For those that couldn’t make it to our first volunteer meeting on Monday, we are having another one tomorrow, July 14th at 6:30pm at The Alliance for Pioneer Square’s office across from Smith Tower (2nd & Yesler).

As noted in the first post, here is the help we’re looking for:

• Social Media Crew – includes helping with the blog, promote vendors that have been accepted, work on the facebook tagging campaign, take photos during the event for facebook + the blog, etc. This is a good opportunity to work with Banyan Branch, our social media sponsor.
• Promotions Crew – hand out flyers and posters at different locations throughout Seattle
• Set up Crew – help set up tables, chairs, signs, etc.
• Vendor Check In – show vendors where their spot is, answer any questions
• Traffic Crew – help guide people to parking (vendors coming in, shoppers coming in, vendors going out)
• Information Desk (must know the neighborhood well) – help answer questions, direct shoppers to other businesses, or restrooms.
• Vendor Check Out – collect sales tracking sheets from vendors
• Closing Crew (take tables and chairs down to storage)
• Clean up Crew – walk the park and surrounding streets to make sure trash is picked up

Right now, we have set up two time slots for day of volunteers: 8am – 1pm and 1pm – 6pm.

It looks like we need about 30 volunteers per day, so if you’re interested, please email me as soon as possible or come to the meeting on Wednesday.

This is a great opportunity to give back to the community and to get involved in the revitalization of Seattle’s oldest neighborhood!

Email: info@theseattlesquare.com

Call: Jen at 206-356-6066 with any questions

or fill out the volunteer form here.

This market has been totally volunteer-organized and volunteer-driven and we really need more volunteers to help make this market a success. There is a formal volunteer meeting set up for today, July 12th, at 5:15pm at The Alliance for Pioneer Square’s office across from Smith Tower (2nd & Yesler).

The following is the types of volunteer help we need:

• Social Media Crew – includes helping with the blog, promote vendors that have been accepted, work on the facebook tagging campaign, etc.
• Promotions Crew – hand out flyers and posters at different locations throughout Seattle
• Set up Crew – help set up tables, chairs, signs, etc.
• Vendor Check In – show vendors where their spot is, answer any questions
• Traffic Crew – help guide people to parking (vendors coming in, shoppers coming in, vendors going out)
• Information Desk (must know the neighborhood well) – help answer questions, direct shoppers to other businesses, or restrooms.
• Vendor Check Out – collect sales tracking sheets from vendors
• Closing Crew (take tables and chairs down to storage)
• Clean up Crew – walk the park and surrounding streets to make sure trash is picked up

If any of these sound interesting to you and you’re interested in giving back to the community, please email info@theseattlesquare.com or fill out a volunteer contact form.

There will be free T-shirts for all volunteers involved (designs by market sponsor Tether Design Gallery)

Both Seattle and Dallas are launching outdoor markets next weekend to revitalize their respective historic districts.  Read more here, and check out the DFW market here.

We will start blogging about vendors that are participating in our market throughout the summer, but we also wanted to announce that we will be giving away swag tote bags to the first 200 people at the market next Saturday, July 17th.

The swag bags will be filled with free coupons to neighborhood nightclubs, DRY Soda bottles, discount passes to the Underground Tour and more!

Many of the vendors that are selling in our market throughout the summer are also participants in the Urban Craft Uprising this weekend.

As the largest indie craft fair in Seattle, Urban Craft Uprising celebrates its 2nd summer show this July 10th and 11th, at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM both days.

At Urban Craft Uprising shows, fans can choose from a wide variety of hand-crafted goods including clothing of all types, jewelry, gifts, bags, wallets, accessories, aprons, children’s goods, toys, housewares, paper goods, candles, journals, art, ice cream, food & much, much more. Each Urban Craft Uprising show is carefully curated and juried to ensure the best mix of crafts and arts along with originality, uniqueness.

In 2009, Urban Craft Uprising held its first Summer Show.  It was such a success that we decided Seattle wanted more!  This summer we will have hourly demos, new vendors, old favorites and more surprises to be revealed soon!

When: Saturday and Sunday, July 10th and 11th
Time: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm both days
Where: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall (on Mercer St. across from 3rd Ave. N)
Admission: FREE!

For more info on vendors, check out their website here or their blog here.