[Tn-talk] Braille Book Fair Volunteers

[Sheri Anderson]

From:  Barbara Cheadle, Coordinator, 2012 Braille Book Fair

bacheadle at msn.com

To:  Supporters and past workers at the Braille Book Fair

Re:  Volunteer workers
Where:   NFB Convention, Dallas TX
When:  Monday, July 2, 2012
Times:   Set-up: Noon - 4:30 pm    Event:  4:30 - 7:00 pm    Clean-up:
 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Room location:  See the NFB agenda

When you reply to this message, please provide the following information:
YES...I can work the following shift(s):__________________
My cell phone number that I will have at convention is:____________________
I live in (state):_________________
MAYBE.....I'll check my schedule.  If possible, my preference is to
work these hours ____________
Braille skills (including if you read by touch or by sight as a
sighted person)_______________
NO...I can't work this year.

Note:  If you are a parent of a blind child under the age 18 (or still
in high school or below), we know that you will want to attend the
NOPBC meeting, but we would welcome you to work either during the
event or on the clean-up shift after the event.

The Braille Book Fair has become one of the highlights of the
convention for many teachers, parents, blind kids, blind parents, and
adult beginning Braille readers.  But the event could not take place
without the help of many dedicated, talented volunteers.  And that's
where you come in.  As a past worker, or simply interested supporter
of the Braille Book Fair, I hope you can either volunteer, or give me
the contact information for someone that you recommend.

You do not need to work the entire afternoon or evening, but I do ask
that you try to work an entire shift.  We especially need for people
who help customers to come BEFORE we open the doors at 5:00 pm, and to
commit to staying until at least 6:30 pm.

We need volunteers throughout the afternoon and evening for the
following shifts and work responsibilities:

Open boxes, sort boxes, unpack boxes.  Sort and clean-up empty boxes
for re-use, tape together new boxes:
Noon - 2:00 pm

Sort books, pair up volumes, weed out and/or toss unusable books or
other materials.
(NOTE: Some good Braille readers are especially needed for this shift.
 Also need "runners" to take boxes, books, etc. to other locations in
the room as they are needed)
2:00 - 3:30 pm

Continue sorting, display books on tables, store overflow books on
floor & under tables
(NOTE: Some good Braille readers are especially needed for this shift
Also need "runners" to take boxes, books, etc. to other locations in
the room as they are needed)
3:30 - 4:30 pm

Choose a section of tables to work, familiarize yourself with the
titles, shift volumes around if needed
(NOTE: Some good Braille readers are especially needed for this shift.
Also need "runners" to take boxes, books, etc. to other locations in
the room as they are needed.)
4:30 - 5:00 pm

The Event, Job A:  Assist Customers... with locating books, make sure
customers take all volumes of a title, place more books on the tables
as space becomes available.
(NOTE: Some good Braille readers are especially needed for this shift.
 Also need "runners" to take boxes, books, etc. to other locations in
the room as they are needed.)
5:00 - 7:00 pm

The Event, Job B:  Pack Books... up for customers for shipping to
their homes.  Write labels, stamp "Free Matter" on boxes, tape up
boxes, stack boxes.
5:00 - 7:30 pm


Clean-up trash.  Toss or box-up leftover books.  Label boxes for
shipment back to NFB.  Stack boxes and/or move them for later pick-up
by UPS.
6:30 - 8:00 pm (We are frequently done by 7:00 pm)

Thanks so much for taking time to consider this request, and I look
forward to hearing from you soon!

Barbara Cheadle, Coordinator, 2012 Braille Book Fair
bacheadle at msn.com