Volunteer

1.0 Mission
Celebrate Minnesota’s rich musical heritage at an annual riverfront festival for music lovers of all
passions and backgrounds.

2.0 History
The first RiverSong festival launched in 2009. It was the brainchild of a small group of graduates of the
Community Area Leadership Program funded by the Blandin Foundation in 2006. The organization was
formed in 2007 and is currently operating as a non-profit organization with their own 501(c) (3) non-profit
status. Seeing an opportunity to leverage Hutchinson’s natural, historic and artistic resources, the group
formed an action committee and recruited dozens of volunteers who wanted to expand Hutchinson’s
growing reputation as an arts destination. RiverSong is currently a member group of the Hutchinson Center
for the Arts .

3.0 Definitions
-3.1 Board member – any member of the organization that is part of the Executive Committee, Executive
Director and/or any one of the chairpersons of a standing committee for RiverSong Music Festival.
-3.2 Volunteer – any board member, committee member, or person who otherwise assists with
RiverSong Music Festival, no matter what length of time their service may be.

4.0 Personal Responsibilities
-4.1 All volunteers must sign in and out of the volunteer check-in area at the festival.
-4.2 Wear a RiverSong volunteer t-shirt while working at RiverSong Music Festival.
-4.3 Follow instructions given to you by RiverSong board members regarding your duties as a volunteer.
-4.4 Keep all volunteer, board member and organization information confidential.
-4.5 Treat all board members, volunteers, city officials, and guests of RiverSong with kindness, dignity
and respect.
-4.6 Keep comments about the RiverSong organization and/or its volunteers respectful at all times.
-4.7 Exhibit professional and appropriate behavior when volunteering for and/or wearing RiverSong
apparel at official events.
-4.8 Exhibit nondiscriminatory and nonjudgmental behavior while acting as a volunteer of RiverSong.
-4.9 Volunteers may not use, be in the possession of or be under the influence of illegal or illicit drugs at
any time while at the festival or any other sanctioned event.
-4.10 Volunteers that are of age 21 or older must use alcohol responsibly at the festival and during all
sanctioned events.

5.0 Personal Commitment
-5.1 Volunteers that do not follow the requirements listed above and/or display or exhibit inappropriate
behaviors during any RiverSong sanctioned event may be asked to immediately leave the event.
-5.2 Volunteers that violate the Code of Conduct and/or display other behavior that is detrimental or otherwise does not meet the mission of the organization, may immediately forfeit their volunteer status with the organization following a review by the RiverSong Music Festival Board of Directors.