Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the JDRF Run for the Roses Hope Gala at Horton Farms!

Volunteer Opportunities are available pre-event, event night, and post event.

You can volunteer for 1 spot or as many spots as you would like!

Times and details are listed below:

---------------- Pre-Event ----------------


***THURSDAY, MAY 3RD ***
Loading Team
Dress Code:  Casual – please wear good shoes and clothes to load truck and carry boxes
Duties: Loading truck at the JDRF office with all gala items, signs, decorations, auction items, etc.
Time Frame: 1-2 hours
Start Time: 12pm
Location: JDRF Office - 4241 N. Gabel Drive, Suite 3B, Fayetteville
Volunteers Needed: 5 Total


***FRIDAY, MAY 4TH ***
Decorating Team
Dress Code:  Casual
Duties: Unloading truck at Horton Farms and assisting with event setup including: Setup of auction items, decorating dining tables, setting up signs, displays, Derby Raffle, staging decorations, etc.
Time Frame: 4-8 hours (2 shifts available)
Start Time: 9am (shift 1) or 1pm (shift 2)
Location: Horton Farms, 15799 Bethlehem Lane, Gravette
Volunteers Needed: 15 Total

***FRIDAY, MAY 4TH ***
Flower Team
Dress Code:  Casual
Duties: De-thorning roses, cutting greenery, arranging table flowers, and assisting Flower Lead on making arrangements
Time Frame: 4-8 hours (2 shifts available)
Start Time: 8am (shift 1) or 12pm (shift 2)
Location: Horton Farms, 15799 Bethlehem Lane, Gravette
Volunteers Needed: 15 Total


---------------- Event Day ----------------

***SATURDAY, MAY 5TH ***
Dress code: Kentucky Derby Attire – please see “What to Wear” Document below
Duties: Event Volunteers will be helping with one or two the following:
~Registration Worker (5 Needed)
~Bidding Bar Worker (2 Needed)
~Derby Raffle Host/Hostess (2 Needed)
~Ballroom Worker (Live Auction Spotter, Fund A Cure Spotter, Runner) (8 Needed)
~Auction Sorter/Check-out Worker (15 Needed)
~V1P After Party Golf Cart Shuttle Driver (3 Needed)
~V1P After Party Worker – (4 Needed) (***please note that the V1P after-party Featuring BOOM! Kinetic starts at 9:15 after the event program concludes and lasts until midnight***)
Time Frame: 3-9 hours (2 shifts available)
Start Time: 3:15pm
Location: Horton Farms, 15799 Bethlehem Lane, Gravette
Volunteers Needed: 40 Total

---------------- Post-Event ----------------

***MONDAY, MAY 7th***
Clean-Up Team
Dress Code:  Casual
Duties: Cleaning up at Horton Farms (Boxing decorations, tablecloths, packing up auction items that were not picked up, etc), loading truck at Horton Farms and unloading at the JDRF Office in Fayetteville.
Time Frame: 2-4 hours
Start Time: 9am
Location: Horton Farms, 15799 Bethlehem Lane, Gravette  (then drive to) JDRF Office, 4241 N. Gabel Dr, Suite 3B, Fayetteville
Volunteers Needed: 5 Total

Please click this link to sign up to volunteer.

Please consider signing up for shifts or days to help with setup and during the night of the event. We hope that you will share your time and talents with us and share this link with your friends, family members and co-workers. This is a great opportunity for community service hours!

Note: Volunteers must be age 18+

For more information, please contact Lauren Sivewright at 479-443-9190 or lsivewright@jdrf.org