california state fair volunteer presentation 2014
DESCRIPTION
Each year, the Calaveras Visitors Bureau creates a county exhibit booth for the California State Fair. Volunteers are needed to staff the booth during the entire run, and we provide a luncheon with a slideshow explaining the new exhibit to our wonderful volunteers.TRANSCRIPT
2014 State FairVolunteer Presentation
• Thank you so much for volunteering your time, energy & enthusiasm to the 2014 Calaveras County booth.
• This year, our theme is:
“From Our County to Your Table”
THANK YOU!
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Gold miners to grape growers,Wine caves to waterfalls,Farms to frog jumping.Calaveras has a rich history,a dynamic presentand an exciting future.Come travel through our story,learn our county,and make a plan to visit
Calaveras County!
Walk Through Our County... Walk Through Our History
BOOTH COMPONENTS
Walk through the history of Calaveras production:
Gold mining
Logging & tourism
Caves (tourism)
Wine grapes
Agriculture & cattle
STAFFING STATION
• You will be located at the far end of the exhibit (where people exit when they walk through).
• This side of the table will look like a stove top and will include pots and pans.
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS
• There are two interactive parts of the booth:• A place for posed photos to the left of the door.• A frog hopping game – you will need to reset this
game with supplies from under the table – bean bags and flipping frogs.
• Give each visitor to the booth a frog prize, and everyone who plays the frog game gets a candy prize.
WHERE ARE WE?
California BuildingCounties Exhibits 2014
• The 2013 Calaveras County booth is located at #14 & 15 in Building A
• Storage is to the right of booth 17
• Check in is across the building
CHECK IN
Chef demo area. Our chef will demo July 21st – 24th
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Be friendly and engaging. Greet everyone. Calaveras is a friendly place, make sure you convey that at all times!
• To be the best volunteer you can be, make sure to read the Volunteer Manual. It will contain essential information.
• Read through a Calaveras Activities Guide. We add new things every year… Calaveras has more to offer than ever before.
• Keep our booth stocked with Calaveras Activities Guides and brochures.
• Help kids and families with our booth games as needed.
• Offer a Calaveras Activities Guide and VIP activation card to every visitor.
• Stay awake! If you are tired, and need a break, please leave the booth.
• Keep snacks and drinks to a minimum when inside the booth. Keep your goodies hidden where visitors cannot see them.
• Most importantly HAVE FUN!
GIVEAWAYS
• The most important giveaway is the Calaveras Activities Guide. Don’t be conservative with the guides … we have plenty!
• The second most important giveaway is the new VIP Activation Card to help us determine the marketing value of our presence at State Fair. The more VIP cards that are activated, the more we show the value of our presence.• A table-top
display will provide details and a QR code for immediate activation.
• Plastic jumping frogs: please give away just one per kid or kid at heart.