Glance over the below descriptions and see which area(s) you would like to plug into. List these areas at the bottom of this form along with your contact information before submitting and someone will contact you. (If the list of names are equal to the number needed as provided in parenthesis, please choose another available position or choose OTHER below).
FAMILY LEADERS (Need 6 adults and 6 teens)
Family leaders will be responsible for children within their group (about ten children) and will lead to different stations each night during VBS. Family leaders will consist of one adult and one teen leader per group.
SHOP KEEPERS/CRAFTS (Need 3 adults)
There will be two leaders assigned to each shop/craft tent. Each shop keeper will be responsible for setting up its own craft tent on Sunday, July 19 after the conclusion of the morning church service. You will need to wear biblical attire during VBS week. Costumes will be provided for you and you may pick up in the Fellowship Room on Sunday, July 19. Duties will be to instruct and help children with their craft (Approx 10 children per rotation). At the end of each day you will be responsible for organizing, cleaning your tent and preparing for the next day.
FOOD HELPERS (Need 4 adults)
Food helpers will be responsible for preparing and serving food to the children each night of VBS.
VOLUNTEER MEAL HELPERS (Need 1 Leader & 1 Helper Adults)
Volunteer food helpers need to arrive by 4:15pm for setup, ready to serve from 4:45. You are responsible for preparing and setting up the Volunteer Dinner Buffet each night. Volunteers will be eating at different times throughout the night. Your job is to replenish the food, tidy up the food table and clean up after the dinner each night of VBS.
REGISTRATION (Need 2 Adults)
Responsible for registering children that have not been pre-registered. Each child will receive a name tag and be assigned to a Family. The first two days of VBS are hectic and you must arrive 45 minutes prior to the start of VBS to get your station prepared.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HELPERS (Need 2 adults or 1 adult & 1 teen)
Outdoor activity helpers are responsible for instructing outdoor games with approximately 20 children for each rotation with four rotations each night.You will be provided a pamphlet of games and instructions for each night. Duties include setting up the games each day before VBS starts and cleaning up the games each night after your last rotation.
TIME KEEPER (Need 1 adult)
Time keeper is responsible for keeping time each day. You will have a table set up in the Marketplace and you will ring a bell notifying the Leaders of rotation times. You will work along with the Director (Ginger) in notifying all stations when it is time to rotate by ringing of the bell.
PRE-VBS SETUP (Need 5 adults)
You will be responsible for helping Ginger organize and sort all craft items, family leader baskets, signs and supplies needed for ROME VBS. This will be done prior to VBS on the following dates: Mon-Fri, July 13-17, 10-2pm.
Set up crew is responsible for stacking up all chairs against the wall of the sanctuary, setting up tents, tables, chairs and lighting for tents. Decorating tents with fabric to create a Rome Marketplace setting. This will be done on Sunday July 19th immediately after church.
Clean up crew is responsible for cleaning up all VBS supplies and placing them back in the storage building immediately following VBS, Friday July 24, 8:30pm until in order to prepare the sanctuary for church services on Sunday, July 26. This includes removing all tents, tables, fabric, baskets, stage decor, vacuuming floor and resetting chairs. Also packing up and putting items back in the storage building neatly sorted.
VBS PHOTOGRAPHER (Need 1)
You will be responsible for taking photos the entire week of VBS. You will walk around the different stations and photograph the children and volunteers making crafts, participating in celebration time, story time and outdoor activities. You will be responsible for giving Ginger the jump drive on the last night of VBS in order to prepare the slide show for church on Sunday, July 26.
Will assist with sound and technical responsibilities each night of VBS and for the closing ceremony.
