24th annual celebration of black writing festival

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Celebration of Black Writing Festival - Volunteer Duties

Art Sanctuary

www.artsanctuary.org  ~ info@artsanctuary.org

 

Contact: Volunteer Coordinator, Roseanne Skipper, 215.917.3442

 

CBW 2008 VOLUNTEER DUTIES

 

Promotions Assistants

s         Help distribute flyers to various venues, organizations

s         Help Art Sanctuary at the Free Library Book Festival  (May 17-18)

 

Office Assistants (2231 N. Broad Street – Office)

s         Answer phone calls, contact past book fair vendors/organizations

s         Contact past advertisers to purchase ads in program booklet

s         Help mail packets to  media and authors

 

Bookfair/Workshop set-up

s         Help set up tables for vendors and at workshop class rooms

s         Maintenance of rooms following workshops

s         15 peeps for both morning and evening

 

Directing traffic to festival

s         Direct participants to festival locations, bathrooms, welcome tables, etc …

s         15 pp for both morning & evening shifts

 

Manage Information/Welcome Table

s         Sign in volunteers, collect contact information from attendees

s         4-5 peeps

 

Author/Panelist check-in

s         Sign-in authors/panelists

s         direct authors to assigned workshop classrooms

 

Vendor check-in table

s         sign-in/assign pre-registered vendors to space

s         register new vendors

s         4 peeps

 

Note-takers

s         Volunteers will take notes at assigned workshops /panel discussions

s         great writing skills required; legible handwriting a must

s         volunteers will need to have notes typed up

 

Festival Ushers

s         Direct people to workshops/panel discussions or specific buildings and tents

 

Greenroom Assistants

s         Volunteers will make sure that participants/authors are comfortable

s         He/she will maintain the greenroom with refreshments, program books, etc.

 

Photographers

s         Take pictures (digital preferred) at the festival

s         Provide art sanctuary with copies of picture on CD

 

 Workshop Assistants

s         30 peeps

s         Volunteers will supervise each panel discussions/workshops to make sure that facilitator has needed materials (water, paper, pens, etc.)

s         Distribute evaluation forms to participants and collecting at the end of each workshop/panel.

 

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