🎃 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 the 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:
Volunteer Benefits:
- 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 mpd@greeningprojects.org
In addition, this event is made possible by the generous support of our community volunteers!
Together, we make magic happen! 🎃✨
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Greening Projects is a dedicated nonprofit organization focused on transforming urban environments into vibrant, sustainable community spaces. By converting underutilized urban land into public parks, community gardens, and native habitat corridors, the organization works to enhance local biodiversity and climate equity.
Through collaborative efforts with community members and donors, Greening Projects aims to create lasting, multi-generational legacies of environmental health and beauty.