Sunday, June 28th, following
10:30 AM Mass
Upper Level Parish Center
Our last Committee
Meeting will be held Sunday, June 28th following 10:30 AM Mass.
Lunch will be provided. This will be our chance wrap up any last
minute details. If you can’t make this meeting, and have any
questions about unresolved festival details, please contact Linda at
lindas@saintalberts.org or 837-3798, ext. 36.
WORKERS NEEDED
It takes many extra
hands to make AlbertFEST work. And what works best is when the hands that
are offering the help are perfectly matched to the type of work the hands
prefer to do.
Here are the various areas where an extra pair of hands or two
would come in very handy. We've divided the work by type and, where
applicable, further divided the work within that type.
If you're interested in lending a hand in general or have a
specific area of interest, sign-up sheets are on the tables
in the Narthex, and volunteer opportunities are still available in
many areas.
Booth Help
Inside & Outside Information Booths. You'll answer phones, sell raffle
tickets, provide information, assist with emergencies, and help match helpers
with jobs.
Baked Goods. Spend your time selling some of the
yummiest baked goodies ever created. This is inside work, but not
recommended for anyone on a serious diet.
Bookstore. This is a great area for you if you love to be
surrounded by books, books, and more books or like checking out
movies, music, video games, and more!
Chance Booth. Quilts, afghans,
gift certificates, gift baskets, and more are but a "chance booth ticket" away. Your task here is to see
that festival attendees are able to purchase all the tickets their wallets can
accommodate.
Kids Closet. Enjoy shopping for children's
clothing? You can help others do the same, and you can even make
sure they find the best deals possible.
Toy Box. Still a kid at heart? Then this
booth might be a perfect match for you. Help others find the perfect toy
for that perfect little one.
Games of Fun and Chance
Bingo. Volunteers must be18 years of age
or older to help out here. You'll sell bingo cards, collect money, call
back winning numbers, and deliver winners their checks.
Animal Cage. Help children chose keys out of
a bag and place them in padlocks. If the lock opens, children receive a
stuffed animal.
Ball Toss. Balls are tossed into the game, and
points are determined by how many go into the holes.
Basketball Free Throw. Basketballs are thrown to
attempt to make a free throw.
Mini Basketball Toss. Basketballs are thrown
into a mini-hoop
Big Bowling. Children use oversized bowling
pins and balls.
Dart Toss. Darts are thrown at targets on a
board.
Duck Pond. The Duck Pond is a game in which
small plastic ducks are picked out of a pond of water.
Fish Pond. Fishing poles are used to "fish" for
prizes.
Football Toss. A football is tossed toward a
target.
Jingle Board. Rings are thrown at money on a
board.
Jump For Fun. Children enjoy a world of jumping
and bouncing in this ride.
Lollipop Tree. Children select a lollipop from a
tree to determine a prize.
Milk Bottle Toss. Baseballs are thrown at milk
bottles to try to knock them over.
Noah's Ark. Bean bag animals are tossed into an
ark.
Ping Pong Toss. Ping pong balls are thrown into
small cups filled with water.
Ring Toss. Rings are thrown at a maze of
targets.
Ticket Booth. Volunteers must
be 18
years of age or older to help sell game tickets for the festival's big prizes.
Toss The Dice. Children role some large dice to
determine their prizes.
Toybank. This is the air-conditioned area where prizes are
distributed.
Water Tic-Tac-Toe. Children play tic-tac-toe
with a grid floating in a pool of water.
Food and Beverage
Homemade Chicken and Ham Dinner
Dressing Preparation. Help
make the dressing, a favorite of dinner-goers year after year.
Main Course Preparation.
Assist in the preparation of chicken, ham, and coleslaw. Also help set up
pie racks, tables, refrigerators, equipment, etc.
Serving Line Help. Help
dish up generous portions of chicken, ham, dressing, potatoes, corn, gravy,
coleslaw, tomatoes, and coffee.
Bussing Tables. Roll
up your sleeves, don an apron, and help clear off tables for the many
waves of hungry festival attendees.
Washing Tables. Roll up
your sleeves and don an apron for a different kind of challenge: mountains and
mountains of dishes.
Beer and Entertainment Tent. Volunteers should be
21 years of age or older. Here, you'll tend bar and sell drink tickets,
while getting an earful of some of AlbertFEST's best music groups.
Ice Cream Booth. Enjoy bringing smiles to
people's faces? Have children enrolled in Sacred Heart's school?
Then there's no better duty than a shift at the ice cream booth.
Snack Bar. Fare on the lighter side is the
specialty of this area. Here, you'll make sure festival visitors receive
their fair share of the best hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, and steak sandwiches. Cooks,
servers, and "sandwich artists" are all needed.
Transportation
Parking. Help direct traffic and make sure cars are
safely parked.
Patio Table Transportation. Help transport
tables to and from General Casualty. It's a heavy lifting job, but a great
way to re-condition those abs.
Thursday-evening
Set Up and Sunday-evening Clean Up
Many hands make light work! Everyone is
invited to help out.
DONATIONS NEEDED
There are many
different items that are needed to make a fun-filled and financially successful
festival. Here are our current needs.
The
Kids Closet needs gently worn kids clothing items, from infant sizes to
boy/girl sizes 16, as
well as child-sized hangers.
The
Bookstore is looking for hardback and softcover books, as well as DVD's, CD's,
videos, and video and computer games.
The
Toy Store is accepting donations of clean toys
with all parts and in working condition, as well as any of the following that
are less than 5 years old, clean, and in excellent condition: boppy pillows,
playpens, bassinettes, swings, high chairs, crib linens, mobiles, bumpers, and
strollers. No car seats, cribs, or bottles, please.
The
Games area could use clean stuffed animals and 'Happy Meal" toys (the ones in the
packages preferred). Also needed are full-size Tootsie Pops.
All donations can be
dropped off at the Parish Center.
For further information or to volunteer the use of your hands and your elbow
grease, contact our Festival Coordinator, Linda
Sheridan, at 837-3798 Ext 36 or lindas@saintalberts.org.
