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<\/a><\/a><\/a>A vital task to prepare for the show is to make various prizes for the kid’s spinning wheel. These are typically rocks painted or decorated with eyes and feathers. There will be sessions where club members get together to construct these essential items. Kids (or their parents) buy a ticket for a spin of the wheel to see what they will win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first task for the show is to get the supplies out of the storage container in Ferndale and load the rental truck. This occurs Friday morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n At the venue in Ferndale, we have to unload the supplies and get the venue set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next we arrange the tables, connect electrical cables, set up the display cases, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The show starts on Saturday morning, and the greeters say “hi” to the first folks in the door. The greeters answer questions, give out a ticket for the door prizes, offer a free polished rock to the young children and mention donating to the club’s contribution to the WWU Geology scholarship fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteers are needed to staff the various stations at the show. These include 1) selling rocks and merchandise at the “club sales” table, 2) the spinning wheel for kids, 3) the silent auction, We also need members at the station with the raffle prizes and door prizes as well as members to float around and sell raffle tickets while keeping an eye out for shoplifters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And then of course when it’s all done on Sunday evening and everyone is tired, the most valued volunteers tear down the show! This involves 1) disassembling the cases, packing up the supplies, 3) knocking down the tables, 4) loading up the rental truck, 5) picking up trash and sweeping the floor. On Monday morning we unload the truck into the storage container. Just imagine how great you will feel to have helped out with these last tasks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Details: Sign up sheets are circulated during the club meetings before the show. Please sign up for the various tasks and for preparing a display case. We understand if some illness or conflict comes up at the time, but please make every effort to honor your pledges. If you have not signed up ahead of the show, please come in and help out. There is usually a signup sheet taped to the wall where you can add your name to the time slots that need help. And as always, help on Sunday evening to tear down the show and on Monday to get the stuff back into storage is invaluable.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The first way to volunteer is to prepare an educational display. Decide upon a theme for your display and how you will lay out specimens, labels and informative text. A case is 2′ deep x 4′ wide x 2.5′ tall. The cases have soft liners that will protect your specimens. Don’t think that you have … <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>