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Century of Progress Tour September 28, 2019 signup sheet

Thank you for your interest in volunteering the Century of Progress Tour on September 28, 2019! The tour will bring over 600 guests through these five historic houses located at the Indiana Dunes National Park. The tour route has stairs and some of the opportunities require extensive walking and standing. Some opportunities may be completed sitting or stationary. Please read the descriptions below.

As a thank you for your volunteer service you will receive a free tour of the houses on Friday afternoon, September 27th, as part of the volunteer training held that day. If you can not attend the training on Friday afternoon, then a call-in training will be arranged and a tour ticket will be provided to you for Saturday. Background material will also be provided to you to read prior to the training. We ask that volunteers are already or consider joining as members of Indiana Landmarks. You can join at www.indianalandmarks.org.

You may sign up for a morning or afternoon shift or consider helping out all day at the same or different place. Boxed lunches will be provided for those working a double shift, with snacks and water available for all volunteers. Tours will be led by National Park Service Rangers.

Here are brief overviews of each position you can select from below. Please note that all times are CENTRAL TIME.

Check-in assistant
Assist Indiana Landmarks staff with guest check in at Visitors Center. Seated position inside.

Visitors Center Greeter/Wayfinder
Greet guests at the Visitors Center, help them locate registration and bathrooms, and announce tour departure times. This is an inside position requiring standing, moving, and a strong voice.

Bus Wrangler
Positioned at bus loading area outside with sign to help guests know where to board bus. This is an outside position requiring standing, moving, and a strong voice.

Parking Lot Usher
Direct traffic in the visitors center parking lot. This is an outdoor position requiring standing and moving.

Tour Minder
Be the Rangers eyes in the back of the tour group to help keep guests from wondering off and assist in moving group on to next house. This requires walking and moving. There will be brief breaks in between each tour. This will be inside and outside with required walking.

House Greeter
Greet each group at the door to welcome them. Give a scripted overview of the interior and restoration work that has been completed. Direct guests to the route they should take in the house. Standing when letting group in. Sitting in between possible.

Room Minder
Positioned in a specific room in a specific house to keep an eye on the personal belongings and guests from wondering into restricted areas. Standing preferred but can accommodate sitting.

Roamer
Provide relief to room minders and other volunteers throughout the day. Will take various positions to allow volunteers to take a break. Need to be able to stand and move around.

To sign up, select a row below

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