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Thank you for inquiring about volunteer opportunities during AirVenture 2025.
We appreciate your support and willingness to volunteer for EAA. EAA’s volunteers are an essential part of the success of our operations during AirVenture, as well as throughout the year. Please review the opportunities listed below. We will be updating them often through the start of AirVenture.
AeroEducate Center
AeroEducate is an EAA youth aviation education program, and we will be running activities and presentations for teen-aged youth each day in the AeroEducate Center, located in Aviation Gateway Park.
Volunteers will be on hand to:
- Greet visitors and answer questions about AeroEducate (training will be provided)
- Support transitions between forums and activities
- Assist with youth activities, as needed
Volunteer Requirements:
- Enjoy helping people and inspiring youth to explore aviation.
- A positive, customer-focused mindset.
- Pass EAA’s Youth Protection Training and Background Check.
- Reasonably good health (4.5 hours shifts, mainly on your feet)
Other Information:
- Webinar-based training will be provided, along with a reference manual on site to assist all volunteers.
- Two shifts per day (Sunday, July 20 – Sunday, July 27)
- 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 noon
- 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Lunch will be provided
- Additional benefits (daily/weekly passes, parking passes) available for day(s) of shift(s).
Questions? Email Danielle Schmick at dschmick@eaa.org
Want to Sign Up? Click HERE (or email Danielle Schmick directly with shift requests)
First Aid
First Aid has two buildings and is looking for doctors and registered nurses interested in volunteering a couple of shifts. This year we have openings from Saturday, July 20th through Sunday, July 27th. Shifts are 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
We triage minor injuries and illnesses along with doing a few blood pressure checks. We have one building we staff in Camp Scholler and one near the Air Traffic Control Tower.
Volunteer Requirements:
- License required.
- Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, EMTs, Paramedics and Registered Nurses.
- We do not take Physician Assistants.
- A positive, team-oriented, customer-focused mindset.
- Great teamwork, communication, and customer service skills.
If interested, contact Connie Campbell & Deb Ferguson at eaaems@gmail.com.
Forums
The Forums area has two teams, Forums Information and Forum Hosts. We manage the stages in the Forums area welcoming and supporting the speakers.
Our Forum Hosts welcome the guest speakers and monitor the audio and video systems for issues, plus take statistics for each forum. Our Forums Information team troubleshoots issues and provides information to guests.
- Customer service skills are required.
- Basic IT and audio-video skills are a plus for the Forums Information team.
Our teams work closely together in a long-time partnership and offer opportunity for growth.
Contact the Forum Hosts Chairman Malcolm Boger at (940) 473-1914 or xmanboger@gmail.com.
Contact the Forums Chairman Steven Kohls at (225) 892-2017 or kohls60@yahoo.com.
We are always looking forward to adding new members to our teams. The Forums Teams provide a great learning environment. You may pick the forums you would like to attend and get volunteer credit for working them. There are no set times for your volunteering, allowing you time to attend other activities.
We hope to see you at Airventure!
Lost & Found
The AirVenture Lost & Found is where lost items should be reported and found items are turned in. Our volunteers strive to reunite lost property with its rightful owner. Located just east of Convention Headquarters at 3127 Knapp Street, the Lost & Found is open during the week of AirVenture.
Volunteer Requirements:
- Passionate and energetic about helping people find their lost belongings
- Positive, team-oriented, customer focused mindset
- Ability to collect, store, sort, organize, and catalog lost & found items
- Reasonably good health, able to stand, bend, sit, and lift
- Willing to have in-person conversations with visitors who may be emotional at times
- Basic understanding of computer data entry
- Pass EAA’s Youth Protection Training and Background Check.
We have three regular volunteer shifts per day, plus another during the night air shows.
- 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday nights only
To volunteer, email Lisa Phillips at lphillips@eaa.org or call (920) 426-6505.
Pre-AirVenture - Youth Program Preparations
Join us in supporting AirVenture youth programs by helping prepare materials for hands-on activities and giveaways!
Volunteers will assist with unwrapping and organizing ordered materials, assembling activity kits, and ensuring everything is ready for young aviation enthusiasts to learn and explore.
No special skills are required—just a willingness to help and a passion for inspiring the next generation!
We are looking for volunteers Monday-Friday between June 2nd and July 19th. Hours are flexible.
If you are interested, please reach out to Danielle Schmick at dschmick@eaa.org
South 40 Flight Line Operations
The South 40 Flight Line Operations team is expanding again this year, and we have openings for the following positions:
Aircraft Parkers & Marshallers
This is a special opportunity to join a new and growing volunteer team. You can be one of the first people to say, "Welcome to Oshkosh!" to pilots flying in from all over the world! No experience necessary! We'll teach you all you need to know.
