VOLUNTEERS
We’re always looking for more individuals to help keep this festival great.
Check Out These Opportunities to Get Involved
Dr. Crow
Turn ideas into reality
Volunteers who take part in the Dr. Crow program really have a chance to get their hands dirty with papier-mâché and other materials as the group works to bring new scarecrows into the world every year. Join in and be part of the fun!
Care and Keeping
Storage management
As you might imagine, scarecrows are constantly shifting in our storage spaces as some are rotated out for face lifts while others are made ready for display. We would love to have you lend a hand with these tasks.
Creative workshops
Grow your skills
Who doesn’t love to play with paint and pool noodles? Every year, we offer a variety of workshops, often featuring a local artist, to help folks generate new scarecrows for the festival. Check out some of our workshops and read the latest news to learn about more.
Help run the show
Do you like to plan and organize events?
Help us with fundraising and marketing. Or maybe join the board of directors. Check out all the ways you can lend us a hand.
Meet some of our amazing volunteers that make it all possible
Laureen Italiano
I moved to Cambria from the Thousand Oaks area in 2015. As a young girl, I vacationed here with my family and I have always wanted to spend my retirement years here. I got involved with The Scarecrow Festival two years ago while attending a workshop to make masks that would be attached to wood…
Cheryl and Diana
Cheryle and Diana Sisters from different tribes Found a way to embrace Cambria’s artistic vibes Met creative ladies with scarecrow pizzazz Fun, good times and razzamatazz.
Mary Nixon
I became involved with the Scarecrow Festival in 2017. My husband, John, has been on the board since 2015. The first year I mainly helped with events such as children’s workshop, scarecrow patrol, flag making etc. I didn’t think I was artistic enough to build a scarecrow and wasn’t sure I wanted to make the…
Terri Pilot
I found out about Dr. Crow at a volunteer event in 2018. I had no idea how to make a scarecrow but Dr. Crow sounded like fun, and fixing up old scarecrows seemed like a good place to start. Then my husband, Frank Widmann, and I attended a make-it-in-a-day workshop and had a ball. I became obsessed and Dr. Crowed (it’s become a verb) several scarecrows for the 2018 festival.
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