Volunteer with Crown

You Can Make an Impact

Carolina Crown would not exist without the dedication of our volunteers. Donating your time is a powerful way to make a meaningful and direct impact on the lives of our members and staff who are involved in Carolina Crown programming each year. Whether you can volunteer for a day, a week, or more, we could use your support.

New Volunteers

Whether you've been involved with DCI for 10 years, or you're brand new to the activity, we'd love to get to know you! Please take a moment to fill out the form linked below. From there, we will reach out to talk about upcoming opportunities that may interest you - and keep you in the loop for the future!

New Volunteer Interest Form

2026 Audition Camps

Audition camps for 2026 have begun! Carolina Crown hosts weekend-long monthly audition camps between now and Spring Training. We are looking for volunteers to assist with member check-in, meal service, airport shuttles, and more for the following weekends:

  • January 16 - 18 (Northwestern High School)

  • February 13 - 15 (Location TBD)

  • March 13 - 15 (Location TBD)

  • April 24 - 26 (Location TBD)

If you are interested in volunteering for a weekend, or you have any questions, please reach out to Allison at volunteer@carolinacrown.org.

The interest form for JANUARY Camp is now open! Please fill out the form below if you are interested in volunteering for January Camp on January 16 - 18.

2026 January Camp Interest Form

2026 Spring Training/Tour

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us this summer! We are excited to have you. Below is a quick snapshot of our tour schedule with suggestions for when you could hop on/off the road. If these dates don’t work for you, no worries! We can work with you to figure out what works.

Please fill out this form to pencil yourself in for the dates you are interested in. This is not a commitment, but it’s best to get on the radar as soon as you can so that you get the dates you want. We have limited space on the bus, so dates are first come first serve.

When you fill out the summer form, Allison will be in contact with you to iron out specifics. If you have questions, please email volunteer@carolinacrown.org.

2026 Spring Training/Tour Interest Form

  • Spring Training is a great way to test the waters if you have never volunteered before. We only use the food truck on weekends, so it’s also great for our local friends with a tough schedule during the work week.

    If you are interested in volunteering for a Spring Training weekend, please email volunteer@carolinacrown.org

  • Do you have sewing experience? Are you free from May 23rd through June 20th? If yes, please email volunteer@carolinacrown.org.

  • Help us launch the tour with CrownLIVE at Gardner-Webb University on Saturday, 6/20, before departing for Muncie, IN the following morning. We’ll stay at Ball State University from 6/23 – 6/27 for clinics and an exhibition performance for the “Music for All Summer Camp.”

  • Join us in Muncie, IN on 6/28 as we kick off this leg of the tour, traveling to Lexington, SC for our first home show, CrownBEAT, on Friday, 7/3.

  • This leg begins in Sevierville, TN on 7/5 and includes a 2-day stay (7/9–7/10) at Western Carolina University for their Summer Symposium Clinics, a show day in Nashville, TN on 7/10, ending in Little Rock, AR on Sunday, 7/12.

  • Starting on Sunday, 7/12 in Little Rock, AR, this team will travel through Texas, ending with a regional performance in San Antonio, TX, followed by a free day at the Riverwalk on Sunday, 7/19. (Please note that this leg is extremely popular and fills up quickly, so if you are interested please sign up ASAP).

  • Beginning in San Antonio, TX on 7/19, this leg concludes with our home show, NightBEAT, in Winston-Salem, NC, on Sunday, 7/26.

  • This team starts at NightBEAT in Winston-Salem, NC, on 7/27 and concludes in Downingtown, PA, for the “Big Sounds in Motion” competition, on Sunday, 8/2.

  • Starting in Downingtown, PA, on 8/3, this final leg of the tour culminates at the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis, IN, on Saturday, 8/8, with limited space available for the return to Fort Mill on Sunday, 8/9 if interested. (Please note that this leg is extremely popular and fills up quickly, so if you are interested please sign up ASAP).

Volunteer Positions

Thanks again to our volunteers for helping to make Carolina Crown produce a top-notch, quality event and experience for the participants. Please scroll down to read more about volunteer opportunities for our events and programs.

Crown Drum Corps Camps/Spring Training

    • Registration (Camps and Spring Training Move-Ins): for Crown camps and spring training, we are in need of volunteers to help register members. The duties involved with registration include checking in members from a list provided and collecting required money/paperwork. Registration volunteers are needed one Friday evening a month between November - April (5PM-8PM) and on the 3rd Saturday in May (10AM-1PM).

    • Food Service (Camps & Spring Training): the duties of a food service volunteer include preparing food, cooking, serving, and set-up/clean-up for 1-4 meals per day. Food Service volunteers needs are different in our off-season compared to our summer season. During our off-season assistance is needed one weekend per month for camps from November - April. Additionally during Spring Training food service volunteers are also needed for all weekends mid May - June. Food truck volunteers are vital to the success of our drum corps, your support is greatly appreciated.

    • Airport Shuttle Driver (Camps & Spring Training): the duties of an airport shuttle driver include pick-up/drop-off at local airport/train/bus station in 15 passenger van provided. Shuttle driver volunteers are needed one weekend per month for camps from November - April and every weekend mid May - June.

