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Volunteer Application Form

If you are joining a Markham Fair Committee for the first time, please contact the Chairperson of the committee to find out if volunteer or committee positions are available. The committee Chairperson must approve before you proceed to the next step.

Download and print the Volunteer Application Form (PDF, 66KB)

All Committee Members are required to complete a Volunteer Application form.  You will only need to fill it out once.  If you are new to volunteering at Markham Fair, please download the form, complete it and send it to the office with your membership fee.

If you have been volunteering at Markham Fair but have not yet completed your Volunteer Form, please do so.

All Committee Volunteer are required to join the Markham and East York Agricultural Society.  By completing your Volunteer Application form and submitting your $5 fee, you will become a member of the Society.  The fee is charged annually.  Volunteers must be 18 or older to be eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting.

If you do not complete the Volunteer Application form and submit the membership fee, you cannot be on a Committee or a member of the Markham and East York Agricultural Society.

As an organization, we would like to more effectively communicate with each other.  Please ensure that your mailing and e-mail address are up to date.  You will receive messages or Markham Fair mail through the office or from your Primary Committee Chairperson.

Note: your Primary Committee is the one from which you choose to receive all your information.  You may be participating on more than one committee, however to reduce duplicate messages, you will only receive information about the Fair from your Primary Committee Chairperson.

Message from the Board of Directors

Anyone wishing to serve on a Markham Fair committee must fully complete the Volunteer Registration form including the signing of the Security check section as well as the signing and dating of the Waiver.  It is not mandatory to provide a Driver’s Licence number or S.I.N. number at this time.

The onus to ensure committee members properly complete the Registration form and pay the membership fee should be placed on the Chairperson of the relevant committee.

2010 Memberships

The 2010 Markham and East York Agricultural Society Memberships are now available for purchase from the Fair Office. 

Memberships for the current year are available anytime up until the fiscal year end of November 30th.

There are a couple of key dates by which time renewal is required.

• You must be renewed by the January election in order to vote. (You must also hold the previous year's Membership in addition to the current one to be eligible to vote)
• You must be renewed by August 31st to receive your Committee Envelope with passes to the Fair and invitation to the banquet.

Privacy

By submitting personal information to Markham Fair, you agree to our collection, use and disclosure of such personal information for the purposes described in this form and in our Privacy Policy, and as permitted or required by law.

The Volunteer Application form will be stored in a locked cabinet. Any data entered into our computer systems will also be secure and for use only by Markham Fair Office Administrators.