Here's a short YouTube video that shows what we do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd6juBa-W28;
Volunteer Requirements:
18+ years of age (16-17 with written parental consent)
Reasonably good health
A positive, team-oriented, customer-focused mindset
The South 40 has some of the best views of landing and departing aircraft, an enthusiastic team of volunteers, and is a vital part of fulfilling EAA's No Aircraft Turned Away initiative.
To volunteer, contact Ed Myers at s40flo@gmail.com.
The Gathering
Thursday, July 24 3:30pm-11pm
The Gathering is EAA’s largest fundraising gala of the year with almost 1,000 people in attendance to experience a sit-down dinner with a live and silent auction. The event helps raise money and awareness for EAA and its various programs, including education, safety, and advocacy programs.
We are looking for volunteers to help during the event, as well as the day before and after for set-up and clean-up.
Roles Available:
- Tablescape set-up and Auction Set-up
- Event Registration
- Live or Silent auction assistance
- Table concierge- interact with guests, serve drinks, answer questions
- Event clean-up
See the attached registration sheet for additional responsibilities, requirements, times, etc.
Questions? Email Becca Greskoviak at rgreskoviak@eaa.org or Sign up to volunteer!
Ultralight / Light Plane Fun Fly Zone
The Fun Fly Zone is a fly-in within the FLY-IN. We host aircraft from the Light Sport, Experimental and Ultralight categories and have daily runway operations on our beautiful grass runway.
We also support EAA AirVenture Admission, Merchandise sales, Aircraft Registrations, a Swap Shop, Volunteer Coordination, Exhibits and Aircraft Parking.
The Fun Fly Zone Operations teams are looking for new volunteers to help in either pre-convention (week prior to convention), during convention, or post-convention (last day tear-down), one or more of the following positions:
- Red Barn Admission Sales, Aircraft Registration and Customer Service
- Active Runway Operations Support
- Aircraft Parking / Towing / Marshalling
- Swap Shop Sales
- Forums
- Workshop Tent Support
- Maintenance
- General set-up and tear-down
No experience necessary! We'll teach you all you need to know.
Volunteer Requirements:
- 18-plus years of age (16-17 with written parental consent)
- Reasonably good health
- A valid driver's license for scooter, Gator, and shuttle operators
- A positive, team-oriented, customer-focused mindset
Contact Barb Szigat at (715) 216-2129 or richzgot@yahoo.com if interested in joining our team.
Vintage Aircraft Association
The Vintage Aircraft Association offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels!
To learn about all the different ways you can help, visit: https://eaavintage.org/events/airventure/volunteer-with-vintage/
Volunteer with Vintage - Where the FUN is!
Youth Welcome Center
The Youth Welcome Center at EAA Four Corners welcomes families and all visitors to participate in fun aviation activities, learn about youth programs on the AirVenture grounds, and explore EAA’s youth education opportunities.
Volunteers will be on hand to:
- Assist with simple youth activities like a cockpit photo station, build-your-own keychain using rivets, and a “Mark Your Hometown” map activity.
- Share resources with youth to explore aviation including youth activities happening on the AirVenture grounds, EAA’s youth programming, Young Eagles, AeroEducate, and more!
Volunteer Requirements:
- Enjoy helping people and inspiring youth to explore aviation.
- A positive, customer-focused mindset.
- Pass EAA’s Youth Protection Training and Background Check.
- Reasonably good health (4.5 hours shifts, mainly on your feet).
Other Information:
- Webinar-based training will be provided, along with a reference manual on site to assist all volunteers.
- Two shifts per day (Sunday, July 20 – Sunday, July 27)
- 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 noon
- 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Lunch will be provided
- Volunteers can choose which area of the tent they would like to support, as availability allows.
- Additional benefits (daily/weekly passes, parking passes) available for day(s) of shift(s).
Questions? Email Danielle Schmick at dschmick@eaa.org
Want to Sign Up? Click HERE (or email Danielle Schmick directly with shift requests)
Volunteer Center
Not sure where you want to volunteer?EAA’s Volunteer Center is the perfect place for you to start! The Volunteer Center is the place to find volunteer opportunities during AirVenture Oshkosh. Stop by and they will help match you with the perfect opportunity. The Volunteer Center is a small building on the corner of Schaick Ave and Forest Home Ave near the Red One Market Central.
Open 8 am to 5pm daily, beginning the week before AirVenture and during AirVenture.
Questions can be directed to 920-230-7744 during open hours or year-round to vccs.eaa@gmail.com
