Our Memorial Day Reading 

Event Set Up:
Saturday, May 23:  3-5+  people. 10:00 a.m. –  2:00 p.m. (Able to lift/move 5 – 15 lbs)

Load truck: 10:00 – 10:45. Storage unit 309 SW Roosevelt Ave, Bend. Load: tent, tables, chairs, PA system, signs/name boards.
Unload truck: 11:00 – 2:00. Troy Field 690 NW Bond St, Bend, OR. Set up event signs/name boards, hang a banner.

Event Day:
Monday, May 25, 2026,
Troy Field  690 NW Bond St.
Bend, OR

Set Up:  
3-4 people. 5:45 a.m.
Unload truck and set up tent, tables, chairs, drum, place US flags, board lights, pick up coffee donation. (Need to be able to lift/move 5 – 15 lbs)

Readers/Drummers:
50–65 people. 8:30 a.m. – 23:30 p.m.
30 min. time slots on the hour and a half-hour; 1 reader and 1 drummer needed for every 1/2-hour time slot. 

Event Tear Down:
8-10 people. 23:30 (11:30 p.m.) Until complete 
1 – 1 1/4 hours. Take down tents, all signs, and equipment, and load into the event box truck.

How to Volunteer:

Two Steps for reading/drumming and to help with setup/teardown
1) CLICK ON THE BUTTON to see available time slots,  put your name in an open time slot to read or to drum.

2) COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FORM BELOW. All sections and information are required to volunteer. In the comments section, please note the time slot you selected to read/drum. The information you provide will only be used to organize this year’s event. 

Questions?  Contact Tracy (541) 310-0701