Thanks to Great Volunteers

First published in the 2003 Festival Guide,
which was given to those who attended Zimfest 2003

Without dedicated, hard-working and good-humored volunteers, there would be no Zimfests. Hundreds of hours go into planning and putting on the three-day celebration of Zimbabwean music, dance and culture. We send heartfelt thanks to all volunteers, past, present and future, including:

Aisha Beck, Cary Pinard, Inge Hindel, Marian Grebanier, Nathan Beck, and Rachel Burdon who have been the core Organizing Committee for Zimfest 2003
Larry Israel our Zimfest webmaster and answerer of many questions
Ross Thompson our database master extraordinaire
Graham Burdekin for putting together the Registration and Festival Guides
Dick Adams for getting original artwork, and help with t-shirt ordering
Julianne Douglas for professional graphics and design assistance for the poster and t-shirt
Richard Stein for keeping the books balanced and the ship afloat
Kirsten Comandich for hours of typing and data entry and help with registration
Rosalie Brown-Lundh, Laurie Jordan, and Jo Mahler for more registration help
Chris Steele, Mark Burdon, and Chris Freeman for concert sound and equipment
Chris Halaska and Ong Kar Walen for concert stage management
The Zimfest Association Board for overall support and advice
Lynne Swift and Erin Ely for organizing the marketplace
Mark Cohen for photography
Brian Santo for effort and advice with publicity
Lisa Santo for help with design and layout
Lea Shapiro for help with housing arrangements
MyLinda King for fundraising and excellent advice
Ruth Nemarundwe-Warren for accounting assistance
Elgin Dean for help with mailings
Claire Jones and Marilyn Kolodziejczyk for answering our questions about previous Zimfests
Jeff Powers and Marysville Elementary School, Zimba, Born on Tuesday, Ancient Ways, Kite Giedraitis, Kudana, Kutsinhira Center and others for loaning instruments
All those who, through donating funds or other means, made it possible to bring teachers from Zimbabwe to the Festival
The many who have sent us messages of encouragement
And thanks also to the many volunteers who helped during and after the festival!