As I'm sure many of you read, I decided to volunteer four days during the Sundance Film Festival with the Park City Library. The volunteer experience started out rocky after I started receiving daily emails directing me to a variety of locations around Park City and Salt Lake for different trainings and events. I was sent to SLC for a new volunteer orientation, to the Library for a job-specific training, to the high school to select dates and to the Marriott to sign in. I was beginning to fear the hassle would not be worth the pay off. Luckily, I was wrong.
The festival was amazing and I quickly forgot the headache of the pre-event bussle. My volunteer work consisted of ushering, taking tickets and directing patrons before each screening. Once the movies began, all the volunteers got to sit back and enjoy the shows. By the end of the festival, I had seen 12 movies and met some wonderful people. I am thoroughly excited to participate again next year.
The only downside of the event is the parking. If you are volunteering with a downtown venue like the Library, Eccles or the Egyptian, you have to plan to park in a designated lot and shuttle to your location. This could potential add two hours for a round-trip ride. Luckily, I arrived at my venue by 6:45 a.m. so parking spots were still available, but this will definitely be a factor affecting when and where I volunteer next year.
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