[Glass-mit] [Glass-sale] 2007 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch Volunteers

[Terri Matsakis]

Whoops... Correction, send mail to pbhouk at GMAIL.com.  Thanks!!!

Terri


On Thu, 6 Sep 2007, Terri Matsakis wrote:

> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:38:17 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Terri Matsakis <glassblowing-request at MIT.EDU>
> To: glass-sale at mit.edu, glass-mit at mit.edu
> Subject: [Glass-sale] 2007 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch Volunteers
> 
> If you can volunteer, please send mail to pbhouk at aol.com.  Any of you
> who have sent mail to glassblowing-request, I've forwarded on your
> messages to Peter, and he should have responded to you by now.  If
> not, send him another email.  Thanks!
>
> Terri
>
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> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:00:20 -0400
> From: Peter Houk <pbhouk at gmail.com>
> Subject: 2007 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch
>
>
> Hello friends of the Glass Lab,
> This is a follow-up of an e-mail I sent out a few weeks ago sending
> out a call for volunteers for the Seventh Annual MIT Great Glass
> Pumpkin Patch.
>
> Our event will be very much like it was last year in terms of how it
> is set up and the number of volunteers we will need to make the event
> go smoothly on Friday, October 5 (setup, pricing, and opening) and
> Saturday the 6th (sale day).
>
> Friday 10/5 8:00 AM: volunteers meet at the Glass Lab (4-003) and
> transport pumpkins out to Kresge Oval using carts and two-wheelers.
>
> Friday 10:00 - 5:00: Volunteers set up tables under tent, unpack
> pumpkins, price pumpkins in preparation for opening 5-8PM.
>
> Friday overnight: Volunteers socialize and also guard pumpkins
> .
> Saturday 10/6 7:00 AM: Volunteers take all pumpkins off of tables and
> put them on the Oval, reconfigure tables into battle (sale) positions,
> tear up bubble wrap, etc, etc.
>
> Saturday 9:00 AM: Pep talk is given by Peter, and unassigned
> volunteers are given assignments.
>
> Saturday 10:00 - 3:00: The Sale.
>
> Saturday 3:00 - 5:00: cleanup.
>
> So these are the times and jobs for which we'll need volunteers. The
> really key time is Saturday during the sale. If you plan to be a
> volunteer at the sale, PLEASE plan on being at the Oval no later than
> 8:30 or 8:45 AM on Saturday so that you can be assigned to a team.
>
> At this point I have heard from +/- 20 people (thanks to you), but now
> I need to hear from EVERYONE who is planning to volunteer for any of
> the above times, so that I can be sure we have no personnel holes. So
> even if you have already contacted me, please write again to confirm
> when you will be coming.
>
> And Glass Lab inner circle (students, instructors, monitors): please
> do not assume that I know you will be coming to volunteer at the
> event. Please take the time to sit down and formally tell me that you
> will be coming, and when, so that I can make a master list.  Thanks,
> everyone. I'm looking forward to another successful and eventful
> Pumpkin Patch, and I hope you are, too.  Peter
>
>
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