Volunteers needed

Fri, Nov 09 2007 — Comments (5) | Cinnamon

Hello crafty and crafty-friendly Chicagoans! The DIY Trunk Show is looking for several volunteers to help us keep our show organized and running smoothly. Would you like a delightful button from the DIY Trunk Show? Would you like 5 free raffle tickets? Would you like the admiration and adoration of more than 100 vendors who know that your presence is making their selling experience better?

If so then leave your name in the comments below and let us know what time slot you would like and what your first two choices for activities will be. It's first come first served. We'd be most grateful if you'd join us.

November 17th from 10am to 7pm (with setup and teardown time)
1419 W Blackhawk (two blocks northeast of the Milwaukee/Ashland/Division intersection)

9am to 11am
From 9am to 10am you'll be directing vendors to their spaces, pointing out the bathrooms and taking raffle items. After 10am you'll be handing out brochures, answering questions of shoppers, and directing shoppers and vendors to the raffle table.

1-East doors to direct vendors: Mara Myers
2-West doors to direct vendors:
3-Take raffle items at the West entrance:

The volunteers who will wander through the show selling raffle tickets may also be asked by a vendor to watch their booth while they run to the bathroom or go to get food or something to drink.

11am to 1pm
1-Handout brochures at the East doors:Cynthia Xerogianes
2-Handout brochures at the West doors:
3-Wander through show approaching people and selling raffle tickets:

1pm to 3pm
1-Handout brochures at the East doors:
2-Handout brochures at the West doors:
3-Wander through show approaching people and selling raffle tickets:

3pm to 5pm
1-Handout brochures at the East doors:
2-Handout brochures at the West doors:
3-Wander through show approaching people and selling raffle tickets:

5pm to 7pm
After 6pm you'll help direct vendors on where to put their tables and chairs when they leave, help pick up trash left on the floors, and assist vendors with carrying items out of their space if asked.
1-Handout brochures at the East doors:
2-Handout brochures at the West doors:
3-Wander through show approaching people and selling raffle tickets:

We'll add your name from the comments into the slots above. And we'll add your names into our list of people that we're incredibly grateful for.

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This year's raffle

Wed, Nov 07 2007 — Comments (1) | Cinnamon

Continuing the great tradition of raising money for fabulous nonprofit organizations or events that help enlarge and support our beloved Crafting Community, we've decided to raise money this year to support Handmade Nation. Faythe Levine is in post-processing on the movie and she's excited to get it out of her studio and into a theater near you. She's also writing a book that will be released in a year by Princeton Architectural Press. The DIY Trunk Show may just have a small piece in the book. *wink, wink*

So as you enter the show, look for the raffle table near the main entrance where you can view all the fabulous items on hand that you may be lucky enough to win. But you'll only be able to win if you buy a ticket. $1 each or 6 for $5. A pretty moderate price that will help support a fabulous movie about the current crafting movement as well as give you a chance of walking out the door with a fabulous handmade item.

And what can you win? Take a look at our Participants page to view work by this year's vendors. And some of the vendors who will be donating an item will leave comments to this post to entice you.

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