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Annual Back-to-School Fair seeks specific supplies; 48 helpers

Annually, a Back-to-School Resource and Health Fair is held in August, providing students in need with school supplies. This year’s event has some new and exciting changes:

  • A health fair component has been added, so students will also receive vision and dental screening, immunizations and nutritional information;
  • Due to the generosity of the Windermere Foundation and Verdant Health Commission, organizers were able to purchase many supplies in volume and greatly reduced prices. Still needed are donations of the following listed items and quantities needed in parentheses (cash donations are also welcomed):
  • 24 pack Crayola crayons (450); plastic pencil boxes (280); composition notebooks (750); 4 ounce glue bottles (450); packages wide markers (280); packages thin markers (55); ear buds (500).
  • Expecting to serve 600 students and families during the three-hour event, there is a goal to recruit 48 volunteers for the time slots and positions listed below. Interested? Contact Carmen Rasmussen, Family Center of Snohomish County at crasmussen@lcsnw.org or 425-670-8984 x22

Job Title

Other info

Hours

people

Special skills needed?

Backpack Shuttler

bring BPs from FC to school

4-6pm

10

NEED TRUCK OR SUV

Registration Table

check people in

6-9pm

5

Bilingual helpful, not required

Hand out Backpacks

give backpacks to students

6-9pm

5

love smiling children :)

Backpack Shuttler

bring BP's from outside to Fair

6-8pm

2

Strong, able to haul packs

Volunteer check in

keep volunteer clipboard/info/surveys

5-9pm

1

problem solver

Set up crew

Set up space

5-6pm

5

STRONG

Tear down/Clean up

Clean up space after Fair

9-10pm

3

STRONG, night owl!

Backpack Shuttler

Take excess packs back to FC

9-10pm

2

NEED TRUCK OR SUV

Non-Registered Table

deal with unregistered attendees

6-9pm

1

Bilingual!, able to help angry people

Crowd Management

outside, gym and in foyer area

5-9pm

5

Able to give directions

Photographer

need to collect releases also

6-9pm

1

camera, photo skills

Videographer

need to collect releases also

6-8pm

1

video camera, video/edit skills

Survey Taker

6-9pm

2

Spanish helpful, not required

Bathroom monitor

keep an eye on bathroom

6-9pm

1

understand security/child safety

Counter

count attendees with clicker

6-9pm

2

use people counter

EdSD table

assist DJ while she talks to media

6-9pm

1

a job for only about a 1/2 hour

Smile Mobile table

hand out fliers/man table

6-9pm

1

unsure if we need this

48