Volunteers
needed to help with the Hot Air Balloon U.S. Nationals and the Red River
Balloon Rally
If you are
interested in volunteering please email me the preferred day and shift, please
include your cell phone number and I will send you a
confirmation email.
Volunteers
must be 18 years of age or older.
You
can do just one day and shift or more than one if you like.
Event dates
are Mon July 11 - Wed July 20
Volunteer
opportunities:
Balloon
Crew for Nationals and Rally –
Get to know the pilots and balloons up close and personal
(Crew
training will be provided and you must attend one of the classes at LSUS)
Assist
Balloon pilots with inflating, deflating and may even get a chance to be on a
chase crew.
Shift:
5:15am – 9:30am(Tues July 12 to Wed July 20 each morning)
Shift:
6am – 9:30am (Fri July 15, Sat July 16 and Sunday July 17)
Shift:4:30pm–
9:30pm (Fri July 15 and Sat July 16 at Rally)
Shift:
5pm – 9pm (Tues July 12, Thurs, July 14, Mon July 18 and Tues July 19)
Scoring
Team for Nationals -
very best spot for balloon watching and the balloons come to you
(Scoring
training will be provided and you must attend one of the classes)
Assist
Balloon Federation of America staff with briefing setup, at target locations
and with the collection of scoring items after each competition flight.
Shift:
5am – 10am(Tues July 12 to Wed July 20 each morning)
Shift:
4:30pm – 9:30pm (Thurs, July 14, Mon July 18 and Tues July 19)
Remember
you can volunteer for just one day and shift for any of the
opportunities listed or you can sign up for as many days as you schedule will
allow.
Pilot
Registration
Volunteers
are needed to help with pilot registration.
Date: Mon July 11 Shift:
2:30pm – 6pm
Date: Tue July 12 Shift:
2:30pm – 6pm
Date: Wed July 13 Shift: 12:30pm
– 4pm
Date: Thur July 14 Shift:
1:30pm – 4pm
Pilot
Hospitality for Nationals
Volunteers
need to help serve coffee and donuts each morning to pilots and crew
Dates: Thurs.
July 14 through Wed July 20 each day
Shift: 4:30am
– 7am
Pilot
check in – For Nationals and Rally
After each
flight or glow volunteers will check in pilots at the refueling area, just to
make sure everyone has made it back in.
Shift: 8:30am
– 11am (Thurs. July 14 to Wed July 20 each morning)
Shift: 9pm
– 11pm (Sat July 15 and Sat July 16 each evening after Rally)
Shift: 7:30pm – 10pm (Thurs, July
14, Mon July 18 and Tues July 19)
Rally
Volunteers
(Volunteers
will have a break room so they can get out of the heat and snacks and special
parking will be provided at the Rally)
Volunteers
are needed to take tickets, stamp hands, help in soda booth, with
hospitality and in other areas as needed.
Dates:
Fri. July 15 and Sat July 16
Shift: 3:30pm
– midnight
(Volunteers
will have a break room so they can get out of the heat and snacks and special
parking will be provided at the Rally. One shift due to the limited
parking at LSUS, volunteers will get there before the crowds and have special
parking)
If you are
interested or have any questions please contact Teresa Micheels at teresaday_4@hotmail.com and include your cell
phone number. You will then receive a confirmation email with
all the need to know information.
PLEASE forward this email on
to those who might be interested in helping. We will need
hundreds of volunteers for this event.
Teresa
Micheels, Volunteer/Project Manager
Shreveport-Bossier
Sports Commission
629
Spring Street, Shreveport, LA 71101
Your Sports Connection
318-429-0628
or 800-551-8682, ext. 146
A division of the Shreveport –
Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau
