| Letter from Molly Singer - Auction Volunteer Coordinator | ||
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Dear friends, 1. The Metro TeenAIDS auction is quickly approaching. It will be held on June 17, 2004 at the Finnish Embassy which is on Massachusetts Ave NW. (it's the really neat green building across from the Vice President's residence (hey that rhymes!) that looks out on to Rock Creek Park. 2.
We have more staff and more board members organizing this year's auction
and it is lining up to be "the social event of the season" with
more people attending, a really supercool space, and lots of neat surprises
up our sleeves 3. MetroTeenAIDS has hired a fabulous contractor to take care of the check in and check out processes! MetroTeenAIDS needs you and this auction more than ever! JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Assembly line workers -- this is Rosie the Riveter meets Martha Stewart -- June 15-16: assemble descriptions and auction items -- this is a great job for the clever, craftsy type that like to cut and paste (not the ctrl c and ctrl v type either) Servers -- we are going to try to save some money and have volunteers work with our Finnish chef (no, not the Muppet, he was a Swedish chef) and pass appetizers, restock the buffet, etc. You should be able to carry a tray without embarrassing yourself for this job. (Stooges, need not apply) Set Up -- You need to be available at noon on the 17th for this event. (and if you have a car, that's an extra bonus!) Set up is like it sounds, setting up tables, putting out the auction items, making everything look lovely and delectable. Clean
up -- (also a bonus if you have a car!!) this is where you stay late,
pack up, do a quick sweep, and take items back to the Metro Teen Aids
Office. This is the less than glamorous part -- but you get 90% of the
auction time free! Check In -- This is where you make sure people have their name tags and tickets, you welcome them and encourage them to have a drink Check Out -- This is where you help close the deal, pack up items and make sure that all attendees go home 100% happy. Remember: we have a great consultant who is going to make this system as easy as pie. Live Auction
monitoring -- basically -- this is making sure that no one sneaks
off with the keys to the Porsche. This also includes, closing down certain
areas and moving the auctioned items into the check out process (did I
tell you about the consultants?!) Hospitality - gopher -- this means that you are a floaters/greeters / trouble shooters. If none of these job titles sound like they quite fit you, or if you are not available on the night of the auction itself -- not to fear -- we still need you. There are plenty of preliminary tasks that we need help with (like calling and asking for free stuff, or selling tickets, or traveling around and picking up free stuff) -- so let me know what you are interested in doing or what special skills you have and we will put you to work!
Molly Singer
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