This is the first year for the Big Barrel event, which follows on the hugely successful Firefly Music Festivalheld on the same grounds just last week. Big Barrel will run Friday, June 26 - Sunday, June 28 from 12:30 pm-12:00 am each day.
If you go, please give a big howdy to our hard working Wolverines behind many of the food booths!
Firefly Music Festival Volleyball & softball teams gather for fund raising effort Wesley CollegeWolverine volleyballand softballathletes had a brief reunion today in the Wentworth Gynasium parking lot before heading out for four days of fund raising at the Firefly Music Festival, June 18-21.
If you are among the 90,000 attending this spectacular jamboree, please look for these young ladies working concession stands at Sweet Tooth, Verde Fresh, Burger Dog, Southern, American Grill, Chicken Spud and Sausage House!
Click on the arrow below for a 21-photo slideshow of the softball and volleyball teams' parking lot reunion…
Wesley softball/ volleyball teams Huge team fund raiser starts this Wednesday
Coming fast... This week and next week two major fund raising venues arrive back-to-back for the Wesley College Wolverine volleyballand softball teams. The events are fantastic – Firefly Music Festival&Big Barrel Country Music Festival – but the work can be hot, arduous, long on hours, often with non-stop service to crowds expected to reach upwards to 90,000.
Many thanks to the volunteer workers, especially those not players themselves. Here is everything you want to know about where to be, how to dress, and what to bring for staff workers at the festivities. Click here for contact information to reach Head Softball/Head Volleyball CoachJuli Greep.
► LOCATION: The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE ► EVENT DATES: Firefly, this Thursday through Sunday, June 18 – 21; Big Barrel, next Friday through Sunday, June 26 – 28.
► WESLEY WORKERS MEET: every day in the parking lot behindWentworth Gymnasium, (GPS: 400 Clara Street, Dover, Delaware.) ► DAILY MEET TIMES: Traffic can be heavy, so plan to arrive early... Thursday, June 18, by 1:30 PM
Friday, June 19, by 10:30 AM Saturday, June 20, by 10:30 AM Sunday, June 21, by 10:30 AM
Friday, June 26, by 1:30 PM Saturday, June 20, by 10:30 AM Sunday, June 21, by 10:30 AM
► TRANSPORTATION: carpooling to and from events. NOTE: limited parking passes available, so carpooling must be maximized. ► CREDENTIALS: provided each day at festival check-in. ► UNIFORM/ DRESS REQUIREMENTS: Black, Khaki, or navy shorts, pants or capris (no short shorts). Closed toed shoes (preferably sneakers). White shirt or white shirt with a collar is preferred. A black apron will be provided. REPEAT: ABSOLUTELY NOshort shorts, tank tops or sandals.
► WHERE STAFF WORKING: On festival grounds at food concessions named Sweet Tooth, Verde Fresh, Burger Dog, Southern, American Grill, Chicken Spud or Sausage House.
►SHIFT TIMES: Thursday 3:00 PM -11:00 PM. Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11:00 AM - Midnight. ► SPLIT SHIFTS: Arrive on-site 5:30 PM; switch made at 6:00 PM. IMPORTANT: traffic may be heavy plus there is a significant, large distance between parking area and walk to working site. No staffer can leave until replacement arrives. To ensure credit for coverage, staffers must check with Head Coach Juli Greep on-site before switching shifts.
► BREAKS: recorded electronically by texting Head Coach Juli Greep. You must text out when you go on break and when you return. If going on break with more than one person only one text is needed with names listed. Breaks are 35 minutes per shift. YOU CAN STACK BREAKS if working a full day and would like to see a concert. IF YOU DO NOT RETURN FROM YOUR BREAK in the appropriate amount of time your shifts wages will be forfeited to the team’s general fund.
► MEAL PROVIDED WORKERS: Two hot dogs or Cheeseburger, chips, fruit, and bottled water.
► STAFFERS CAN BRING: A cooler 11.75” x 8.25” x 12” or smaller with food and/or beverage. Liquid sunscreen. Refillable water containers less than 1 liter but must be empty upon entrance. Camel Backs (must be empty upon entry). Blankets. NOTE: All items are subject to change and search by Firefly/ Big Barrel organizers.
► ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL, TOBACCO OR ILLEGAL DRUG USE. BE WARNED:if seen, showing signs of, or reported participating in these activities, you will be removed from the festival and suspended from upcoming season games as stated in the team rules. This is team event and should be treated as such. ► MORE PROHIBITED ITEMS:NO…alcohol of any kind or flasks, glass containers, illegal substances, drugs or drug paraphernalia, illegal or unauthorized vending, knives or weapons of any kind, slingshots, animals (except service animals), flammable lanterns or fire of any kind, fireworks or any types of explosives, skateboards, scooters, or personalized motorized vehicles, bicycles inside the festival, umbrellas of any size, tents or canopies, chairs and stools of any type, wagons or carts of any type, sports balls, eye drops, outside cans or cups, professional cameras (detachable lens), poles, sticks, pool noodles, flags or tripods/monopods, professional video or audio recording devices, lasers or pointers, chains, chain wallets, or spike jewelry, instruments, megaphones, horns or noise makers, soliciting, metal aerosol containers including sunscreen, pepper spray, bug repellent, or spray paint (non-flammable are permitted), water guns (spray bottles with fans allowed if empty), charcoal, propane, or gasoline, grills or cooking devices, bags, purses, or backpacks larger than 16”x 16” x 8”, stuffed animals.
This year theFirefly Music Festivalshould be bigger than ever with the arrival of Paul McCartney, 139 nationally known musical acts, road trips, dance parties, crowd sing-a-longs, encores, silently discoing, hanging out in hammocks, crowd surfing, and, what the event boasts is “the best weekend of the summer.”
So Wolverines mark the dates on your calendar – 6/18-21 & 6/26-28 – to serve as festival workers where, if past years are a guide, you will be serving an assortment of tacos, sweets and sodas amid hungry crowds and loud music.
Arrangements are made for teammates from out of town to typically bunk with local players.