    • Uniform Maintenance (Camps & Spring Training): the duties of a Uniform Maintenance volunteer include measure, pin, sew, rip seams, wash, press, repair uniforms/flags/accessories. Sewing skills are needed. These volunteers will be needed one weekend per month for camps from November - April and can be utilized through all of Spring Training, Mid May to Mid June.

    • CDL Truck Driver (Camps): the duties of a CDL Truck Driver include pick-up/drop-off tractor and move 2-53' trailers from storage in Pineville NC to Fort Mill area camp venue. The service of these volunteers will be needed one Friday evening and/or Sunday afternoon per month from November - April. This service could also include a volunteer who has access or ability to borrow a tractor to move the equipment.

    • Handyman/Mechanic (Camps & Spring Training): the duties of this position include doing miscellaneous repairs/maintenance to equipment/vehicles as needed. Volunteers for this position are needed one weekend per month from November - April and every weekend mid May - June. The time could also be at the discretion of the volunteer if maintenance can be performed at the storage facility or available repair facility.

Crown Drum Corps Tour

You are cordially invited to hit the road with us as a volunteer! Our tour season continues for 8 weeks out of the summer and you may volunteer as much or as little as you would like. Some positions for our touring volunteer team include:

    • Food Service (CrownTOUR): the duties of a touring food service volunteer include preparing food, cooking, serving, and set-up/clean-up for 1-4 meals per day. Food Service volunteers are needed for the full length of our tour from June to mid August. Volunteers who want to tour with us are divided into 1-10 "teams", and will travel for 5-14 days for their shift. Food truck volunteers are vital to the success of our drum corps, your support is greatly appreciated in this area. Additionally Food service volunteers on tour may be asked to help with uniform laundering when deemed necessary.

    • Uniform Maintenance (CrownTOUR): the duties of a Uniform Maintenance volunteer include measure, pin, sew, rip seams, wash press, repair uniforms/flags/accessories. Sewing skills are needed. Uniform Maintenance volunteers are needed for the full length of our tour from June to mid August. Volunteers who want to tour are divided into 1-10 "teams" and will travel for 5-14 days for their shift. Uniform maintenance volunteers on tour are asked to assist on the food truck when deemed necessary.

    • CDL Truck Driver (CrownTOUR): the duties of a touring CDL Truck Driver include driving a 53' tractor trailer in convoy between tour stops 4-5 nights a week. Volunteers for this position are needed on tour for a 8 week period from mid June through mid August. Volunteers who want to tour with us are divided into 1-10 "teams" and will travel for 5-14 days for their shift. Volunteers must have a valid CDL and medical card and available for drug testing for this position. It is preferred that these volunteer drivers commit to longer periods of time to ensure stability and understanding of the routine procedures.

    • CDL Bus Driver (CrownTOUR): the duties of a touring CDL Bus Driver include driving a late model fully equipped 56 passenger bus in convoy between tour stops 4-5 nights/week doing an average of 400 miles per trip. Volunteers for this position are needed on tour for a 8 week period from mid June through mid August. Volunteers who want to tour are divided into 1-10 "teams" and will travel for 5-14 days for their shift. Volunteers must have a valid CDL and medical card and be available for company orientation training and drug testing for this position. It is preferred that these volunteer drivers commit to longer periods of time to insure stability and understanding of the routine procedures.

    • Van Driver (CrownTOUR): the duties of a tour van driver include driving 15 passenger van with utility trailer in convoy between tour stops 4-5 nights/week doing an average of 400 miles per trip. Volunteers for this position are needed on tour for a 8 week period from mid June through mid August.

    • Handyman/Mechanic (CrownTOUR): the duties of this position include doing miscellaneous repairs/maintenance to equipment/vehicles as needed. We are always looking for individuals that meet this wide skillset. Skills in carpentry, welding, diesel/auto mechanics, power tools, or simply people who don't mind getting their hands dirty are vital to ensuring we get our drum corps and all our moving parts on and off the field and down the road safely. Volunteers for this position are needed on tour for a 8 week period from mid June through mid August. The ideal candidate for this position is someone who can commit to around 14 days with the corps.

    • Shuttle Driver (CrownTOUR): the duties of the tour volunteer shuttle driver include driving a 15-passenger van with volunteers and supplies from our Fort Mill office to a designated tour stop, and then return to Fort Mill. Volunteers for this position are needed 5-7 times from mid June through mid August.

Office/General

Not big on traveling? Do you still want to volunteer for Carolina Crown? We have many positions available for volunteers who cannot commit to traveling, or who have circumstances which do not allow them to travel with the corps.

    • Website Content Writer: Website content writers are needed to draft website articles based on input from various sources. Some knowledge of Squarespace or something similar is preferred but not necessary. This is a flexible position and is needed sporadically throughout the year as events come up for the organization.

    • Website Maintenance: Duties of the website maintenance volunteer include update/maintain the Carolina Crown website based on direction from the office. A good knowledge of the Squarespace content management system is preferred or something similar in design. This is a flexible position and is needed sporadically throughout the year.

