gardeners
- Bernalillo County Office of Environmental Health
- Bernalillo County Public Works
- CH2M Hill OMI
- New Mexico Environment Department
- New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
- PNM
- Sandia National Laboratories
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
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2010 Albuquerque Bernalillo County
Children’s Water Festival
October 13 & 14, 2010
Albuquerque Convention Center
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Free parking! Free breakfast! Free lunch! Free T-shirt! (scrolled in marquee)
Program schedule
The program consists of five 30-minute activities, with five minutes to move from one activity to the next. Three activities occur before lunch and two occur after.
Click here for the full schedule.
Volunteer Jobs
The volunteer shifts are from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. each day, unless otherwise noted. Volunteers may work one or both days.
Make A Difference Day often coincides with one of our festivals. This means you can choose this festival as your volunteer activity for that initiative!
Timekeeper
Guide an assigned class through their activities and help the presenters stay on time.
Evaluator
Evaluate each activity based on set criteria outlined on a simple form to be filled out by the volunteer.
Welcome Desk
Assist the water festival staff at the Welcome Desk.
Lunch Assistant
Help staff set up and manage lunch for the 40 volunteers. This shift is from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Photographer
Take photographs that can be used to share the joy of hands-on learning.
Early Set-up and Tear Down
Arrive at 7:30 a.m. to help set up, and stay until 2:30 p.m. to tear down the event.
Volunteers will be contacted directly by the Festival Coordinator to confirm assignment and provide more festival information. |
