Our Volunteer Opportunities
Dear Volunteer,
Thank you so much for collaborating with us for the 2011 Day at the Range. A large part of the success of the event depends upon our volunteers.
If you have not attended our Volunteer Training before, plan on attending the training scheduled Saturday, June 4 from 10am to noon at Southwest Center for Independent Living, 2864 S. Nettleton Avenue, Springfield. Please review Expectations of DATR/OAF Volunteers then fill out the form or contact me.
If you have volunteered at a previous event, you do not need to come to the volunteer training. However, please review the volunteer expectations, so that you will be prepared for the event. We continue to strive for improved communication to prevent any misunderstandings.
Please arrive at the event by 7:30 am on June 18. Report to either the pond or the range to register, whichever place you would like to serve. Registration at the range will be under the pavilion, separate from the participant registration. Sign in and choose the area where you want to be, picking up a nametag and a hat, and then report to your work area.
As always, we have a variety of areas that require volunteers. When you register, please choose an area, and plan to stay there all day. If you cannot commit to all day, then please let us know at registration so that we can find someone to cover you when you leave. Please check-in with your team leader and let them know when you are leaving or taking breaks.
We are looking for volunteers to serve in three capacities this year at lunchtime. First, we need volunteers to work the lunch lines, serving the food and condiments. Second, we would like some people to assist with carrying plates and assisting the participants to their tables. Thirdly, we are looking for volunteers willing to go around and assist participants in completing surveys during the lunch break. The surveys are so important to us as we plan future events. This is the only way we know what works, what doesn’t work, and how we should plan for the future.
We are also in need of people willing to help us set-up tents, tables, and chairs on Friday, June 17 starting at 1pm into the afternoon. Please contact Patty Hayne, Event Coordinator, at the Southwest Center for Independent Living if you are able to help with set-up.
Furthermore, we always need help with take-down of tents. The event ends at 2 pm, so if you can plan to stay for that, we would appreciate that as well. If you would like to come later in the day to volunteer and stay for take-down, that is fine, just let us know your plans. We can place you in an area where someone had to leave.
Thanks again for your help in making the Day at the Range Event possible.
Sincerely,
Laura Lyford, DATR Volunteer Coordinator
