Become a Volunteer

Become a Volunteer

IPM 2023 Volunteer Orientation

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
In Tented City - 284029 County Rd 10, Amaranth (Bowling Green) in the Avertex Solutions Final Furrow Lounge tent - S5 (see map here)

  • Registration commences at 8 am
  • Meeting from 9 am – 12 pm (optional Tour of Tented City to follow)

Please bring your own lawn chair. Snacks will be provided by Foodland.
For more information, please contact Cindy Sabo, Volunteer Committee Chair - [email protected]
(An email was sent to volunteers on September 1 with additional details.)


Volunteering with IPM 2023 is a great way to use your skills, connect with the community, gain valuable experience and meet new people!

Volunteers are involved with all aspects of the International Plowing Match & Rural Expo (IPM) — from horse & tractor plowing, to Tented City, antiques, entertainment, marketing, souvenirs, education, lifestyles & quilts, RV Park, wagon tours, landscaping, beautification, parking & traffic, gates, health & safety, parade, information booths...and there's more!

There are volunteer opportunities that begin before the IPM (with planning and activation), during the IPM and/or after the IPM (with teardown).

To sign up to volunteer at IPM 2023, please click/select the Volunteer Application button below, fill out the form and submit.

Questions? Contact Cindy Sabo, IPM 2023 Local Committee Volunteer Chair - [email protected]

Download the current IPM 2023 Volunteer Newsletter here.


Special Call for Volunteers

  1. Join the "Parking" Committee to help direct visitors in the parking fields.
  2. Join the "Steppers & Greeters" to help welcome and assist visitors on & off the wagons (to and from the parking fields).
  3. Join the "Traffic" Committee to help with ensuring optimal traffic flow.

To help with any of these committees, please check off on the volunteer application...thank you!

COMMITTEE PROFILES

Parking Committee

Parking Committee

The Committee manages the parking requirements for visitors, competitors, exhibitors and organizers during the Match.

Traffic Committee

Traffic Committee

The Committee works with local police and the municipality to ensure optimum traffic flow to and from the Match site prior to and during the Match.