Volunteers
The Mandarins program cannot survive without volunteers! Volunteers are needed to help in the kitchen, driving trucks, uniforms, and health and wellness staff. Participation in corps activities is a parent’s opportunity to see our program close up and get to know the people who make it work.
Check out our Volunteer interest form below!
You can also scroll down to read more about our available tour opportunities!
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For any additional questions, please get in touch with tourdirector@mandarins.org
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Interested in helping us as our volunteer coordinator? Click below for more information!
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Volunteer Opportunities on Tour
Kitchen Crew
Our Mobile Kitchen (Mushu) runs smoothly with volunteers like you! No experience necessary.
We need volunteers for our weekend camps, training camp, as well as our National Tour. Our Mobile Kitchen prepares and cooks 800 meals per day for our very hungry members and staff.
Please contact Tyler Allin with any questions.
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Truck Driving
Driving is a critical part of supporting the Mandarins. The class A commercial trucks and other support vehicles carry all of the members’ performance equipment, show prop’s, as well as food supplies and cooking equipment. Veteran drivers will give you an orientation to the pleasures of driving. Our goal is to have you paired with another volunteer driver, and you will usually be in a convoy of support vehicles. A valid driver’s license for the type of equipment you are trained on is all that is required. We travel in class A commercial tractors, class A motor homes, and a range of class C passenger vans and truck/trailer combinations.
If you are interested in sharing the adventure with your performer, or just looking for some adventure of your own, contact our Tour Director Keith Sanpei, or Corps Director JW Koester.
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Medical
The medical volunteer on shift would provide on-site early medical assessment of injuries/complaints as well as minor first aid care and spot checks of the members, staff, and volunteers as needed. They would call emergency medical help as needed and help coordinate transportation to a local hospital or urgent care clinic as the need arises. Additionally, a medical person is needed for each week of the nationwide tour.
For more information, contact our Health and Wellness team.
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Registration
Registration volunteers would help with registration activities prior to camps or other events. You would assist the business manager in checking in the members, collecting paperwork, medical information, providing name badges and any other registration needs at the time.
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Sewing Crew
Sewing Crew volunteers would help with uniform measurements, fittings and alterations during the weekend camps. On tour, the seamstress would travel with the volunteer crew and handle uniform alterations, repairs and maintenance on a daily basis. Additionally, a sewing crew person is needed for each week of the nationwide tour.