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Volunteers
The National Black Book Festival (NBBF)
is in need of volunteers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 16-18,
2008. Requirements for volunteers are as follows:
- 18 years of age or older
- Commit to volunteer a
minimum of 4 consecutive hours on Friday, Saturday or Sunday (May
16-18)
- Sign up as a volunteer by
May 5, 2008 and request volunteer position desired
- Agree to accept assigned
position, which will be designated by NBBF on a first-come,
first-serve basis
- Agree to act in a
professional and respectful manner at all times
- Become familiar with
Festival layout and schedule
Benefits for volunteers:
- Free admission to Festival
on both days
- Free NBBF T-Shirt
Volunteers are needed for the
following positions. The number of volunteers needed per day, for
each position, is included in parenthesis:
- Greeters (2):
Greet Festival guests as they enter and direct them to appropriate
locations
- Runners (2):
Run errands on-site for Festival coordinators. Will be needed
on all three days.
- Information Desk
Attendants (2): Assist Festival attendees with inquiries,
etc.
- Bookstore Assistants
(2): Assist with on-site NBBF book selling area.
- Book Club Central
Attendants (2): Register book clubs that attend; give each
book club member a ticket for drawings; assist with drawings for
prizes.
- Book Club Central
Announcer (1): Coordinate ticket drawing and prize
giveaways for book club members. Drawings will take place
every two hours.
- Children's Book Reading
Session Coordinator (2): Assist parents and children's
groups with locating the book reading session area. Introduce
author and be sure sessions adhere to time constraints.
- Panel Moderators (3):
Moderate workshops, introduce panelists, coordinator Q&A session.
Public speaking experience preferred.
- Poetry Slam Judges (3
on Saturday only): Judge performances at poetry slam, give
each poet a score and work with other judges to announce winner
If you are interested in
volunteering, please send an e-mail to
info@nationalblackbookfestival.com and provide the following
information:
- Your Name
- Your phone number (cell
phone preferred)
- Days and hours you are
available to volunteer
- Desired volunteer position(s).
Please list 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices.
You will be notified via e-mail
regarding the day and time of your assignment and the position you are
assigned. Assignments will be made on a first-come, first-serve
basis.
Get driving directions to the
George R. Brown Convention Center.
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