Almaden Valley Art & Wine Festival
Seeks Event Day Student Volunteers
The Almaden Valley Women’s Club hosts its 31st Annual Almaden Valley Art & Wine Festival at Almaden Lake Park on Sunday, September 16, 2007. Student volunteers are still needed to assist with this year’s event.Seeks Event Day Student Volunteers
Community service hours will be awarded to qualifying youth volunteers. Student must be 14 years old or older to participate. A minimum two hour shift is required. Interested students may work the full day to earn 10 community service hours. Volunteer assignments are available throughout the day of the festival and include set up, supply deliveries, clean up and staffing the children’s area (games, crafts and attractions).
The annual festival relies on the support of volunteers to make this popular community event a continued success. Last year, more than 150 student volunteers participated in event-day activities. Interested students should contact the festival’s volunteer chairwomen, Corrin Degnan, at almadenwine.com under student volunteers. Please complete the online application. You will be notified by Corrin of your volunteer’s shifts.
This year’s festival will be held for it’s 4th year at the Almaden Lake Part, centrally located at the intersection of Almaden Expressway and Coleman Avenue in San Jose (near Highways 85 and 87) Admission is free. The park offers a beautiful setting for a delightful day of live entertainment, children’s activities, wonderful wines and beers of the bay area, the works of talented artists and craftspeople, and delicious food, with proceeds benefiting local schools and non-profit organizations.
Almaden Lake Park is easily accessible by VTA light rail and bus service and the Los Alamitos Creek Trail. Ample free parking is available for cars and bicycles. Parking lot options close to the festival include the Santa Clara Valley Water District on Almaden Expressway and the VTA Almaden Light Rail Station on Coleman Avenue.
Voted one of the best festivals in San Jose, the annual Almaden Valley Art & Wine Festival is organized entirely by the Almaden Valley Women’s Club. Since 1965, the club had been committed to serving the needs of the Almaden community and those of greater San Jose, through funds raised at its annual festival. Information about the Almaden Valley Art & Wine Festival and the Almaden Valley Women’s Club is available at almadenwine.com.
Almaden Valley Women’s Club publicity@almadenwine.org
