Convergence is a uniquely co-created event where we strive to create community values of creative cooperation and collaboration.
You’re all Co-Creators!, so we invite you to find your unique way of involving yourself within the community.
Bring Your Passion!
Here are some options:
- Set-up If you are able to arrive on the afternoon of 27th or morning of 28th Dec then assisting with setting up the site is appreciated. In the Welcome tent there will be a large white board with a list of areas you can choose to help in.
- Welcome tent come and welcome everyone to Convergence
During the Creating Community time on 29th Dec groups will be formed. If you would like to co-ordinate any of these please email info@convergence.net.nz with your interest area. Below is a sample of areas to volunteer:
- Fire Stokers – Kitchen. Fire Stokers are required daily from dawn till dusk. The hotwater supply for the Amberley hall – kitchen area is from a log burner. This also heats the water for the outside showers at the back of the kitchen.
- Fire Stokers – Outside baths / Amberley Lodge Showers. The hotwater supply for these are from a log burner at the back of Amberley Lodge. Fire Stokers are required to monitor this daily from dawn till dusk.
- Kitchen – volunteers are required several times each day
- Meal preparation – Morning approx 9.30am till lunch
- Clean-up After lunch washing up
- Meal preparation – Afternoon till dinner
- Clean-up After dinner washing up
- Toilet Cleaners – a crew of cleaners will be created to clean the toilets and showers in both lodges, port-a-loos, compost toilets, and toilet block.
- Fire Fighters – team of people who will be shown how to use the fire pump, hoses and the forestry packs
- First Aiders – those that are first aid trained
- Soul Soothers – compassionate listeners, counsellors, therapists, social workers
- Cuddle Cafe – keeping the area clean and tidy. Possibly serving drinks to those that are relaxing.
- Nurture Space – healers, energy workers, channellers, visionaries
- Massage Tent – massage givers, helpers to keep tent tidy
- Sauna – maintaining wood supply, keeping fire going
- Sweat Lodge – facilitator, fire stokers
- New Year Celebration – Visionaries, creative decorating, musicians, helping hands
- Cabaret – MC, stage hands, DJ, sound techs, lighting techs
- Workshop Presenters – offer interesting interactive workshops email workshops@convergence.net.nz
- Meal-time Entertainment – musicians
- Composting keeping composting and recycling areas tidy
- River Monitors – checking that all children under 13 have an adult accompanying them at the main swimming hole
- Maintenance Team – to cover any plumbing/electrical, etc issues
- Found Property – keeping found property area tidy
- Kids Creative Space creative helpers and cleaner uppers
- Older kids entertainment/programme creating water slide, ball games, creative art
- Teens programme prepare activities
- Young children parent support system co-ordinator
- Photographers please bring your digital camera and USB cable so that a photo record of the event can be downloaded onto a computer onsite, for printing later into a photo album.
Pack-up commences afternoon of 3rd January continues 4th & 5th until complete.
- Everything is cleaned – equipment and buildings.
- Hire equipment is checked against hire list and stacked ready for pick-up.
- Convergence items are itemised on lists then packed into labelled boxes for specific areas and stored in Convergence Container.
- Volunteer/s to take mattress covers, massage sheets, tea towels back to Chch for washing and storage until Autumn Mini Gathering.
- Rocks and stones placed back in riverbed
- Site tidied