🎃 Volunteers Needed: Halloween on Cortland 2025! 🎃
Please help us make the Second Annual Halloween on Cortland a spooktacular success!
We’re looking for community volunteers to help create a safe, fun, and memorable Halloween celebration for all of Bernal Heights. Whether you have 2 hours or 20 hours to give, there’s a perfect volunteer opportunity for you!
🚦 Traffic Control & Safety
Essential for keeping our car-free celebration safe
What you’ll do:
- Help set up and monitor street barricades
- Direct pedestrian traffic flow
- Assist with intersection safety
- Support emergency vehicle access if needed
Time commitment: 4-6 hours on event day
Training provided: Yes, safety briefing required
👥 Safety Monitors
Be the friendly face that keeps everyone safe
What you’ll do:
- Monitor crowd density and flow
- Assist families with young children
- Help with accessibility needs
- Provide event information to attendees
Time commitment: 3-4 hour shifts available
Perfect for: Community members who love helping others
💰 Fundraising Team
Help secure resources for this year’s event
What you’ll do:
- Reach out to local businesses for sponsorships
- Organize fundraising activities
- Write grant applications
- Coordinate with existing donors
Time commitment: Flexible, mostly remote work
Skills needed: Communication, organization, writing
📢 Marketing & Outreach
Spread the word throughout Bernal Heights and beyond
What you’ll do:
- Create and distribute flyers
- Coordinate with local schools and community groups
- Manage volunteer recruitment
- Build partnerships with neighborhood organizations
Time commitment: 2-5 hours per week leading up to event
Great for: People with connections in the community
📱 Social Media & Communications
Help us build excitement online
What you’ll do:
- Create engaging social media content
- Manage Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts
- Design graphics and promotional materials
- Document the event with photos and videos
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week
Skills needed: Social media experience, creativity, basic design
🎨 Event Setup & Decoration
Transform Cortland into a Halloween wonderland
What you’ll do:
- Set up event signage and decorations
- Coordinate with local businesses on storefront displays
- Help with day-of logistics
Time commitment: Setup day before + event day
Physical requirements: Ability to lift and move materials
🏆 Costume Contest Coordinators
Make the costume competition memorable
What you’ll do:
- Organize costume contest registration
- Coordinate with judges
- Manage prize distribution
- Create fun photo opportunities
Time commitment: 2-3 hours on event day
Perfect for: Enthusiastic, organized volunteers
📋 General Event Support
Help wherever needed most
What you’ll do:
- Assist with registration and check-in
- Help distribute candy and treats
- Support other volunteer teams as needed
- Clean-up assistance
Time commitment: Flexible shifts available
Great for: First-time volunteers, families, students
How to Get Involved
Ready to volunteer? We’d love to have you join our team!
Contact us:
- Email: volunteers@halloweenoncortland.org
- Phone: (415) 218-5352
- Sign up online: https://greeningprojects.org/supporting-local-green-spaces/
Volunteer Benefits:
- Official Halloween on Cortland volunteer t-shirt
- Free food and refreshments during your shift
- Community service hours (great for students)
- Be part of creating lasting memories for hundreds of families
- Meet amazing neighbors and make new friends
Questions? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Mike Doherty, at volunteers@halloweenoncortland.org
Halloween on Cortland is organized by Greening Projects in partnership with Civic Joy Fund, Baukunst, Avenue Greenlight, and Bernal Business & Art Alliance.
In addition, this event is made possible by the generous support of our community volunteers!
Together, we make magic happen! 🎃✨