Volunteer Opportunities
- Do you have a passion for live music?
- Are you looking for a way to give back to the Saint Louis community?
- Are you looking for a flexible, fun and engaging volunteer opportunity?
The Gateway Festival Orchestra welcomes enthusiastic volunteers who have a love of live music and a passion for serving the people of our community. GFO volunteers bring their experience, skills, and new ideas to GFO operations. Volunteers can support the GFO mission in a variety of ways, from assisting musicians and audience members at concerts, to serving on our Board of Directors. Whether you have just a few hours to spare, or are looking for a rewarding new endeavor, there is a place for you with the GFO. Join the GFO Team! Contact us now!
We thank our GFO Volunteers!
The GFO concerts are performed by professional musicians supported by a team of volunteers. The efforts of our volunteers, the Gateway Notables, are essential to our success. We extend our sincerest thanks to the 2022 Gateway Notables:
Ivy Allen
Susan Allen-Warren
Darwin Aquino
Marie Brown
Peter Bukalski
Robert Carter
Allison Cimino
Timothy Crockett
Michelle DeFabio
Pat Dineen
Sophia Fiorino
David Gill
Deberah Haferkamp
Paul Higdon
Jacqueline Hoffman
Dennis Hourcade
Gary Lee
Austin Miller
Nina Schatzkamer Miller
Steve Miller
Twinda Murry
Cathleen Woelbling Paul
Raymond Taylor
Steve Wamsley
Tom Winter
Kurena Yamaguchi
Some of the tasks our volunteers perform:
Working throughout the year:
Bookkeeping, grant writing, fundraising, newsletter design, gifts, venue communications, data entry, event advertisement, preparation of mailings, program ad sales, social media coordination, program writing and assembly, music folder assembly, coordinating outreach concerts, website design, hiring musicians.
. . . and on the evenings of our concerts: Attendance card processing, gift distribution, program distribution, donation collection, audience count, photography/videography, recycling and de-littering.
Special thanks also goes to:
John Burroughs School for providing rehearsal space