Service Exchange Teams

Service Exchange is a way to serve self and others

3HO Foundation’s International Women’s Camp wouldn’t happen without Service Exchange participants. The success of the event depends on your dedication and commitment to doing seva (selfless service), one of the most powerful limbs of yoga. If you choose this powerful opportunity for spiritual growth, you will become an indispensable part of the backbone of this extraordinary event.

3HO’s Commitment to the Service Exchange Team

3HO supports you in a rewarding service experience and facilitates your participation in the IWC programming. Most Service Exchange participants can expect to participate in the majority of the program events.

Your Commitment to the Service Exchange Team, 3HO, and the Global Community

As an IWC Service Exchange Team member your principal commitment is to make your service area successful. As a member of the team, you will serve approximately 4 hours a day in your service area. Arrival, departure, and service dates vary depending on the service area. You must be available for the entire duration of the service dates. Details for specific areas are listed below.  

Service Exchange opportunities are listed below, click on the area title to go to the application form:

Grounds Crew (3)

The Grounds Crew works with the Grounds Manager to take care of the basic needs of the camp: stocking restrooms with toilet paper, replacing light bulbs, cleaning showers, moving items around camp, managing garbage and recycling and other tasks as needed.

The Grounds Crew members should be committed to service and be up for whatever work needs to get done to make camp run smoothly.

Each Grounds Crew Member will captain a particular area of service and help to lead the Karma Yoga group for that area. The captain positions are:

  • Green Team Captain
  • Shower Cleaning and Stocking Captain
  • Bathroom and Porta Potty Cleaning and Stocking Captain

Requirements:

  • Arrive and be ready to work by 9am Saturday, June 23.
  • Serve until Sunday July 1, when camp closes (approximately noon).

Kitchen Crew (6)

The kitchen is a wonderful place to serve all who come to IWC. It is quite busy at times, with a lot of activity, interaction, and warmth of heart. To serve on the Kitchen Crew you expect to cover whatever jobs need to be done: sorting, washing, and chopping veggies, washing pots, transporting food and kitchen clean-up.

This position will require that you miss some class time. You will coordinate your daily shift schedule with the Kitchen Manager.

Requirements

  • Ability to lift 30 pounds.
  • Ability to stay calm in time-sensitive situations.
  • Team Player.
  • Arrive  and ready to work by noon Saturday, June 23.
  • Serve until noon on Sunday June 1st.

Kitchen Set up/Break Down (4)

The Kitchen Set Up/Break Down crew’s area of responsibility is to help the cook and Kitchen Manager get the kitchen set up before camp starts and taken down once camp ends, and help prepare and serve meals for the Set Up/Break Down crew and clean up from those meals.

Requirements

  • Be able to lift 50 lbs.
  • Set-up arrive by 3:00 p.m., Friday, June 22.
  • Serve until Kitchen is completely put away, Monday, July 2 (approximately 3pm).

Photography/Video Team (2)

The photography team’s commitment is to capture a variety of inspirational, uplifting, quality images for IWC, the 3HO Foundation, and the Global Community. The Photo Team works with the 3HO Director of Marketing.

Equipment Requirements

  • Provide your own photography equipment. The minimum you will need: a DSLR camera for the best image quality, speed, large ISO range, control, and optical quality.
  • Attachable flash for indoor/evening shots is desired, but not required.
  • Please bring an external hard drive to retain your images.
  • Please shoot at minimum 300 DPI – JPEG format.

By accepting this service exchange you will provide 3HO Foundation International all photos/film footage and permission to use at its discretion said photos/film footage in perpetuity.

Requirements

  • Arrive by 3 p.m. on Friday, June 22.
  • Serve until noon on Sunday July 1.
  • Provide a disc of all photos to 3HO by July 15th.

Programming Captain

The Programming Captain works with the Programming Manager to manage and coordinate the needs of the daily schedule. This may include announcing or posting schedule changes, checking in with teachers regarding any materials needed, coordinating the needs of the hiking day and anything else that comes up to help camp run smoothly.

Requirements

  • Arrive and be ready to work on Saturday, June 23 by 3pm.
  • Serve until noon Sunday July 1.

Registration Captain  (1)

The Registration Captain works with the Registration Manager to cover all on-site registration needs for IWC. This may include: setting up the registration area, being available each day of IWC to orient/register day visitors etc. The Registration Captain is able to attend almost all of the programming. The Registration Captain will also work to match participants who’ve registered for a rental tent to their tent.

Requirements

  • Solid customer service skills.
  • Bilingual, English and Spanish, a plus.
  • Arrive by 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 23.
  • Serve until noon on Sunday, July 1.

Set Up/Break Down Team (10)

Set Up/Break Down Crew members work with the Set up/Break down Manager to facilitate the entire set up and tear down process of IWC. Crew Members should have a positive, encouraging attitude and be a team player who is flexible and up to complete whatever tasks are needed to get camp up and running and successfully stored away at the end of the week.

Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:

  • Set-up and take down of camping tents and cots.
  • Set-up and take down of all trailers that will be used during camp.
  • Set-up and take down of teaching tents and Lunar Lounge.

Requirements

  • Able to lift and carry 50 pounds.
  • Arrive by 3:00 p.m., Friday, June 22.
  • Serve until Monday July 2 at 3pm.
  • Set Up/Break Down Crew is free to attend all programming during IWC.
  • You cannot be on the Set/Up Break Down crew for IWC if you are also serving on set/up break down for Summer Solstice.

Multimedia Team (2) (Also known as the Sound Team)

The sacred sound current is one of the most critical aspects of a successful Women’s Camp. From Morning Sadhana to the evening video course, the community relies on the Sound Team to manage all of our audio and video needs in a conscious and professional way. The Sound Team works with the Multimedia Manager to create a schedule to meet all Sound/AV needs of IWC.

Requirements

  • Experience with Sound, Video equipment and technology.
  • Arrive and be ready to serve on Saturday, June 23 by 9am.
  • Serve until all equipment has been taken down and stored on Sunday July 1st (approximately 3pm).

Van Drivers (3)

As a van driver you are responsible for various transportation needs. You will work with the Events Assistant to create a schedule to cover the needs of IWC including:

  • Delivering luggage and equipment between the Guru Ram Das Puri parking lot and Shakti Valley on set-up and breakdown days.
  • Shopping for the kitchen on the Saturday and Sunday before camp and during the week.
  • Bringing women who go from Solstice to Women’s Camp into town to various locations on the Saturday before camp begins.
  • Food delivery for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from the kitchen to the Valley (and back again with the empty dishes).
  • Shuttle people on Hike Day or other special field trips.

Requirements

  • Ability to miss a small amount of class time each day, coordinate with the kitchen staff, and be on time with all deliveries.
  • Capacity to lift heavy luggage (up to 50 pounds).
  • A valid U.S. or international driver’s license and clean driving record.
  • Patience, energy, cheerfulness, and stamina.
  • Arrive and ready to work by 3 p.m. on Friday, June 22.
  • Serve until transportation needs are complete on Sunday, July 1st (approximately noon).

Yogi Tea and Snack Crew (2)

The Yogi Tea and Snack Crew is responsible for making sure that electrolytes, Yogi Tea, and snacks are prepared and delivered on time at the designated times of day – generally four times a day. They also coordinate pick up and clean up from snacks, Yogi Tea, and Electrolyte. They work with the Kitchen Manager to create a working schedule.

This job requires missing a small amount of class time each day.

Requirements

  • Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to drive a van.
  • Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
  • Arrive and be ready to work on Saturday, June 23, at 3:00 p.m.
  • Serve until Sunday, July 1 at noon.