Meet the Promo Team

Here are some more of our brilliant volunteers. See what they have to say for themselves.

Lauren Creed

What made you want to get involved with vinspired Lake of Stars?

I heard of vinspired Lake of Stars through a friend who was already involved and thought the festival sounded amazing and that joining the team would be a great way to gain further experience in music events.

What do you do for vinspired Lake of Stars?

As part of the Promotions Team at vinspired Lake of Stars, I help to promote the festival and related events in various ways, from digital marketing to simply talking to people at festivals and events around London. Our team develops creative ways to generate interest in vinspired Lake of Stars festival and the wider issues behind the idea.

What are your thoughts about volunteering?

Volunteering is an excellent way to gain skills and confidence in a working environment, whilst doing something really valuable. As a graduate in the recession, the difficult struggle for jobs and success can be disheartening. By giving up time and energy in return for rewards greater than just money, volunteering helps young people to reassess their values and strengths.

What do you feel you will gain from this experience?

I hope to have a great summer with vinspired Lake of Stars, developing skills and confidence to get involved with other projects after. Hopefully, come October I will be able to see that our small team of volunteers has really contributed to getting the interest and acknowledgement this festival really deserves.

Hayaad

What made you want to get involved with vinspired Lake of Stars?

Being a recent graduate I was looking to gain some marketing experience whilst working for a fascinating project. And vinspired Lake of Stars ticked both of these boxes. It is an amazing project run by volunteers and it is not your typical musical festival.

What do you do for vinspired Lake of Stars?

I am part of the promotional team who get the message of vinspired Lake of Stars festival out. We tend to use various channels to get the message across effectively.

What are your thoughts about volunteering?

If you asked me a year ago if I would ever be a volunteer, I probably would have said ‘no’. But I have now learned that volunteering is a great experience and also allows you to make new friends, whilst gaining new skills and doing something constructive.

What do you feel you will gain from this experience?

I believe that I can gain new skills from this experience and I can begin to understand how an international music festival is effectively run. I also believe that my CV would benefit immensely due to my volunteering experience at vinspired Lake of Stars.