2008 Festival Volunteer Opportunities
As everyone probably knows, the 20th Annual Festival of Trees & Lights is coming upon us very quickly. In order to make this event successful many volunteers are needed. Volunteer opportunities include everything from helping with registration and the auction to actual set-up and tear-down of the trees and other auction items. Some duties (especially in handling the trees is very labor intensive and requires strong bodies who don't have any back or health problems, and are able to lift heavy items such as trees and gifts).
Please see below for a complete list of volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in volunteering, please call Deann Cline at the DSOSN office at 702-648-1990 or email her at dcline@dsosn.org.
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The following is a list of Volunteer Opportunities from the Down Syndrome Organization of |
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Day/Date |
Times Needed |
# of Volunteers |
Tasks/Duties |
Location |
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Saturday Nov. 8th
And Sat. Nov. 17th if need be to finish project |
10 am until finish (approx. 2pm) LUNCH will be provided |
5 – 10 |
To paint ½ doors back and front for wreaths for the Festival of Trees & Lights. Also, some door repair. Total doors = 30. |
(between Decatur and |
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Tuesday Nov. 18th |
9 am – 12 noon COFFEE & DONUTS provided. |
3 – 5 |
To help load supplies on a truck. Some heavy lifting involved. |
(between Decatur and |
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Tuesday Nov. 18th |
9 AM approximately 4 PM. This is an all day project. LUNCH will be provided |
2 - 4 |
To travel with a truck driver all over town picking up boxed Christmas tree and loading them on the truck. Heavy lifting involved. |
Begin and end at |
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Wednesday Nov. 19th |
7 am – 12 noon 12 noon – 4 pm 4 pm – 9 pm SNACKS,DRINKS provided |
10 – 20 10 – 20 5 - 10 |
To help unload supplies and trees. Trees then need placed on risers and unboxed Heavy lifting involved |
The Paris Hotel & Casino – Concorde Ballroom A |
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Thursday Nov. 20th |
8 pm – finish Approximately midnight SNACKS,DRINKS provided |
20 plus |
To help box up supplies and trees & take to loading dock Heavy lifting involved, |
The Paris Hotel & Casino – Concorde Ballroom A |
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Friday Nov. 21st |
6 am – 10 am COFFEE, DONUTS Provided. |
10 - 15 |
To load the supplies & trees on the trucks |
The Paris Hotel & Casino – Concorde Ballroom A and |
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Friday Nov. 21st |
9 am – finish This is an all day project. LUNCH will be provided. |
6 volunteers are need (2 per truck) to ride with a truck driver all day to deliver boxed trees. |
Delivery of boxed trees. Heavy lifting involved. |
Loading of truck at The Paris. |
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Friday Nov. 21st |
11 am – 1 pm approximately |
5 - 10 volunteers |
To help unload supplies |
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In addition to the above listed volunteer opportunities, the following volunteers are also needed the day and night of the Festival.
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Day/Date |
Times Needed |
# of Volunteers |
Tasks/Duties |
Location |
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Thursday Nov. 20th
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5 pm – 8 pm |
10 - 20 |
Tree Volunteers to stand near trees and talk to the bidders about the trees, their gifts, etc. Also to answer any questions about the event, Down syndrome and DSOSN in general |
The Paris Hotel Concorde Ballroom |
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Thursday Nov. 20th
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8 – 9 pm |
10 plus |
To help in organizing the wreaths, stockings and baskets for winner bidders to pick up |
The Paris Hotel Concorde Ballroom and registration area |
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Thursday Nov. 20th
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4 – 10 pm |
10 – 20 |
To work registration, check-in guests, secure bidder information, hand-out bidder numbers. After the event, to help in check-out of auction items and secure information for tree delivery, processing payments |
The Paris Hotel Concorde Ballroom and registration area |
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Nov. 20th
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8 – 10 pm |
5 – 15 |