Volunteer at the Kickapoo Country Fair!

The 2009 Kickapoo Country Fair will be about hope in an uncertain economic time. This year it is more important than ever to share our support and optimism for a better future with our neighbors.

Download volunteer registration form

One of the important ways that the Kickapoo Country Fair contributes to the social and economic well-being of the community in which we live is through an innovative collaboration with regional not-for-profit groups. The Fair provides funding and a showcase for local good works in exchange for volunteer staffing for the event. Volunteers sign up to work on behalf of a community organization and that group receives volunteer “wages” for each hour worked. In 2008 this collaboration represented more than $12,000 raised to support local initiatives, including the Valley Stewardship Network, the Wisconsin Farmers Union, local school and community service groups and many more.

It’s simple; just sign up and support a nonprofit and that organization will receive $7.00 for each hour that you volunteer. Of course the satisfaction of supporting your community is enough, but look at everything else you get for being part of this exciting weekend!

• Enjoy a free weekend pass to the fair ($10.00 value)
• Wear a 2009 Kickapoo Country Fair t-shirt
• Win prizes in special door prize drawings for volunteers
• Eat delicious food from KCF vendors ($5.00 food voucher each day worked)

This year the following groups have signed up to volunteer! You can work with them or contact us for details on signing up your own nonprofit community group.

Alterations, LLC
Crawford Stewardship Project
Driftless Folk School
Empty Bowls
Family Farm Defenders
Habitat for Humanity
Heifer International
Kickapoo Valley Reserve
LaFarge Community Child Care Center
Lawton Memorial Library
LGBT Resource Center for the Seven Rivers Region
Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center 
Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School - 8th Grade Class
Renewing the Countryside
Sierra Club
Slow Food Madison
The Gilbert Brown Foundation
Valley Stewardship Network
Viroqua Area Rotary Club
Viroqua Special Olympics
Weston A Price Foundation
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Youth Initiative High School