Event Details & Take Aways
Purpose of Event:
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Raise funds for Trinity River recreation and programming.
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Bring community awareness of German culture.
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Provide community members with a fall celebration, entertainment, and social engagement opportunity.
Personal Contributions to Event:
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Assist with game tent activities.
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Maintain game contestant list and scoring.
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Aid game tent volunteers with timeline and keep on track with game event schedule.
Lessons Learned from the Experience:
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Gained better understanding of importance of volunteer overlap for transitions.
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Community looks forward to seasonal events that occur yearly.
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Importance of event playbook to review scheduling of events and staff as there was no one available to replace the volunteers at the end of the early afternoon shift.
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Need to implement a method for feedback from guests, volunteers, and staff to aid in modifying future events that are enjoyable for all parties.
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