The Cattle Baron's Ball is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Muehlebach Hotel and includes a silent auction with a cocktail reception, dinner and a program with guest emcee, a live auction and musical entertainment. We have a list of volunteer opportunities for both August 14th and 15th: Set-up - We are looking for 15 volunteers available to assist with the event set-up on August 14, 2009. Activities include set-up of registration and banking area, event decor, silent auction, live auction, audio visual requirements and table assignments. Available shifts are 5-10pm. Greeters - We are looking for 4 volunteers to greet event patrons as they arrive at the ball on August 15, 2009. Available shifts are 4-7pm. Banking - We are looking for 10 volunteers for computerized registration check-in and check-out on August 15, 2009. Available shifts are 4pm-12am. Silent Auction Attendants - We are looking for 10 volunteers to manage the silent auction area on August 15, 2009. Activities include answering questions regarding items available for bid, closing out silent auction tables, verifying winning bids, delivering winning bid information to the banking area and assisting guests with pick up and delivery of their items. Available shifts are 4pm–12am. Enhancer Attendants - We are looking for 8 volunteers to assist with our revenue enhancers on August 15, 2009. Enhancer volunteers will answer questions regarding various enhancers, record bidder #'s of individuals purchasing enhancer tickets and deliver bidder information to banking area. Available shifts are 4pm–12am. Runners - We are looking for 10 volunteers to function as runners in the main ballroom during the live auction on August 15, 2009. Runners will provide assistance to auctioneer, table attendants, guests and operations and banking volunteers. Available shifts are 4pm–12am. Tear Down - We are looking 10 volunteers who are interested in working on our tear down committee following the event on August 15, 2009. Activities to include tear down of registration and banking area, décor, audio visual, live and silent auction. Available shifts are 11pm–3am. Attire is of your choosing as we will be doing much packing up. We need 3 or 4 people with vehicles to help transport items back to the American Cancer Society following the event. Entertainment - We are looking for 5 volunteers to work with Entertainment committee to facilitate all activities for on-stage programming, including: stage management, speaker time keeping, attending to needs of the band, escorting speakers to the stage, managing house lighting, facilitating on-stage props, coordinating needs between A/V table and stage manager. Volunteers must also be available to participate in one meeting/training session to review the entire script and programming agenda. The meeting will be held on August 6th, 5:30–7:00pm. Banking volunteers need good computer skills with data input knowledge and will be required to attend a one-hour training session prior to the event (date to be determined).   Entertainment volunteers will be required to attend a meeting/training session to review the entire script and programming agenda on August 6th from 5:30-7pm.   Attire for Greeters, Banking, Auction and Enhancer Attendants, Runners and Entertainment Volunteers will be determined at a later date.   There will be a buffet dinner for volunteers starting at 4pm on Saturday, August 15, 2009.

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