RECRUITMENT and REGISTRATION



RECRUITMENT and REGISTRATION

RECRUITMENT

Remember, this is a community build so we want as many local parents and community members involved as possible!

We will need volunteers for:

- Build Captains

- Prep Day

- Build Day

Build Captains are strongly encouraged to be Prep Day volunteers

WHO TO ASK

- parents of the children

- local neighbors and community members

- church groups

- colleges and universities

- high school students and other youth programs*

- your own staff members

*Volunteers of legal working age but under 18 are not able to work on the direct playground area but can work on various other projects including most side projects

TIPS

- Rain of Shine! (make sure to communicate right away that the project is rain or shine, so that the volunteers know that it is still going on even if it is raining Build Day morning)

- Flyers (these can be a great way to generate interest; give them to parents and put them at locations where you would like to get volunteers from; be sure to provide a contact person and phone number)

- Volunteer Websites (websites such as are great for posting volunteer opportunities; many cities have local volunteer opportunity websites)

- Keep a detailed sign up sheet (make sure you have a formal sign up sheet to record people’s names and contact info; this way you can follow up with a reminder as the Build Day approaches; a formal sign up sheet also gives the event credibility and lessens the possibility of no-shows; for a volunteer group, one main contact person for the group may be sufficient)

REGISTRATION

- Secure a few people to help run the registration table on Build Day

- Secure some raffle prizes (5-8 is a good number) to give away on Build Day (prizes do not have to be anything big or expensive). Examples are:

o gift certificates

o t-shirts

o coffee mugs

o anything that’s fun – a great idea is to get something specific to the community or the city

Visit the KaBOOM! online toolkit for more info: toolkit

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