October 28th 2012 from 5pm to 8pm Brought to you by: The Bangor YMCA & MARTiAL YOU Applications should be turned in by October 24th 2012

Volunteers have a great impact on communities worldwide. Without volunteers many programs that reach out to communities and individuals would not be possible and would simply not exist. As a volunteer you can make a difference in the life of an individual, a family, a town, a state, or the entire country by donating your time to help with projects, charity functions and events.

The Pre-Halloween Family Bash is an event that will rely 100% on volunteer efforts to be organized, run, to be successful and also fun for everyone. The efforts for this 3 hour event begin way before the October 28th opening date and will run beyond the 8pm closing time. We are looking for volunteers to help us create a fun, safe and well organized environment for the community of Bangor.

For this event we will need volunteers with the following skills:

Social

General People Skills

• Good people skills are invaluable. Applicants should be good with Communication, Personable, and Courteous.

Team Leadership

• Many of our activities require team leadership and management skills in order to coordinate and work with others. We will need project managers to oversee the organization and completion of many projects.

Experience working with youth one on one and in group settings

• Youth are top priority during this event and we need professional, reliable and skilled individuals to help work with children of all ages. Working with children is a must for most activities that will take place during this event.

Individual Skill Assets

Arts & Crafts

• Several activities planned for this event will require those who have artistic abilities and are good with crafts. Some of the currently planned activities include face painting, pumpkin painting, and ghost making (with and without helium balloons)

Food & Beverage Service (Concessions)

• We will be offering several different foods and beverages during this event and will need individuals to help. Currently we will be planning the availability of popcorn (via popcorn machine), Cookies, Hotdogs, Coffee, Tea, Juice

Decorating

• This is a large part of any themed event and this one is no exception. Halloween decorating is an art and will need skilled people to make a flowing theme throughout the YMCA building to give everyone a good experience. We will be supplying many of the decorations and props for this event and will also be accepting donations for these items

Health & Nutrition

• Although Halloween represents that one day of the year where we all can toss the diet out the window and grab a sugary treat, we also would like to offer healthy alternatives to those standard sugary candies. If you are creative with nutrition and have ideas on healthy treats including: sugar free, dairy free and gluten free let us know

Youth Education & Training

• Community events such as these involve children of all ages with different personalities and different needs. It is our objective to make events like these fun and safe for all children who attend. Those skilled or trained to work with youth are a great asset and a high priority with us. We will need you to help children with arts, crafts, dance, and several other activities throughout the event.

Music & Sound Tech

• Halloween doesn't quite have the same feel without the creepy soundFX or classic background music to go with it. We are looking for someone who can organize and setup Halloween style ambience throughout our event. This will include announcements for activities and some DJ duties for dance groups and martial arts demonstrations

Photography

• Allowing someone to take a memory home can be a great thing and we plan to offer just that. We are looking for professional photographers to work in a designated area for photos. Backdrops and props will be set up in this area for children and adults to get a photo taken. If you are good with kids and a camera this may be right for you.

Video Production

• We are looking for a professional in video/audio production to help us document this event.

Certified Lifeguard

• Swimming in the YMCA Means pool will be available throughout the event and will require several certified lifeguards for safety. We will be looking for several lifeguards to work 30-45 minutes shifts

Medical Technician

• Better safe than sorry. We would like to think that no accidents will occur during our bash but we also want to make sure that if something does we are prepared. We are looking for 1 or 2 trained emergency medical technicians to stay on the grounds during the event time 5pm to 8pm just in case.

Security

• Having fun in a safe environment is top priority and we would like to maintain a safe environment for all those involved on October 28th. We are looking for multiple security professional or police officers to be available if needed.

If you feel you can contribute to this event by volunteering please fill out the YMCA volunteer application here and drop it off in person by October 17th 2012 at the YMCA located at 17 Second Street in Bangor.

A background check must be done on each volunteer applicant to help ensure we promote a safe place for all those involved in this event. Both MARTiAL YOU and the Bangor YMCA reserves the right to reject applications based on the results of these checks.