View Committees and Volunteer Opportunities
Costumes
Deb Gifford
Timing:
Most Saturdays during Nutcracker rehearsal; some work could be taken home to do on own time
Leads/Sewers - backstage during shows
Commitment / Hours:
Lead - 50 + hours, Helpers - 1 to 35+ hours
# Volunteers Needed:
3 to 6 per Saturday (depending on planned activities), but some work can be done at home.
Type of Work:
Fitting Costumes, Hand Sewing / Mending, Machine Sewing, Organizing, Transport, Gluing/ Decorating
Other Info:
You DO NOT need to sew to work this committee! We are looking for a new lead to take over in the next year.
Silent Auction
Kate Drescher
Timing:
During Shows - Silent Auction
Some Organizing Prior to Shows
Commitment / Hours:
Cho-Chair: ~ 25 hours
Helpers - 4 hours per show
# Volunteers:
4 per Auction during shows
Type of Work:
Collection of auction items
Setup for Silent Auctions
Monitor the Auction
Hand out auction items to winning bidders
Clean-up
Other Info:
Looking for a Co-Chair that can take this over that ideally has at least 3 years left in company
Community Outreach
Open Chair
Timing:
Throughout year; timing TBD
Commitment / Hours:
20+ hours
# Volunteers:
1-2 main chair/co-chair
Others TBD; could enlist VYBC Dancers
Type of Work:
Develop Community Outreach Programs; coordinate with VYBC Dancers to develop/execute community outreach.
Other Info:
VFOD has not implemented Community Outreach in a few years. We need to re-energize these efforts! Looking for someone to lead/own and brainstorm what this could be!
VYBC Dancers (older) could be interested in being heavily involved/leading as well.
Props
Theresa Anders
Timing:
Mostly during show week
Some meeting before to refresh and fix props
Commitment/Hours:
Leads: ~20-25 hours
Helpers: ~ 10 hours
# Volunteers:
5 or more
Type of Work:
Load-in & Load-out
Painting and Crafting
Transport (large trucks needed)
Other Info:
This is a good activity to get dads involved in
Coordination with Costume committee for transport
Ad Sales
Karen Lee & Open
Open Co-Chair
Timing:
Late August through Nutcracker
Commitment / Hours:
20 hours
# Volunteers:
1 co-chair to help coordinate sales/collect payments/reconcile & organize
Type of Work:
Data Entry
Organizing
Helping Sell Ads
Follow-up with businesses on artwork, payments, etc.
Writing thank-you notes to businesses
Other Info:
Need a Co-Chair that can take this over that ideally has at least 3 years left in company
Marketing & PR
Open Co-Chair/Social Media Lead
Timing:
Busiest mid-October to mid-December leading up to Nutcracker
Leading up to Showcase
Plus minimal hours ongoing throughout year
Commitment / Hours:
Fall: 3 to 20 hours
Spring: 3 to 6 hours
# Volunteers:
5 to 10
Type of Work:
Social Media Support: videos, photos, posting
Nutcracker signs
Coordinate pop up shows
Coordinate Vilar Center & Beaver Creek Marketing
Street Team to distribute flyers/hang posters supporting events
Organize/participate in Street Team promotion
Website/PR Support
Fundraising
Timing:
Fall - Butter Braid Sales
Spring - Flower Power or TBD
Other opportunities TBD
Commitment / Hours:
10 - 20 hours
# Volunteers:
1 volunteer
Type of Work:
Coordinate fundraising opportunities; develop and execute new opportunities
Manage dancer education account and dancer funds (with Treasurer)