Fall Plant Sale! Sat. Oct. 14, 2017 signup sheet

Note: this signup sheet is no longer active and is not accepting new volunteers. Please contact the event coordinator for further details.

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Please Read Job Descriptions before signing up - ALL Sale Day jobs require alert standing and interacting with customers.
We will send reminder emails out the week prior to the sale with what to bring (water, hat, sunscreen, snacks or lunch, layers, etc.) plus parking and work instructions. Carpooling, busing, biking, & walking highly encouraged for all volunteers as parking is very limited.
*Please note: if you signed up for a shift already at the ArbBQ, check that I entered it correctly below but do not sign up again - thanks! :-)

Plant Moving Day (Friday): moving LOTS of plants: bending, lifting, walking on gravel and uneven ground (lunch provided) - am & pm shifts
Plant Sale Set-Up (Friday): we would love your assistance setting up signage, cones, tables, etc - involves lifting, bending, lifting, walking on gravel and uneven ground - pm shift


SALE DAY (Saturday):
Parking: Standing, Move Quickly on uneven dirt, look Up and Attentively direct cars safely to available spaces,
use walkie-talkies to communicate with other parking helpers, wear a sportie and very stylish neon-orange safety vest

Entrance: welcoming people entering, asking them to check in at membership table (10am -12pm only), looking up, attentive, social work
Exit: Standing, checking that plants match sales receipts, thanking them for coming, looking up, attentive, social work

Sales Ticket Writer: Standing, look up & around to show availability, ask shoppers if they're ready for a tally, clearly tallying plants (may require bending), Instruct customer to take plants to Holding Area (if necessary) and tally ticket to cashier

Wheelbarrow valet: Standing, Look Up & Around to show Availability, assist customer in transporting plants to car, bring barrow back to sale area, one person assigned to one barrow for whole shift. Great physical exercise opportunity!

Floater - help out where most needed

Clean up: sale ends, moving plants, tables, chairs, etc. back to Hort buildings and/or Gift shop
(we are seeking trucks and their drivers for this particular job)

Thanks so much! Please email Katie Cordes at cscordes@ucsc.edu with any questions or concerns.