Volunteer for the NYS Envirothon


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The NYS Envirothon Committee is looking for volunteers for the 2011 event which will be held on:

Date TBA
TBA College
Location TBA, New York

If you would like to volunteer to help out at the NYS Envirothon please fill out one of the following forms: 

No online forms available this year. Please contact:

Otsego Soil & Water Conservation District
       C/O Blanche L. Hurlbutt
967 County Highway 33
Cooperstown, New York 13326

Phone:     (607) 547-8337,   ext. 4
Fax:         (607) 547-8814  
              Email:      blanche_13335@yahoo.com

The following is a list of the volunteer positions that need to be filled (please click on the title for details):

Activities Monitor - Wednesday 9PM - 11PM
18 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Supervise activities such as basketball, volleyball, Frisbee, and a bonfire.

Bus Greeter - Wednesday 8:30AM - 5PM
4 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Direct buses to drop-off and parking areas. Welcome teams and guide them to the registration table.

Ice Cream Scooper - Wednesday 9PM
8 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Assist in scooping and serving ice cream.

Key Return - Thursday 12:30PM - 1:45PM & upon closing ceremony until all
keys returned. 
3 volunteers needed
Responsibilities:  Receive & record returning keys.

Oral Presentation Day Grader - Wednesday 1PM - 6PM
4 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Check each oral presentation score sheet. Record scores on tally sheet.

Oral Presentation Day Judge - Wednesday 9AM - 4:30PM
36 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Attend informational training meeting and then judge several presentations. Follow the judging guidelines.

Oral Presentation Escort - Wednesday 9AM - 4PM
7 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Keep teams orderly while waiting for presentations. Show teams to the presentation room at scheduled times.

Photographer - Candid - Wednesday 9AM - all day AND Thursday 7AM - all day
1 volunteers needed on Wednesday
1 volunteer needed on Thursday
Responsibilities: Take creative pictures throughout the day, both candid and posed. Bring your own digital camera.

Photographer - Team Photos, Photographer Assistant - Thursday 7AM - 1PM
2 volunteers needed (one photographer, one assistant)
Responsibilities: Take creative pictures at the photo station during the testing rotation. Bring your own 35mm camera (film provided) and digital camera.

Registration Escort - Wednesday 9:30AM - 5PM
4 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Assist with team registration. Guide students to their dorm building, oral presentation building, etc.

Registration Table - Wednesday 9AM - 5PM
4 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Help register teams. Give out t-shirts, packets, etc.

Snack Station - Wednesday 7AM - 1PM
3 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Set up snack table in the registration area. Keep table filled and monitor it at all times.

Snack Table - Thursday 10AM - 4PM
1 volunteer needed
Responsibilities: Set up snack table at the testing site. Keep table filled and monitor it at all times.

Teacher Exam Review Monitor - Thursday 11:30AM - 12:30PM
2 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Monitor teacher exam review room.

Team Escort - Thursday 7AM - 1PM
18 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Move teams of students from one station to the next. Assist in handing out and collecting exams.

Test Collector - Thursday 7AM - 1PM
2 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Pick up answer sheets from each station at the end of each rotation and bring them to the test-grading site. Depending on the location of the event, a vehicle may be required.

Test Site Set-Up and Tents - Wednesday 10AM
4 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Set up folding chairs, tables, and tents.

Test Site Clean-Up and Tents - Thursday 12PM
4 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Put away folding chairs, tables, and tents.

Test Writers - Thursday 7AM - 1:00PM
Write exam and submit to Test Writer Coordinator. Set-up your station.

Timekeeper - Competition - Thursday 7:00AM - 1PM
1 volunteer needed
Responsibilities: Time and sound horn for competition rotation.

Timekeeper - Oral Presentation - Day - Wednesday 9AM - 4:30PM
7 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Keep accurate time during oral presentations. Must provide your own secondhand watch or other timekeeping device.

Timekeeper - Oral Presentation - Evening - Wednesday 7PM
1 volunteer needed
Responsibilities: Keep accurate time during oral presentations. Must provide your own secondhand watch or other timekeeping device.

Volunteer Check-In Table - Wednesday 8AM - 5PM AND Thursday 7AM - 9AM
2 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Welcome volunteers, distribute t-shirts, name tags, event schedule, etc.

Welcome/Information Table - Wednesday 9AM - 5PM AND Thursday 7AM - 9AM
1 volunteers needed
Responsibilities: Answer questions and give directions



Volunteer at the NYS Envirothon
2011 New York State Envirothon
May 25 & 26, 2011
Hobart & Willam Smith Colleges
Geneva, New York
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New York State Envirothon