Release Date: Monday, December 14th 2009
Volunteers Needed for First Night Akron 2010
First Night® Akron needs volunteers to lend a helping hand on December 31, 2009. We need you to help us ring in the New Year and share the arts with the community. First Night volunteers greet guests, check for admission buttons, introduce performing artists, assist with hands-on activities, act as bus hosts and much more.
Volunteers are admitted free to all performances and sites before or after their scheduled shift. Friends, families and couples are encouraged to volunteer together. Volunteers receive a special volunteer ribbon to wear at the event, as well as an invitation to the annual Volunteer Party held in January.
Volunteers are essential to First Night's success. They are the first to greet guests, wish them a Happy New Year and help direct them to their next destination. To become a volunteer, call the First Night volunteer coordinator, Jane Startzman at 330-535-3179 or email jstartzman@akroncivic.com. Volunteers are being placed, so please contact us today!
About First Night Akron
Now in its fourteenth year, First Night Akron is a New Year’s Eve celebration unlike any other! This family-friendly, alcohol-free celebration of the New Year through the arts brings the community together to experience a brief moment in time while creating lasting New Year’s Eve memories. Entertainment and fun featuring music, dance, theater, visual and interactive arts will delight everyone throughout 10 different venues in Downtown Akron! For a complete schedule of events, visit www.firstnightakron.org.
Admission buttons give you access to all 10 First Night venues and more than 90 performances and projects. Buttons are $10 and children under 10 are admitted FREE when accompanied by a button-wearing adult. Buttons are on sale at Acme Fresh Markets, participating FirstMerit Bank branches, the Akron Art Museum, Akron Beacon Journal Customer Service Desk, Borders Books & Music at Chapel Hill, Carolyn’s Cupboard in Wadsworth, The Library Shop on Main, Lock 3 and Stage Left Boutique at the Akron Civic Theatre. Buttons and First Night Akron souvenirs may also be purchased online until December 23 at www.firstnightakron.org.
First Night Akron is a program of the Downtown Akron Partnership. Founding partners are the City of Akron and the Akron Beacon Journal.
Thank you to our generous First Night sponsors!
Platinum Site Sponsors: Acme Fresh Markets, Akron Beacon Journal, Akron Community Foundation, Kenneth L. Calhoun, a KeyBank Trust, City of Akron, GAR Foundation and The John A. McAlonan Fund. Gold Stage Sponsors: FirstMerit Foundation, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, John S. Knight Center, METRO Regional Transit Authority and The University of Akron. Silver Project Sponsors: The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation, County of Summit, Labels & Letters, National City – Now a part of PNC, OMNOVA Solutions Foundation, Pat Catan’s, Roetzel & Andress LPA, The Sisler McFawn Foundation and The Welty Family Foundation. Bronze Activity Sponsors: Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund, Brouse McDowell, LPA, Coca-Cola: Official Soft Drink, Cohen & Company, CPAs, County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADM) Services Board, CVS Caremark, Eliokem, Inc., GOJO Industries, Inc., Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation, The Murdough Foundation, R.C. Musson and Katharine M. Musson and Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Special Friends: Akron Summit Community Action, Inc., Glenn R. and Alice V. Boggess Memorial Foundation, ComDoc, The Maynard Family Foundation, Miller’s Party Rental Center, New Leaf Design and Studio Martone. Thank you to Bowery Management and Testa Companies for assistance with the midnight fireworks show. Official Radio Partner: WKDD.