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President

Oversees the Executive Committee (officers) and the Committee Chairpersons, ensures the goals and purposes of the organization are followed in accordance with the bylaws, facilitates meetings.

Vice-President

Fills in for the President when he/she is unavailable and shares in leadership responsibilities with the President.

Treasurer

Manages the organization's funds, budgets, files all required tax documents, maintains financial records, and prepares checks for signing.

Secretary

Takes meeting minutes, maintains pertinent files, and conducts and maintains necessary correspondence for the organization.

FLOW Chair Descriptions

Strawberry Festival Committee Chair

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Publicity Committee Chair

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Marketing Committee Chair

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Book Fair Committee Chair

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Webmaster Committee Chair

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Academic Grants Committee Chair

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Children's Activities Committee Chair

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Membership Committee Chair

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Strawberry Festival Positions

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Balloon Artist

Status:

Unknown

Staffs the balloon twisting area, purchases supplies needed for the day of the festival, and reports logistical needs (e.g., tables, chairs, signage, etc.).

Food Vendors

Status:

Unknown

Organizes all food and drink donations (e.g., whipped cream, hotdogs, hamburgers, buns, cheese, biscuit mix, chips, etc.), purchases other food items such as strawberries, etc., ensures there are enough drinks (sodas, water, and juice boxes) to sell the day of the festival, ensures enough ice is premade at WHS to keep them cool, organizes drink stations the day of the festival and makes sure to stock them throughout the day.

Logistics

Status:

Filled

Works with the committee to provide for all of the festival's logistical needs. Sets up contracts with the town for trash/recycling and table rentals. Works with the high school for all on-site needs. Communicates with police and the fire department for event day logistics: parking, traffic, electrical, etc.

Publicity

Status:

Unknown

Works with co-chairs on the festival poster, prints and distributes all advertisements associated with the festival, including posters, flyers, press releases, etc., updates and makes sure large road signs and banners are out two weeks before the festival, organizes a photo-op before the festival for all local newspapers, invites all local publicity to the festival, greets journalists at the festival and makes sure they have everything they need to write up an article, takes pictures of the work that goes into the festival and during the festival, runs the design contest including advertising/organizing/voting/contacting the winner for photo op and displays the entries/winners at the festival.

Sponsorships

Status:

Unknown

He/she sends letters to all sponsors from the previous year asking if they would like to sponsor again for the same amount and thanking them for their past generosity. He/she includes a stamped, addressed envelope to return the sponsorship payment. He/she personally contacts all sponsors who donated $1,000 or more and follows up with a letter. He/she recruits new sponsors.

Strawberry Shortcakes

Status:

Unknown

Recruits volunteers needed to man the shortcake area the day of the festival, recruits bakers and strawberry slicers for shortcakes, organizes the drop-off and pick-up of biscuit mix and strawberries with preparation instructions, suggests the layout for the shortcake area, identifies logistical needs (#tables, chairs, ice cream scoops, etc.), manages the shortcake area set-up, and cleans up the day of the festival.

Entertainment

Status:

Unknown

Contact all prior entertainment to see if they would like to be involved again, send letters to confirm the date/time of the performance, have a rain plan for the festival, provide the groups with a room to prepare (get dressed, etc.), identify logistical needs for each group (# tables, chairs, signage, electrical, etc.), send thank-yous to each group for being a part of the festival, and contact the DJ.

Games

Status:

Unknown

Works with the game rental company to negotiate the best price for equipment and services to be rented, suggests the optimal layout for the game area, identifies logistical needs (#tables, chairs, signage, electrical, etc.), purchases game bracelets, introduces new carnival-style games, and purchases prizes.

Logistics Assistant

Status:

Open

Assists the Logistics Chairperson

Raffles

Status:

Unknown

Asks businesses and people for raffle donations, organizes donations for the festival day, creates and names baskets, and distributes baskets to winners.

Strawberry Festival Chair

Status:

Filled

Oversees the Strawberry Festival Committee, facilitates meetings, aids the logistics chairperson, and attends monthly FLOW Board of Directors meetings.

Treasurer

Status:

Filled

Organizes the cash boxes for the Book Fair Presale and Festival, provides cash pickups throughout the festival, tracks expenses and income, reports earnings after the festival, and ensures all proceeds are deposited in the bank.

Face Painting

Status:

Unknown

Staffs the face-painting area, makes a sign with pictures of choices for each face painter, purchases supplies needed the day of the festival, and reports logistical needs (#tables, chairs, signage, etc.).

Grills

Status:

Unknown

Recruits "celebrity chefs" to cover grilling responsibilities throughout the day and identifies logistical needs (assists in placing grills, # tables, chairs, etc.).

Membership

Status:

Unknown

Runs the membership booth at the festival, tries to be creative about recruiting new members (ex, Red Sox Tickets), is present at the Book Fair pre-sale to sign up new memberships, and checks on membership status.

Sand Art

Status:

Unknown

Staffs the sand art area, purchases supplies needed for the day of the festival, reports logistical needs (#tables, chairs, signage etc.).

Strawberry Festival Co-Chair

Status:

Filled

Assists the Festival Chairperson

Volunteers

Status:

Unknown

Recruits volunteers to work shifts for set-up, throughout the day of the festival, and for clean-up, and sets up the Sign-up Genius.

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