A small army of volunteers will be needed for Winkler's record breaking harvest attempt August 4.

Harvest for Kids recently held a Volunteer Expo to outline the number of roles available. Commitment levels ranged from a few hours during the August 4 event, to responsibilities during the weeks leading up to the harvest.

Coordinator George KIassen notes all volunteers will have the opportunity to watch the harvest as well.

Available roles include bus drivers, concert security, field marshals, parking attendants, photographers, prayer team members, tractor drivers and VIP hosts.

The Winkler attempt hopes to attract 320 combines to break the record for most combines working on the same field simultaneously. The field is located south of Winkler off of Hwy 32. Klassen notes the highway will be closed for safety regulations, with busses bringing people to the viewing location. Organizers will operate a fleet of 15 busses, 10 school busses and five church busses with designated parking lots in Winkler for pick-up and drop off.

In total, Klassen expects nearly 20,000 people in attendance, and many more via the online livestream.

The first record for fastest harvest was set in Westlock, Alberta in 1998. Eight years later, Harvest for Kids, together with Children's Camps International, came to Winkler, Manitoba with the Guinness World Records team and set a new record with 100 combines simultaneously combining 160 acres in just 11 minutes and 8 seconds. The requirements changed for the record to focus on how many combines can be working on one field at the same time for five continuous minutes. On August 7, 2010, Harvest for Kids took the record south of Winkler, setting 200 combines to work. Fast forward to two years, 244 combines were set to work just north of Dalmeny, Saskatchewan on October 6, 2012.

This summer Harvest for Kids hopes to return the record to Winkler with more than 300 combines working simultaneously on one field.

However, the event is more than bragging rights; organizers hope to raise $5 million to send one million kids to camp in the developing world through local charity, Children's Camps International.

To volunteer call 331-4003 or visit harvestforkids.com.