{"id":1085,"date":"2018-06-29T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T15:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2018-06-28T20:21:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T01:21:48","slug":"call-for-volunteers-deadline-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2018\/call-for-volunteers-deadline-extended\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Volunteers Deadline Extended!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is a busy time of year for many of us. With July&#8217;s month of Independence Day celebrations, barbecues, and pool parties, the last thing you&#8217;re probably thinking about is volunteering at an event that doesn&#8217;t happen for six more months. Because of this, we&#8217;ve decided to extend the Call for Volunteers for WordCamp US to July 31st!<\/p>\n<p>You now have until <strong>11:59p.m. CDT (-5 GMT) on July 31st<\/strong> to apply to volunteer at WCUS. We&#8217;re still looking for people in a variety of areas, and we even ask on our <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/call-for-volunteers\/\">volunteer application<\/a> which areas you would absolutely dread working in. We welcome volunteers of all ages and experience levels. Experience is not required, we&#8217;ll teach you how to do your volunteer job during volunteer orientation (you&#8217;ll learn more about that later).<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perks of Volunteering for WCUS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordCamp US wouldn\u2019t be possible without hard work from folks just like yourself. <\/span><\/b>In addition to our undying gratitude, WCUS volunteers get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Free WCUS Admission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Admission includes two days of sessions, contributor day, lunch all three days, a t-shirt and other exclusive swag, and admission to the afterparty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>A volunteer t-shirt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; In addition to the t-shirt that comes with your WCUS ticket, you\u2019ll get a special volunteer t-shirt to wear during your shift(s).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>An invitation to the volunteer party<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; The night before WCUS starts, you\u2019ll be invited to join all of the other amazing volunteers for a night of food, fun, and socializing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in volunteering, fill out our <a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/call-for-volunteers\/\">volunteer application<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"> and we&#8217;ll be in touch. If you have any questions, feel free to <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.us.wordcamp.org\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is a busy time of year for many of us. With July&#8217;s month of Independence Day celebrations, barbecues, and pool parties, the last thing you&#8217;re probably thinking about is volunteering at an event that doesn&#8217;t happen for six more months. 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