Our volunteers rock! 
Volunteers truly make our events possible.

Downtown West Bend Association offers many ways to give back to the community through volunteering 

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​If you would like to volunteer, join a committee or
become a host group, please fill out the form at the bottom
​of this page or contact our office for more information.   

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​Are you interested in supporting your community, sharing your

talents, making an impact?

We are seeking community leaders to join our mission. 

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General Volunteer Opportunities:  

• Office Volunteer Assistance: Organizing, filing, phones, marketing fliers, data entry, hanging posters, handing out materials, community outreach, and other talents you can offer.    
• Join Promotions Committee
• Join a specific event committee 
• Showcase your talents by painting an ArtWalk banner
• Assist at the Grand Gallery Open - Artwalk Banner Project
• Entertainment at Farmers' Market
• Assist at Farmers Market information booth
• Provide Education/instructional classes at Farmers Market
• Fall Fest - Hand out candy at DWBA Booth
• Judge cars at Wheels on Main
• Set-up crews - all/any events 
• Clean up crews - all/any Event
• registration areas - all/any Event

And so many additional ways to help!    
​Fill out the form below

Join the  Downtown West Bend Associations ​

Committee Opportunities

Public Relations Committee: 
​This committee helps to create a plan that is most suitable and descriptive for an overall public brand that is desired by the DWBA.

Promotions Committee: 
​This committee helps to guide and influence DWBA events, schedules & new activities throughout the year. To brainstorm and collaborate on new and actively changing events to be best received by the audience. To promote interest and attendance at each event.  Key areas of support are logistics, guest experience, entertainment, décor/image, vendors, sponsorships, and volunteers. ​

ArtWalk Banner Projects Committee: This committee plans the DWBA annual ArtWalk Banner Project & Grand Gallery Open.  

Music on Main Committee: This Committee helps to plan the DWBA Music on Main event's focus on Entertainment, activities throughout the 14 weeks and volunteerism  

Farmers Market Focus Group: This Committee helps to plan the DWBA Farmers Market, planning vendor positions, vetting new vendors, educational programing, entertainment and volunteerism  

Wheels on Main Committee: This Committee helps to plan the DWBA Wheels on Main event: visitor experience, judging, planning vendor positions, vetting new vendors, entertainment and volunteerism.  

We are always looking for people that would like to give a helping hand.  We need volunteers for every event.  If you are interested in being a volunteer for the day of an event please give us a call or email gena@downtownwestbend.com

Host Group Opportunities

We have several ways to do some fundraising during our 2023 event season.  
 

Farmer Market Host:

• set-up and tear down the barricades for the Farmers Market. The organization must be there from 6:15am - 11:30am. (if each person is trained this can be scheduled to different groups within your organization throughout the season). 
• Groups must obey all the police safety policies.
• The organization will get a free stall in a prime location and can do a brat fry, sell bakery, crafts, or just provide information to the guests at the market.
• Host organizations receive a $75.00 stipend each week that they Host, this will be paid at the end of each month.
• Need 5 -10 or more people
• Physical ability to lifting, pull over sized wagons and set-up your tents and area.
• 1 person each week would have to be in charge.
• Each group will have to complete an orientation. 

Music on Main:

• set-up and clean-up crew: come at 3:45 help set-up around 30 minutes and return at 9:20pm to clean up depending on the number of people will determine how fast it goes.
•  $75.00 per week - if you select all 12 weeks your organization will earn $900.00. In the past we have had groups that come and are done in under 30 minutes - under an hour a week. (Orientation Mid May)
• Need 6 or more people, Lifting, pulling filled wagons, one person from your group would have to be in charge.    

Wheels on Main: (huge event)

• We will be looking for an organization to support us that full day 5am - 5pm.
• This organization would: assist in securing the barricades, during the opening of the event they would man the barricades with crime prevention, garbage pick-up, general clean up, information booths & registration.
• ​We would need 15 - 20 people. 
• A Stipend of $500.00 for the entire day to the organization, payable at the end of the month for being a HOST,

Please let me know if you have any questions, contact us at   
Gena@downtownwestbend.com  O. 262-338-3909 

For more information or to inquire about serving on a DWBA Committee or joining the Board of Directors please contact ​Gena Biertzer 
- Email: gena@downtownwestbend.com
- Phone: 262-338-3909