Activity Office Volunteering

I started volunteering in November at the Activity Office at Venture Out -- just Tuesday mornings. My primary responsibilities in the office are checking in/out movies, and doing copies as requested. But I have also been trained on the "other end of the desk" which is the cashier position.

Tickets available for sale on one of the mornings when I was working -- dances, meals, other events!

The cash register -- I have to find the specific ticket or item on lists within the screen, and it automatically knows the cost of the item.

I was asked to try to get a volunteer program going at the fitness center -- what has worked out to this point is to designate some of the folks who come to exercise frequently as "Fitness Center Volunteer". They can be approached by other users of the fitness center with questions or comments.

I also changed the way that people make suggestions -- there used to be a box so other users were not aware of what suggestions or reports had been made, and there was no way to communicate back what was happening on the request. We decided to try a feedback form. The first three on this particular page were written by me as people saw someone "official" behind the desk and told me about things that they wanted, so I wrote them down. Then, I come back and write in information (on all the lines) about how the request is being addressed. It seems to be working out well.

I really enjoy volunteering in the Activity Office... the fitness center not so much, but at least we've got a bit of a volunteer program going there!