Volunteer Sign-up

This page allows you to sign-up to help out at Retreat. You can send an e-mail to retreatinfo@honeybeequilters.org with what you can volunteer for. Someone will get back with you about job specifics.

Teacher pick-up/drop-off
Date/Time: Wednesday night before retreat and Sunday or Monday after retreat
Tasks: Pick up out of town teachers from airport and take them back to airport

Set-up
Date/Time: Wednesday night before retreat and Thursday morning of retreat.
Tasks: Hang decorations, transport items from storage, stuff tote bags, help arrange class rooms, help teachers set-up their classrooms.

Take Down
Date/Time: Sunday after the banquet
Tasks: Take down decorations, clean up hospitality suite, return items to storage

Quilt Angels
Date/Time: Throughout weekend
Tasks: Empty/replace garbage bags - Monitor water stations in classrooms. Assist teachers as needed. Assigned as requested by teachers throughout weekend. Must be registered for retreat.

Registration Table
Date/Time: Thursday noon-6 p.m.
Tasks: Generally work two hour time slots, hand out tote bags, name tags, welcome letters, answer registration related questions. Assist with registrations for classes w/available spaces.

Hospitality
Date/Time: Throughout weekend
Tasks: Ensure food in hospitality suite is out and assist with keeping room clean. Request ice as needed, make coffee, take in fat quarters throughout weekend.

Fat Quarter Exchange
Date/Time: Thursday noon - Sunday Banquet.
Tasks: Provide basket for fat quarters, identification tags and collection box in Hospitality room. Draw and announce winner at banquet.

Challenge
Date/Time: Thursday noon - 6p.m. and other times throughout weekend
Tasks: Collect challenges, hang challenge entries, tally voting results and announce winner at banquet. Prepare challenge packets for next year and have them available for purchase.

Mini Sessions
Date/Time: Sunday noon
Tasks: Arrange for mini sessions, assign rooms and have people sign-up for mini sessions during registration.

Bingo and Games
Date/Time: Friday and Saturday - 10:00p.m. - ?.
Tasks: Assist with room set up, pass out prizes, sell cards, etc.

Quilt Sale Room
Date/Time: Take-in - Friday 3-6, Saturday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tasks: Take in - Assist with logging in items and answer questions. Sale Room - set out items, take money, sit at opening to room, arrange tables as items sell, log items sold.

General Information Table
Date/Time: Thursday - after 6:00p.m. & Friday - Saturday 10:00a.m. - ?
Tasks: Answer questions, distribute Challenge Kits for next year's retreat; Take in early notification letters from Attendees; Assist late registrants; Sign-up lists for Mini Sessions.