Posted on January 30, 2010 - by Janice

The Sundance Kids: an ode to the volunteers

Olivia from Georgia at the Volunteer Villa on Day 1

Corny as it is, here’s my ode to the volunteers of Sundance.

Sundance is the festival by name,
where volunteers help filmmakers find their fame
by parking and ushering and directing the fans
to sit in the dark / travel cinematic lands.

From far and wide the volunteers come
to Salt Lake, Park City and, of course, Ogden,
to support the making and watching and discussing of movies
catch sight of the stars and be, well — groovy.

Over 1600 give their time and their talent,
volunteers are kind, generous, patient and gallant.
After 10 days they’ll return to their homes
and resume their lives in Slovenia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Canada, Washington, Massachusetts, California, Idaho, Alaska, Florida, New York, Idaho, Georgia, Nevada, Michigan… and countless places more.

It was a pleasure to be part of such a great group of people. My thanks to all the volunteers I met, many of whom traveled a great distance, and the Sundance Festival for treating us so well.

Dave from London and Amy from Nevada

Christine & Jan from Spokane, WA

Patrick from Salt Lake City

Teresa from Idaho - Shirley from Spokane - Perry from Idaho

Ernie, New Jersey

Rebecca from Salt Lake and Donna from Michegan

Sybil, Richard and Julie of Park City

Patty of Chicago

Grace of Boston

Mateja of Slovenia (my roommate) and me.

Rose of Chicago

Bryant, California

Shirley and Roseann of Park City

Debbie of Jamaica (formerly Miss World) and Sandy of Utay

Trisha of Salt Lake

Judy of Las Vega, Roseann of Park city and me.

Trisha of LA

Pamela of Michegan, Kendra of North Carolina and Justin of Wisconson

Shannon of Salt Lake / Alaska

Mary of Alabama and me.

Eagle of Rhode Island

Bonnie of San Diego

Tony of Salt Lake

Konnie of Florida / New York

susan of California and Lori of Missouri

Olivia from Georgia in the condo I share with her, Arryn & Mateja.