| TERROR IN THE DARK, RAPID CITY, SD 2009 VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITIES (Printer Friendly: 2 pages) Thank you for your willingness to give your time and talent to making 2009 Terror in the Dark Haunted House a huge success. Some of you have been with us since our beginnings in '98, while some of you are brand new. Regardless of your experience, we believe you will find excitement, adventure, and loads of fun awaiting you in �Terror in the Dark�. Your efforts are critical to our scaring the yell out of people! As you may or may not know, we are a non-profit organization focused on helping children�s organizations in the Rapid City area. Over the years we have contributed to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Rapid City, over 1,000 lbs. of canned food to the BH Regional Food Bank, and monies to the Children�s Rescue Mission, Stevens High School Art Dept., BH Community Theater, Youth programs, and many more. Because we count on volunteers to pull together this annual event, we want to review the responsibilities of all volunteers. 1) Follow through on your commitments. This is extremely important. Whether you are building a prop, tracking down a contribution of some kind, staffing a room (acting), or helping with clean-up, we rely on people to do what they say they will do. When one person doesn�t show up, everyone and everything else can get thrown off. So, please, commit only to that which your can complete. If you need help, or something unexpected occurs which will effect the completion of your commitment please notify us immediately. 2) If you are under 18 years old you MUST have a parent/guardian sign the Authorization For Minor Child Participant form. This must be submitted before any participation is allowed. 3) Please attend all meetings and be on time. If this is not possible, make other arrangements with your team leader. The first required meeting for volunteers is (Saturday, October 3rd, 2009) at Central High School Theatre at 10 a.m. in Rapid City, SD. We will be announcing positions, viewing the video of last years haunted house, this years commercial, showing you acting tips and how to scare the yell out of someone. Subsequent meetings will then be scheduled.To get a head start on paper work visit the "Steps..." webpage. 4) Come prepared to work. Construction of the house: SET-UP: Saturday, October 17th thru 21st, 2009 with teams starting at 9 a.m. TEAR DOWN: Sunday, November 1st, 2009 from 9 a.m. until done. 5) If you are staffing a room or working inside the house: -Arrive at 5:45 p.m., in costume (if possible). -Please eat prior to your arrival. Pack a snack for later in the evening, if necessary. -Bring a labeled, full water bottle. Screaming and other sound effects can be hard on your throat! -Bring dark gloves and a labeled flash light. -Wear comfortable shoes. (It is a cement floor.) -You may need a jacket, depending on weather. -We will try to honor your requests as much as possible, but please be willing to do anything that is asked of you. (Not to worry, we are reasonable people!) 6) Appreciation Party!! Check with house coordinators for the place and time. We�ll be handing out appreciation awards, gifting money to the participating charities and hopefully viewing the video of this year�s house. Food and drink will be provided. 2009 HAUNTED HOUSE HOURS OF OPERATION: Thursday 22: 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Friday 23, Saturday 24: 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Sunday 25, Monday 26, Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28, Thursday 29: 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Friday 30, Saturday 31: 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. All participants must have volunteer paper work completed and we need medical consents for EVERYONE. We are not responsible for any injuries or accidents, however we've never had a major accident occur since we started in 1998. We are looking forward to a very exciting, safe, and wild Halloween. We have to warn you however, this event is sooooooo much fun you won�t be able to wait for next year!! Hope to see you there!! |