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Volunteer Descriptions
Game Tent
- Place table covers and table bunting on game tent tables
- Move games and game supplies
- Set up games
- Move game prizes from Room 10 to tent
- Arrange prizes by game
- Hang prizes on snow fencing
- Display Game Tent signs by ticket booth and games
- Fill consolation candy bins
Requires bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing items
- Sell game tent tickets and wrist bands
- Greet guests and answer questions regarding game tent tickets
- Record game ticket and inflatable sale countrs
- Handle Cash and make Change
- Receive the correct count of game tickets from each player
- Explain the game rules to each player
- Make sure the game rules are followed
- Run the game as applicable
- Hand out game consolation candy or prizes
Note: Volunteers can’t play games while volunteering
- Pack up game prizes for storage
- Pack up game supplies for storage
- Disassemble games and move to storage area
- Move prizes and supplies to Room 10
- Remove, fold, and pack table bunting and table cloths
- Fold chairs and tables for pick up
- Gather trash for collection
Requires bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, and pushing items
Desserts
Wash and drain strawberries. place in pans
Cut out stem & imperfect spots (cut berry in half if large)
Place cleaned/cut strawberries in provided pans
Quality check pans of strawberries
Saran wrap pans and put into walk-in refrigerator
Mix pre-cleaned/cored strawberries with gel in pans
Carefully spoon mixture into pie shells, keeping shell edges clean
Place additional gel on top of pie as needed to ensure visual appeal
Place completed pies in boxes
Arrange boxed pies on trays/rolling racks
Take Customer order
Communicate order to assemblers
Add order total, take cash payment, give change as applicable
Keep counter plasticware and napkin dispensers filled.
Assist in making Strawberry shakes (scoop ice cream, add strawberries, use blender)
Assist in assembling Strawberry shortcake (cut shortcake, scoop ice cream, add strawberries & whip cream as applicable)
Assist in assembling sundaes (scoop ice cream, add strawberry sauce, add whip cream as applicable)
Plate cheesecake, add strawberry sauce as requested
Plate strawberry pie slice, add whip cream as requested
Make coffee, fill coffee orders, work with counter help and dessert assemblers to deliver ordered dessert(s) to customers at counter
Add ingredients to mixer to make Dream Whip – maintain needed amount throughout shift
Sunday Dinner Volunteer
Quantity 2/shift – Use the iPad point of sale to take cash or credit card payments for the Polish Dinner. The Cashier will give a ticket to the customer for each dinner purchased. All dinner sales, regardless of age, are $14. Dinner includes one cabbage roll, two pierogis, two kielbasa and sauerkraut, a slice of bread, and a mini strawberry shortcake. There are no substitutions. This position is a seated position.
Quantity 1/shift – The Ticket Taker will receive a ticket from each person who purchased a Polish dinner. The ticket will be collected in a bucket to be counted at the end of the festival. This is a seated position.
Quantity 1/shift – The Utensil Controller hands the customer a tray and a package of silverware for each dinner purchased. This position requires you to stand for four hours.
Quantity 1/shift – The Dessert Server places the strawberry shortcake on the tray for each dinner purchased. The Dessert Server will need to notify the desert team if they are running low on desserts at their station. This position requires you to stand for four hours.
Quantity 2/shift – The Expediter will call out to the kitchen servers with how many meals to plate. The Expediter will need to notify the kitchen team and dessert team of any meals that need to be packaged as a carry out. This is a high energy position and will require you to stand for four hours.
Quantity 1/shift. The Roll/Bread and Butter Server places a roll/slice of bread and a package of butter on the tray for each dinner purchased. The Roll/Bread and Butter Server will need to notify the kitchen team if they are running low on rolls/bread and butter at their station. This position requires you to stand for four hours.
Quantity 2/shift – The Beverage Server will pre-pour cups of lemonade, ice tea, and water. The Beverage Server places the desired beverage on the tray for each dinner purchased. The Beverage Server will need to notify the kitchen team if they are running low on refreshments at their station. This position requires you to stand for four hours.
Other Areas
- Keep dining areas clean
- Assist patrons where needed
- Wash & dry food trays
- Wipe down tables
Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age, be comfortable standing, walking, selling tickets, handling money and interacting with people
Theme Raffle
(before/after Mass and during the Festival): Record ticket buyer name and phone number and communicate transaction with the ticket distributor (typically the coordinator) to complete transactions
Duties include one or more of the following: looking up prize winners, assisting with the ticket drawing for each prize, securing prizes in the office after the drawings, contacting prize winners, and/or helping prize winners transport their prizes to their vehicles.
After the drawings, assist the coordinator to clean up the Theme Raffle Area and take down Theme Raffle décor. This is usually done while assisting winners with transporting prizes to their vehicles.
Bingo & Charity Game
Volunteers must be 18 years old or older and to be able to walk around Bingo Room selling bingo cards and calling back numbers of possible winning Bingos. After checking in with Bingo Chairman, you will be instructed and expected to follow all instruction and rules and any information issued by the Festival Committee. You will need to be able to stand and observe the players as the games proceed. It is important to follow all direction given by the Chairman as you will be dealing with money that needs to be counted quickly in order to prepare for the next game. This is a fun way to meet other parishioners and festival goers.
Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and be comfortable counting money. After checking in with Charity Game Ticket Chairman, you will be instructed and expected to follow all rules of the game and any information issued from the Festival Committee. You will be issued an apron and basket with tickets to sell to anyone 18 years old and older. You will need to regularly check baskets and money brought to the table from the Walking Volunteers and issue more tickets. You will also be responsible for any ticket sales at the table. This is a fun way to meet other parishioners and festival participants.
Volunteers must be 18 years old or older and to be able to walk around Bingo Room selling bingo cards and calling back numbers of possible winning Bingos. After checking in with Bingo Chairman, you will be instructed and expected to follow all instruction and rules and any information issued by the Festival Committee. You will need to be able to stand and observe the players as the games proceed. It is important to follow all direction given by the Chairman as you will be dealing with money that needs to be counted quickly in order to prepare for the next game. This is a fun way to meet other parishioners and festival goers.