Wanna get involved and help us plan Pride Week 2008?

Pride Week 2008: June 20th to June 29th

The enormous success of Pride Week is the result of hundred of volunteers who give their time, and energy each year. Volunteers bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, as well as specialized skills to Pride Toronto. Dedication and commitment are the keys for a rewarding volunteer experience with our great community organization, Pride Toronto.

Pride Toronto is a VOLUNTEER run organization. We have over 150 volunteers working year round on 21 committees and our board planning and organizing the Pride Week Festival.

Who are these volunteers? They are teachers, activists, writers, students, graphic designers, programmers, web developers, youth workers, firefighters, entertainers, bankers, accountants, city employees, addiction counsellors, real estate agents, consultants, copy editors, and much much more.

Be a volunteer with Pride Toronto and make history happen!

Thank you to all of the volunteers that make Pride Week such an amazing success!

All of the hours of dedicated work did not go unnoticed and are one of the reasons that Pride Week is as great as it is.

Pride Toronto has four kinds of volunteer opportunities:

1. Weekend Volunteers

Every year during Pride Weekend, 1200 dedicated volunteers help to run all aspects of the festival. As if being a part of the action, meeting some fantastic people, and having a blast wan't enough, Weekend Volunteers get an awesome appreciation party, an orientation session, a reference letter, and goodies too!

2. Committee Members

All 21 of our committees need volunteers to contribute ideas, creativity, innovation, and commitment to realize the goals of each committee. Committee Members are asked for a commitment of 2 – 3 hours per week year round, with an increase in hours closer to the festival.

3. Committee Coordinators

Each of our committees is lead by one or two Coordinators. Coordinators act as the chair of the Committee to ensure the goals and objectives of the Committee are fulfilled. Coordinators are asked for a commitment of 5 – 7 hours per week year round with an increase closer to the festival. Specific committee Coordinators will be required to contribute 15 – 20 hours per week in the two months leading up to the festival.

4. Board of Directors

Every fall Pride Toronto accepts applications from individuals who are interested in becoming a member of the Board. For more information about applying to be on the Board of Directors please email volunteer_program@pridetoronto.com.

Pride Toronto’s Volunteer Age Policy

The volunteer age policy is meant to ensure that volunteers are given the tools to function in their roles in a safe and knowledgeable way and to prevent volunteers from being put at foreseeable risk.

The minimum age for volunteers working in any capacity is 16 years.

The following volunteer positions are only available to volunteers who are of the legal age of consent (18 years) or older:
i. Any volunteer position which involves working within a beverage garden.
ii. Any safety & security volunteer position.
iii. Any treasury volunteer position.
iv. Any senior volunteer position which involves supervising other volunteers
v. All Coordinators must be 18 years of age or older at the time of their appointment.

Thank you to all of the hundreds of volunteers who made Pride Week 2007 a huge success!

We celebrated new volunteer head quarters this year, a bigger site, more music, more food vendors, and more volunteer roles! We could not have done it without each of you. Thank you to the marshals, site crew, safety & security folks, street fair & market place team, the media crew, dis/ability resources, the ticket sellers, youth zone folks, the production & stage management teams, the drivers, the fundraisers, the free zone team, the family pride folks, the photographers, the volunteer head quaters folks, and to all the people who jumped in where ever we needed you - to do a million and one things - it was FANTASTIC!

The volunteers for Pride Toronto continue to amaze, impress, and out-do. Thank you for your time, energy, and individual contributions. The staff and year round volunteers at Pride Toronto thank you, but more importantly your community thanks you for being a part of history and making this festival come alive!