Welcome Volunteers!

The Morris County 4-H Fair needs your help. It takes many Heads, Hearts, Hands, and Healthy number of helpers to put this event together. This page has information on volunteer jobs and opportunities starting way before the Fair opens. Reach out to the office to learn more or click on the Signup links below when available.

THANK YOU! 

Fair Setup Kickoff + Family Fun Day

• Sunday, 19 at 2pm - 6pm at High View Farms in Mt Olive

PLEASE NOTE: we are changing this to our rain date: Sunday, July 19 in the afternoon.

The Morris County 4-H Association invites all Morris County 4-H club members and their families to an afternoon of setup and fun. The party begins at 2pm with sorting and setting up of necessary Fair items, followed by a fun t-shirt craft/design activity.

This year, the sorting will include big and heavy items from a trailer. Please let us know in the form below if there will be people in your group willing and able to help with that. A light lunch and water will be provided. 

Please wear appropriate clothing including closed toe shoes. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/EWNzDSZD6eHdyeFW6

Set-up & Clean-up

Help with Fair set-up and clean-up is needed starting the weekend before the Fair opening, and immediately following Fair closing.

• July 18, Saturday - see above 

• July 20-24, Monday - Friday morning: 4-H clubs, families, and volunteers needed to set up fairgrounds. Especially Wednesday and Thursday! Contact us if you are available to see where you can help.

• July 27-29 - Clean-up starts at 4pm on Sunday, July 26 and everyone pitches in. Help is also needed Monday-Wednesday after the Fair to ensure everything is packed away and brought back to the 4-H office.

Fair shifts (click on the individual sign-ups below)

This is where you find the links to put your name down in a time slot to help during the Fair hours:

• Friday, July 24 -- 10am - 8pm

• Saturday, July 25 -- 10am - 8pm

• Sunday, July 26 -- 9am - 4pm

• Info Booth:
  (Answer fairgoer questions, sell 4-H merch, and promote the 4-H program.  Youth volunteers welcome with adult assistance.)

• 50/50 Ticket Seller:
  (50/50 Ticket Sellers who walk around the fairgrounds.  Must be 18+ years for this job.)

• Country Store:
  (Volunteers are needed to help organize, restock, and sell items in the Country Store.  Open to volunteers of all ages.)

• Dining Area:
  (Help keep the dining areas beautiful)

• Vendor/Sponsor Area:
  (Help vendors and sponsors with setup and other tasks)

• General Fair / Tidy Crew:
  (Assist Fair managers with general tasks and help at scheduled events)

Hospitality Station Donations

Donations of snacks for the Volunteer Hospitality station will be greatly appreciated. They can be brought to the Family setup day on July 18 or Monday-Friday, July 20-24 before the Fair opens.

Country Store Donations

Donate new or gently used items (no clothes, no fragile glass etc.) for the "Country Store" at the Fair. Donations can be brought directly to High View Farms starting July 1 (text Rosanne first at 908-303-0010) or during Fair setup on July 18 until Fair starts on 7/24

Baskets for the Basket Raffle

All clubs, 4-H families, and local businesses are invited to donate a basket for the basket raffle at the Fair, which is a fundraiser to offset the cost of the Fair and support the 4-H programs throughout the year. The basket raffle letter can be found here and baskets can be brought to the Fair set-up days before Fair starts (July 18, 20-23).

Fair take-down (Sunday, July 26, 4pm - July 29)

The take-down starts right after the Fair ends on Sunday, July 26 at 4pm and continues until Wednesday, July 29.
Scroll down in the Signup Genius.

Fair Jobs

Reach out to the office to find out what jobs are available or how you can help.

Hands-on activities for the Children's Fun Station

We are looking for activity leaders at the Children's Fun Station. If you have something you would like to share with our visiting families and young 4-H members at the Fair, sign up here now:
- Children's Fun Station signup

Questions? Feel free to contact the 4-H Office at vsmit@co.morris.nj.us. Need an idea? We have suggestions and even some bins with supplies ready to go.

All are great opportunities for students to earn volunteer hours; for individuals, groups, or companies to have a fun and meaningful team activity and give your gift of time to the community. Thank you!

Please note that only 4-H project dogs and official service dogs like Seeing Eye Dogs and Seeing Eye Puppies, are allowed at the Fairgrounds.
This includes setup and takedown.

Thank you for understanding and leaving other dogs at home!