2009 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days
Dodge County
Be a Volunteer!
Get involved as a Farm Technology Days volunteer! Learn more about specific responsibilities of each of the committees.
- All committees are looking for volunteers
Brief Summary of Committee Duties
Click here for more details about the committee duties.
- Admissions: provide assistance for show attendees with positioning of information booths and tents, set up admission headquarters, collect admission fees
- Apparel Committee: develop line of promotional clothing or other items featuring the Dodge County Farm Technology Days logo
- Arts and Crafts Committee: solicit arts and crafts exhibitors, lay out booths for show, supervise craft tents
- Family Living Committee: coordinate educational and entertaining programs – including speakers, exhibits, demonstrations and displays, host the Family Living Tent
- Field Demonstrations Committee: plan field harvest demonstrations, coordinate needs for seed and fertilizer to establish crops (for Tent City, parking, and fieldwork demonstrations), work cooperatively with host farmer, coordinate transportation for show attendees to and from demonstration area
- Food Committee: select groups to provide food and beverage at the show, select menus, operate and coordinate six food tents and the Taste of Dodge County Tent
- Fund Raising Committee: solicit cash and in-kind donations from sponsors
- Grounds Committee: provide services (fencing, culverts, unloading ramps, forklifts), coordinate garbage and refuse collection, provide shavings for the grounds, provide drinking water and toilet facilities
- Hospitality Committee: host an exhibitor meal in Brown County the year prior to hosting the event in Dodge County. Distribute invitations and information to exhibitors, staff information booths, provide conveyances for handicapped accessibility at the Dodge County show
- Parking Committee: provide volunteer force for directing traffic flow, parking and assistance with assigning an area for handicap, VIP and media parking. Committee is responsible for transporting attendees to and from Tent City via trams if needed
- Publicity & Promotions Committee: develop and distribute promotional materials and media kits, write news releases, host media Press Day six weeks prior to the show, develop logo, develop web site
- Sign Committee: install and take down highway and tent city signs, provide storage space and maintenance of signs as needed
- TentCity Committee: assist in layout of streets, avenues, food and educational tents. Supervision of Tent City, work with exhibitors during setup and removal, work with sign committee, assist with transportation needs during the show, coordinate two-way radio system
- Traffic/Emergency Management Committee: establish traffic pattern for incoming and outgoing visitors, provide security for the grounds, set up a command post, work cooperatively with local police, fire and EMS personnel
- Toy Tractor Committee: select commemorative model, promote and sell commemorative tractors prior to and at the show
- Utilities Committee: work cooperatively with various utility companies (power, telephone), coordinate wiring according to Tent City layout
- Youth Committee: work with FFA and 4-H members/leaders in setting up a soil judging program, host the Youth Tent, conduct youth educational programs in the Youth Tent at the Dodge County show
Volunteer Form
Complete the volunteer form and return to the e-mail or mailing address at the bottom of the form. Contact the committee chairperson or Matt Hanson at (920) 386-3793 or mhanson@co.dodge.wi.us.
