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Volunteer Opportunities - House Tour
It is not to early for you to become involved. Volunteers are needed to help with
a variety of jobs, both big and small. Listed here are only a few examples of how you can
share your time and talents.
If you are interested in participating in next year’s House Tour, you can contact Tory Foster Van Voorhis,
the 2007 House Tour Chair, by phone or by writing to
rochesterclub@smith.alumnae.net.
- House Tour Chair
- Organize and coordinate the contributions of scores of tour volunteers.
- The 2007 House Tour Chair is Victoria Foster Van Voorhis.
- House Selection Committee]
- Identify and select houses for the tour. (Early autumn - December)
- Brochure and Advertising
- Brochure Editor: Responsible for the development of the ticket brochure.
Coordinate the efforts of the writers, advertising team, and the printer. (December -
April)
- House Write-ups: Meet with home owners in their homes, gather information,
write and confirm details of house description for brochure. Write note cards for
hostesses to use on day of tour. (December - February)
- Advertising: Contact past advertisers. Identify and solicit new advertisers.
Confirm details of ad copy. Collect ad revenues. Deliver complimentary tickets. (January
- April)
- Tour Publicity
- Write and distribute press releases and community calendar listings. Create flyers
to be posted in public areas. Helpful to have access to a computer so that listings may
be submitted electronically. (March - April)
- Prepare postcard mailing to be sent to past year ticket buyers. (February - March)
- Hostesses
- Hostess Chair: Organize hostesses by assigning individuals to houses and
shifts. (March - early May)
- Head Hostess: Organize and direct hostesses at one of the five hour tour
sites for either the morning or afternoon shift. (early May and Day of the tour ~
Saturday, May 12, 2007)
- Hostess: Assist tour-goers by directing traffic flow through and highlighting
special features of one of the tour houses. (Day of the tour ~ Saturday, May 12, 20076)
- Tickets
- Distribution: Assemble ticket packets by teams and deliver to ticket
captains. (early April)
- Ticket Captain: Distribute tickets to area alumnae and collect funds from
ticket sales. (April - early May)
- Sales: Sell tickets to friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. (April - early
May)
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