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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

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# Volunteers:

4 per Auction during shows

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Type of Work:

Collection of auction items

Setup for Silent Auctions

Monitor the Auction

Hand out auction items to winning bidders

Clean-up

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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

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Commitment / Hours:

20+ hours

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# Volunteers:

1-2 main chair/co-chair

Others TBD; could enlist VYBC Dancers

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Type of Work:

Develop Community Outreach Programs; coordinate with VYBC Dancers to develop/execute community outreach. 

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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

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Commitment/Hours:

Leads: ~20-25 hours

Helpers: ~ 10 hours

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# Volunteers:

5 or more

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Type of Work:

Load-in & Load-out

Painting and Crafting

Transport (large trucks needed)

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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

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# Volunteers:

1 co-chair to help coordinate sales/collect payments/reconcile & organize

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Type of Work:

Data Entry

Organizing

Helping Sell Ads

Follow-up with businesses on artwork, payments, etc.

Writing thank-you notes to businesses

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Other Info:

Need a Co-Chair that can take this over that ideally has at least 3 years left in company

Marketing & PR

Meggen Kirkham 

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

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# 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

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Type of Work:

Coordinate fundraising opportunities; develop and execute new opportunities

Manage dancer education account and dancer funds (with Treasurer) 

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ABOUT US

Vail Friends of Dance ensures that dance education will be an essential presence in the community and supports those individuals
involved in dance.

ADDRESS

P.O. Box 212 
Vail, CO 81658

 

vailfriendsofdance@gmail.com

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