Ron Angeles, Delridge Neighborhood District Coordinator for the city Department of Neighborhoods, just put out the call for volunteers for a big event coming here later this month: The 2010 Seattle Race Conference will be held at South Seattle Community College, 8 am-4:30 pm on August 28th. The theme: “Racism and Health Inequities: Eliminating Barriers and Healing Our Communities.” Registration is open at seattleraceconference.org, and since the event is “100 percent volunteer-powered,” they’re looking for help – if you can pitch in, contact Joyce at Tseng_joyce@hotmail.com or 206-579-5330. Read on for the list of volunteer opportunities:

1. Transportation – if you own a vehicle, volunteer to give a ride to up to two
SRC participants who due to various access factors (mobility, age, etc.) would not
be able to make it to the event otherwise. We will do our best to match you with a
person needing a ride in your part of town or on your way to the South Seattle
Community College. Please provide us with the address that you will be departing
from. *This role has no impact on workshop or program participation.

2. Van owner/driver & passengers for coffee & snacks– Owners of a large capacity
van/truck are needed to pick up coffee and pastries at 6:00 a.m. with the help of
another volunteer. You would also be involved in unloading the goods and setting up
the coffee and pastries. *This role has no impact on workshop or program
participation. (2 volunteers with large vehicles needed)

3. Greet & check-in – Greet people arriving at the conference & direct them to
the registration room. You will also receive a clipboard to help people check-in
during high traffic. ** This role has a minor impact on workshop or program
participation. (4 volunteers needed)

4. Workshop assistant – Take notes of the key concepts of the workshop,
distribute & collect evaluation forms, grab additional chairs from the hallway, and
manage workshop capacity (redirect overflow to other workshops when the class room
is full). Pick up materials at Presenter Check-in table. (13 volunteers needed)

5. Registration a.m. – From 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., you will help register
people. You may be asked to stay up to 45 minutes after the official conference
kick-off. The registration room is next to the main room where the opening notes
will be taking place so you should be able to hear the speakers. ** This role has a
minor impact on workshop or program participation. (4 volunteers needed)

6. Presenter and workshop assistant check-in station – From 7:30 a.m. to 10:00
a.m., you will help with this station. ** This role has a minor impact on workshop
or program participation. (1 volunteer needed)

7. Interpreter & interpretation needs check-in station – From 7:30 a.m. to 10:00
a.m., you will help with this station. In addition, during the 2 keynote speakers’
presentations, you will be asked to sit at the table of those who need simultaneous
interpretation and provide assistance as needed. ** This role has a minor impact on
workshop or program participation. (4 volunteers needed)

8. Registration table staffing:
* 10am-Noon (1 volunteer)
* Noon-2pm (1 volunteer)
Staff the registration table for late arrivals. Distribute materials and collect
registration fees, help with other logistical issues as they arise. The registration
table serves as the “command central” for all event-related activities. One member
of the SRF planning committee will be stationed here with you.

9. Lunch wrist band monitors – With this role, your duties may include:
distributing any extra wristbands to participants, directing people to where the
buffet lines begin, and directing vegetarians vs. meat eaters to their lunch buffet
sections. You will be asked to show up at the lunch site 20 minutes before the
scheduled lunchtime. ** This role has a minor impact on workshop or program
participation. (8 volunteers needed).

10. Rainier Room Ushers – Help direct traffic from the main building where morning
activities happen to where workshops take place. ** This role has a minor impact on
workshop or program participation. (4 volunteers needed)

11. Photographers – if you have a digital camera & like taking photos help us
document the event! Snap pictures throughout the day as you’re filling other
volunteer jobs. We will let you know how to get the pictures back to us after the
conference. * This role has no impact on workshop or program participation.
(Whoever is interested)

12. Break down helpers – * This role has no impact on workshop or program
participation. (5 volunteers needed)

13. Interpretation – If you are fluent in any language spoken by Seattle’s immigrant
and refugee communities let us know (especially, Somali, Vietnamese, and Khmer).
If a need for interpretation in this language arises we will contact you to match
you up with a participant needing your help. A background in health and/or
experience in doing simultaneous interpretation using transmitters and headsets are
preferred.

14. Flyer Table Monitor – Throughout the day, make sure the table with miscellaneous
flyers looks orderly. (1 volunteer needed)

15. Post-conference evaluation assistants– Assist with compiling and typing up the
feedback from the evaluations of the Race Conference day, presenters, and workshops.
(3 volunteer needed)