The Coupeville Festival Association needs volunteers for the Arts and Crafts Festival in August.

Each summer, an average of 250 volunteers help facilitate Coupeville’s largest summer event.

Volunteers are the backbone of the festival, said Kathy Sechrist, volunteer coordinator. “Our volunteer list is very slim at the moment.”

Sechrist is hoping to find volunteers to serve in various capacities through the festival weekend, Aug. 1-2.

“We could use people in most any place,” Sechrist said. “We need people to help set up and tear down. We really need more hands on that part.”

Another important volunteer opportunity is helping vendors unload, which takes place Friday evening and Saturday morning.

“We got a lot of good comments from that,” Sechrist said. “It’s one of those things that bring back the vendors year after year.”

Anyone who is interested in volunteering can go to the association website, www.coupevillefestival.com, to fill out a volunteer form.

Volunteers will get a free festival T-shirt and will be invited to a volunteer orientation and ice cream social at 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 29 in the conference room at Whidbey General Hospital.

“It’s a fun thing to do and we’re only asking for a few hours,” Sechrist said.