SUCCESS UNITED CHINESE COMMUNITY ENTRICHMENT SERVICES SOCIETY (2025 Annual Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade Volunteers Needed!)

Organization Name: SUCCESS UNITED CHINESE COMMUNITY ENTRICHMENT SERVICES SOCIETY
Opportunity Title: 2025 Annual Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade Volunteers Needed!
Category: Special Events / Festivals
Commitment: One Day / Special Event
Start Date: February 2, 2025
End Date: February 2, 2025

Email: volunteer@success.bc.ca
Website: https://successbc.ca/
Details:

• Appropriate for youth (i.e., less than 18)
• Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55
• Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and over
• Appropriate for court-ordered volunteers

Opportunity Description:

*If possible, please kindly sign up directly through our website for this opportunity: https://bttr.im/ajdfc

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is a multicultural, multi-service agency assisting people at all stages of their Canadian experience. The organization is recognized as one of British Columbia’s largest social service providers. With over 20 locations, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. proudly services local communities in Greater Vancouver, Fort St. John and overseas in China and South Korea.

We are now accepting volunteers for our 2025 Annual Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade! Come join over 3000 participants to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the heart of our Chinatown community. As one of our 200 volunteers, you will be part of a dynamic and hardworking team that will play an integral role in making our 2025 Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade a success, all while having a great time, meeting new people, and gaining valuable skills! We are recruiting volunteers for the Parade on February 2nd. Please see below for a preliminary list of the volunteer roles available. Please note you can be assigned any of the roles available.

 Role: Parade Support Roles

Number of volunteers needed: 200

 Date: February 2nd (Sunday)

Location: Volunteers will first gather at Choi Hall, 28 West Pender St, Vancouver (SUCCESS Head Office)

 Shift times: 8:00am-4:00pm (some roles will be shorter)

 Volunteer Online Orientation: TBA

Dress Code: Please dress warmly with NO open-toed shoes (preferably sneakers) on the event day (check weather forecast). Prepare for winter conditions such as rain, snow, etc.

Shift times will be announced shortly. You will be assigned to one or more of the following volunteer roles depending on your availability and the needs of the parade team:

•  Set-up
• Volunteer Registration and Central Dispatch
• Zone Watching and Pace-keeping
• Firecracker truck
• VIP Reception and Booth
• Clean up/take down

 *Most of the roles will require long periods of standing, please take that into consideration before signing up. 

More information will come closer to the date, which will be sent to your email associated with your Better Impact account. Please keep a look out for email updates about shift times, specific volunteer role allocation, and volunteer orientation. If you have any questions, please kindly reach out to us at volunteer@success.bc.ca and we would be happy to help. Thank you!