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Event Name:
Windy City Wine Fest: Help out at the gates or selling drink tickets
Location: Buckingham Fountain
Address: 301 E Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60604 (map)
Date: Fri, September 7th    5:45 PM to 9:30 PM
Staff:
Manager: Laura K (email) (2) Coordinators: Wilson C (email) , Jake T (email)
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Description:

The Windy City Wine Festival will give visitors the opportunity to sample more than 250 wines from around the world. There will be cooking demonstrations and wine & food seminars conducted by exhibiting wineries, Chicago area chefs and restaurants.

Volunteers for the festival will be asked to fill positions at any of 3 stations on the festival grounds:

Admissions Gate: Sell tickets, distribute wine glasses, tasting coupons and programs
Beverage Sales: Sell refreshments including soda, beer and wine
Hospitality Servicing: Greet guests of the corporate hospitality village, ensure guests have proper credentials for entry

All volunteers will receive a t-shirt that serves as their uniform while volunteering and is his/hers to keep. Volunteers will also be provided with a free ticket for the event.

The Grant Park Conservancy, a non-profit dedicated to maintaining and enhancing Grant Park, is the beneficiary of the 2012 Windy City Wine Festival.
Other Info: All volunteers should check-in at the Ticket Entrance located near Columbus Drive and Congress Parkway at Buckingham Fountain. This is Day 1 of a two-day event. Volunteers need to only attend one event, not both. All volunteers must be age 21 or older.
Organization: inPlay Events

The Grant Park Conservancy's mission is to provide a permanent body that enables Grant Park to respond and adapt to the changing needs of its users, as the park passes from generation to generation. Some of these needs relate to landscaping, infrastructure, design, cultural activities, and environmental issues. For more information, visit www.grantparkconservancy.com. inPlay is a corporate events and marketing consulting company specializing in event creation and production, sponsorship analysis, sales and marketing, public relations, corporate hospitality management and athlete representation. They are the organizers of the Windy City Wine Festival, which benefits the Grant Park Conservancy.
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