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Volunteering Opportunities
What you can do:
1. Read through the descriptions below
of volunteer opportunities.
2. Fill out a volunteering information
sheet either here, online, or in paper format at a boosters
meeting.
Click
here to go to the volunteering signup sheet!
3. Get on our e-mail list, since some
opportunities are announced with a short time line.
4. Volunteer specifically when called,
or when an e-mail announcement arrives.
5. Remind us if you haven't been
contacted in a month or so!
The Band Boosters organization operates through volunteer
activities. Band parents, new and old, are urged to
get involved and to help out. Please get in touch with
us...we'll be glad to match you up with a fun but urgently
needed job!
Outsiders rarely are aware of the full range of jobs that
must be done for the band to operate. Students and
band staff have very full schedules that focus on learning
and improving drill and music. These efforts involve
real personal sacrifice, but do provide enormous personal
growth opportunities as well.
The professional band staff make many of the plans for
the band. However, they truly cannot perform all the
ancillary jobs needed to put the band on the field, nor can
the band members themselves. Parents must step up and
participate as well. It sometimes seems to take four
full years of band participation for parents to become aware
of all the behind the scenes work that is done. It
speaks highly of our parents that many parents of band
alumni remain active in the band boosters, even though they
no longer have students in the band. They've learned
how much work must be done, and they know how beneficial it
is for the students. Of course, the bulk of the Band
Boosters active membership is the parents of current band
members.
Some of the available positions are listed below.
Brief descriptions and the name of the appropriate contact
person are shown when available. If the contact person
is shown as TBA, that means the position is
available....contact Will or Noel Perkinson (387-2172,
wperkinson1@aol.com
or
noel@salembandboosters.org).
Click
here to go to the volunteering signup sheet!
Band Aid Committee. The Band Boosters provide many
meals for the Band members during the season. These
range from lunch for the day of travel to band camp, to a
midnight meal after a long day of competing at a band
contest. Feeding 140 people (students plus staff) is a
big job. People are needed to shop in advance for
food, to make sandwiches, to make cookies, to package up
meals, and to deliver the meals. The contact person
is Julie Hunter (389-1384,
kimbeljulie@hotmail.com).
Sewing Committee. Band uniforms need to be sized each
year. Pants must be hemmed, for example. For 130
different people it is a big job, and volunteers are needed!
Additionally, the colorguard uniforms often require
significant sewing. And last but not least, colorguard
flags must be constructed new each year, another big job.
These jobs add up to a lot of sewing. Both men and
women are urged to consider this service opportunity.
The contact person is Ann McBroom (389-9658,
amcbr76@yahoo.com)
for uniforms. For flag sewing the contact person is
Leonard Rowe (389-3160,
SalemRowes@aol.com) .
Summer Music Games Committee. Each summer the Band
Boosters host a Drum Corps International event at Salem
Stadium. With 6-8 visiting Corps, professional judges,
and 5000+ fans attending, it is a big event. A sizable
committee works for months in advance arranging the various
details. A well established plan is followed, but
workers are still needed to carry out the many steps
involved. Day of event jobs are also available, from
working ticket booths, to serving as ushers, to helping sell
raffle tickets. The contact person is
Noel Perkinson (387-2172, 207-6275,
noel@salembandboosters.org).
USSBA Southwest Virginia Showcase Committee. In 2006,
the Pride of Salem is hosting the USSBA Central Virginia
Regional (Part 2) Competition, a band competition in Salem
Stadium. As with the Summer Music Games, a wide
variety of duties are involved, both in advance and on the
day of the event. The contact person is Noel
Perkinson (387-2172, 207-6275,
noel@salembandboosters.org).
Concessions Committee. The Band Boosters run
concession stands at various events at Salem High School.
Volunteers typically work shifts of several hours.
Opportunities are also available for purchasing the needed
supplies, etc. The contact people are Pam Adams (540/556-0236, padams@brbh.org)
and Tanya Berbert (540/397-1013,
tberbert@carilion.com).
Fruit and Nuts Committee. An annual fundraiser
each fall is the sale of fruits and nuts to family and
friends. Volunteers are needed to lead this activity,
to help collect the order forms, to do record keeping, to
help organize products once they arrive at a local pickup
locations, and to help with transportation. This
effort is a large one, so many different volunteers are
needed at each stage. The contact person is Kim and
David Brown (343-3173,
txpride@juno.com).
Travel Committee. The Band Boosters seek
to arrange housing options for band families that wish to
travel to "away" band competitions. Directions to
events are also collected and distributed. Sometimes
discount tickets and busses are also arranged.
Training for this committee is available! The contact
person is Gary Huff (521-2142,
wcoachvamd@aol.com
).
Social Committee. The Band Boosters host
several fun events...potluck dinners throughout the year, a
dessert event at band camp, a barbeque dinner before a home
football game, etc. This committee organizes such
events. The contact person is Tina Bailey (389-6660,
thecraftlady1956@msn.com).
Phone Tree Committee. The Band Boosters try
to contact parents when big events are coming up. In
addition to e-mail, a phone tree is available for those
preferring this way of receiving information. Each
person makes a few calls to get the information out to
everyone. The contact
person is Steve Jordan (540/389-0948,
SJordanSalem@aol.com).
Bandwear Committee. The Band Boosters
encourage parents to buy and wear "Pride of Salem" apparel
to football games and band contests. It is a morale
boosting activity. The committee designs, orders,
advertises, and delivers these products, based on parent
orders. The contact
person is Joanne Chiglinsky (387-3347,
jchig23@comcast.net).
Publicity Committee. The Band Boosters work
to place informational articles on band activities in local
papers. The committee also works to advertise events
and fundraising activities. Media relations is a key
to obtaining support from the public and from appropriate
agencies in town. The contact
person is TBA.
Video Committee. Each year we produce videos
of band performances and OPUS, and sell them to parents.
This committee works with professional consultants to
arrange the production of these "year in review" products. The contact
person is Ted Lawrence (387-2246,
tedtlaw@msn.com).
Photos. Don't forget that you can send us
photos of band activities for us to share on the web site!
The instructions can be found on the Photos page of this web
site. The contact person is Jack Steehler
(389-7524,
jsteehler@roanoke.edu)
Click
here to go to the volunteering signup sheet!
Additional opportunities are available. Just
ask!
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