Volunteers sought for Smoky Mountain Air Show

With only seven months to go until the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels return to McGhee Tyson Airport for the Smoky Mountain Air Show, more than 600 volunteers are needed to make the air show a success for the estimated 200,000 people that will attend.

The Smoky Mountain Air Show Partnership kicked off its volunteer recruitment Tuesday. The Air Show will be April 16 and 17, 2016.

The Air Show Partnership is looking for committed, enthusiastic people to become trained air show volunteers.

With more than 600 volunteer slots to be filled, there is a wide variety of volunteer options available to fit anyone’s category of interest.

Volunteer options include:

1. chalet hosts: providing hospitality services to sponsors and VIPs;
2. set-up: assisting with any pre-event needs;
3. break-down: assisting with any post-event needs;
4. VIP hosts: assisting sponsors and VIPs upon arrival in parking areas;
5. ground cleanup: keeping grounds free of trash and food;
6. shuttle announcer: greeting attendees and announcing air show information during the shuttle to air show;
7. couriers: delivering items to and from vendors, sponsors and VIPs;
8. parking attendants: leading cars to assigned parking lot and checking parking passes;
9. and crew center hosts: providing hospitality services to performers and crew members.

Interested volunteers can visit the online portal, www.volunteerknoxville.org, to search volunteer options, learn about time slots and details and sign up for specific air show volunteer positions.

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