    • Office IT Support: Duties of the IT support volunteer include providing "help desk" type support for software/hardware issues encountered. This is a flexible position an is needed sporadically throughout the year on an as need basis.

    • General Office Work: Duties of an office work volunteer include data entry, copying, filing, order fulfillment, telephone coverage/order taking, etc. This position is needed on most weekdays and is flexible based on availability.

    • PR / Publicity: The job of a public relations volunteer includes drafting and implementing publicity and press releases based on input from Marketing/Event Chairs. This is a flexible position and is needed sporadically throughout the year as events and situations occur for the organization.

    • Sponsorship: A sponsorship volunteer is in charge of soliciting and nurturing potential sponsors as part of a committee and on their own. This is a flexible position, but will require some scheduled meetings with committees and organization management.

Events

Throughout the year, Carolina Crown holds a number of large scale events; there is always something in the works at Carolina Crown. We would love to have you as a volunteer for our events. Large groups of volunteers are more than welcome! Bring your church group, school clubs, office, etc. For event volunteer interest please contact us by clicking the text bubble icon in the corner of this screen or emailing support@carolinacrown.org

    • Event Committee Management Trainee: This position includes performing committee oversight under mentor-ship of existing chairperson for each event. This position is flexible with some scheduled meetings. Volunteers for this position are needed 4-6 months prior to the scheduled event.

    • Event Committee Member: Event Committee members perform duties related to volunteer coordinator, marketing, facilities/ops, concessions, program ads, ...etc. This position is flexible with some scheduled meetings. Volunteers for this position are needed 4-6 months prior to the scheduled event.

    • Event "Day of" Support: Our Organization has numerous fundraising events throughout the year. They consist of Drum Corps shows (CrownBEAT & NightBEAT), Band competitions (BandBEAT), and our annual Golf Tournament. These events require many volunteers to run smoothly, accurately and offer participants and fans a quality experience. For our events, we need volunteers for:

      • Ticket Sales

      • Ushering

      • Parking Attendant

      • Concession Sales

      • Program Sales

      • Operations of the Event

    All event volunteers are needed on the day of the event plus in a meeting 1-2 days prior to the event. Volunteers should plan to work at the event for 4-8 hours. Groups are also welcome to volunteer. If you are a sponsor/advisor of a community group, we at Carolina Crown welcome you to bring your group members for a great volunteer experience!

Volunteer Benefits

  • All volunteers who work for an event are welcome to watch and participate in the event before and after their shift if time is available.

  • Volunteers will receive a complimentary gift of some sort (i.e. T-shirt, keychain, mug, decal, etc.)

  • Complimentary snacks and drinks will be available to volunteers at the volunteer hospitality area while they are on duty.  Breaks will be scheduled into long shifts to allow for this.

  • As a tour volunteer, workers get the full tour experience of being on the road and seeing many high level drum corps performances along with the knowledge that, without your support, the performers could not have the experience of a lifetime.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Volunteers sleep in one of our entertainer coach buses equipped with bunk beds, or on an air mattress in a designated “volunteer room” within the facility that the corps is housed.

  • Please feel free to contact Allison at (volunteer@carolinacrown.org) to answer any of your tour-related volunteer questions.

  • We welcome your spouse to sign up with you for one of our tour teams, however, due to space limitations we require anyone coming on tour to “pull their weight” as a working volunteer. Due to liability reasons, only children between the ages of 16-18 years of age may be signed up with you for one of our tour teams, space available. Again, the child will need to “pull their weight” as a working volunteer.

  • Emergencies do happen and Carolina Crown will make every effort to get you to a nearby transportation center, however, you will be responsible for all costs associated with your return travel.

  • Other than “spending money” you will not normally incur any costs while on tour. You will eat almost all your meals from our mobile kitchen, be provided with sleeping accommodations, and receive a “volunteer pass” for entry into the corps’ performances (space-available seating as designated by the show promoter).

  • We do our best to ensure our volunteers balance work and rest. There should always be small blocks of time during the day when you will have time to read a book, catch a nap, or do anything you need to make sure you are taken care of. However, it is important that our volunteers are “on duty” when they are scheduled to be.

  • If you are interested in volunteering for a CrownEVENT please email Cody Crawford at cody@carolinacrown.org

  • Each CrownEVENT takes a large number of volunteers to make that event successful. See the Positions Available section under CrownVOLUNTEERS on our website for examples of the typical positions needed.

  • Carolina Crown understands that emergencies do occur but since the success of our events depend on our volunteers we ask that you notify us ASAP and at least 72 hours prior to the event if you need to cancel, or find a replacement to cover your position.

  • Many of our events have “shifts” for volunteers whereby your time commitment may be as little as a few hours. Of course, we encourage you to sign up to work the entire event or as many “shifts” as possible.

  • Depending on the volunteer position you sign up for the amount of physical activity can vary tremendously. For our touring volunteers as well as some other more active positions, we recommend that you be able to be on your feet 5-7 hours/day, lift 20+lbs, be exposed to high temperatures and other outside environmental settings, and not have any medical conditions that may hinder full participation in some work duties.