Call for Volksmarch Volunteers

To put on a successful volksmarch takes countless hours of preparation, lots of money, and considerable time, energy and commitment from scores of volunteers. A committee of chairpersons is the guiding force behind the planning and operation of our event. Following is a list of committees required for our volksmarch in September. If you would volunteer to chair one of these committees or serve as a volunteer on a committee, please contact the committee chairperson or the Volksmarch Chairman, Cath Floyd, 06227-841226 or hiwc@yahoo.com at your earliest convenience. In addition to the duties listed, the chairperson is responsible for attending committee meetings when called by the Volksmarch Chairman and getting sufficient volunteers to staff their committee. Please make your commitment now so we can complete our advance planning. Your support is desperately needed to make our volksmarch a success.

Boutique	Help with sales of Club clothing and memorabilia under the direction of boutique manager.
Check Points	Plan and carry out all set-up, logistical and operational aspects of running the check points along the route to include food and drink preparation and sales at the check points, start card stamping and providing information to walkers.
Clean-up	Clean the school after the Volksmarch, help pack and return left-over supplies to the CONEX (on PHV) and warehouse (on Tompkins Barracks) and return vehicles to Auto Jonker parking lot.
Coffee & Kuchen Table	Coordinate the coffee bar, store and receive all baked goods donated by members and bakers. Staff booth, sell goods and have a supply of free coffee for IVV workers as early as 0600 hours.
Drinks	Staff and operate the beverage service booth at the start hall; coordinate beverage distribution to the check points.
Finance	Chaired by the club Treasurer. Handle all financial operations connected with the march including cash transactions and accounting. Volunteers should have experience in bookkeeping or accounting.
Food/Ticket Sales	Staff and handle operation of the food ticket sales booths; coordinate with food and drink committee to make a Bill of Fare, which will be prepared by the signs committee.
Food	Arrange for and receive all food items from vendors, coordinate distribution to check points; cook/serve food served at start hall.
Information	Staff the information and translation booth at the start hall. Requires knowledge of German and English.
Medical	Schedule, staff and monitor medical support at the start hall and checkpoints. Includes coordination with Red Cross staff. Should be someone in the Medical Profession.
Membership	Help register new members and provide information to potential members about the Club under the guidance of Bob Lewis.
Parking	Direct parking and control vehicle access to start hall; monitor traffic flow; post street and highway directional signs. Arrange for and post road guards to positions designated by local police. Speaking German would be an advantage.
Registration	Compile club registration books and run start card sales tables during the march. Tally club statistics after the march.
Signs	Distribute signs to all committees and prepare new signs upon request from committee chairpersons.
Supply	Obtain and systematically distribute all supplies and equipment used for the march. Inventory existing supplies before the march and submit a written inventory of supplies and equipment after the march.
Trails	Mark the trails and monitor their condition and status throughout the march. Clear the trails of all markings and litter immediately after the last marchers on Sunday.
Volunteers	Develop and coordinate a system for recruiting scheduling and using volunteer help.
Werbering	Advertise the march on weekends at other volksmarches by distributing flyers (werbers) and providing information about the march to other marchers.
Ziel	Run the IVV stamp tables and awards distribution at the march.