Volunteers needed for 2015 Balloon Rally and Ribfest

Balloon-Rally-2014-Sat-morning-early-launchThe WVRA is providing health and welfare communications on the flight line for the Wausau Area Event’s Balloon Rally this year. It is on Thursday July 9, Friday July 10, Saturday July 11 & Sunday July 12.

We are in need of volunteers.

The event covers Thursday night, Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday evening, and Sunday morning. You can volunteer for just one of the periods, two periods, or more. Friday evening and Saturday evening we need more people. If you are there Saturday morning you do not have to be there all day. You can go home. Then come back in the evening.

In the morning the volunteers need to be at the Wausau Airport by 5:00 AM.

This allows you to check in at the volunteer registration table (if you have not registered), and get to your assigned spot. The balloons take off at approximately 6:00 to 6:30 AM. We should be done by 7:30 AM.

On Thursday, Friday & Saturday evening the volunteers need to be at the Wausau Airport by 4:00 PM. This allows you to check in at the volunteer registration table (if you have not registered), and get to your assigned spot. The balloons take off at approximately 6:00 to 7:00 PM. We should be done by 9:00 PM. On Saturday there is a fireworks display at 10:00 PM We should be done by about 11:00 PM.

If you are able to help out for any of these shifts, please contact Dan Sharpee: dksharpee2001@yahoo.com