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A Special Thank You!
Volunteers Make The Difference

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THANK YOU to the thousands of volunteers who have helped the Fall Folk Festival succeed for the last 24 years. Without your commitment, the festival could not continue as a free event for the community.

Again, I want to express my deepest gratitude for all you do. Your role as volunteers is not just important, but it's the very heart of the Fall Folk Festival's success.

Sylvia Gobel,
Director, Spokane Fall Folk Festival

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Sylvia Gobel (left, front), Director, and several of our wonderful volunteers and FFF Steering Committee members who attended the Volunteer Appreciation Contra Dance
Future of the Festival

​Sylvia Gobel has been the Festival director for many years. She has always loved dance and has been interested in international cultures. Sylvia wants the festival to remain viable well into the future. She invites new volunteers to donate their time during the festival.

Additionally, the festival committee needs a team of apprentices who will start training to take over some of the responsibilities of producing the festival and contributing fresh ideas.

If you are interested in keeping this tradition alive for another 20 years and want to become involved or have ideas or expertise to share, please get in touch with us at​ [email protected] or 509-828-3683.

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Additional Volunteers Thank You Contra Dance photos are available at the Spokane Folklore Society website. Click the button below to view the SFS photos.
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Special thanks to all of our invaluable volunteers
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Linnell Hinchey and Sylvia Gobel of the Fall Folk Festival Steering Committee at the Volunteer Appreciation Contra Dance
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Spokane Folklore Society is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to fostering international cultures in Spokane.
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