Hope you are all well.
I'm reaching out because we have our second and final Volunteer Recruitment Day of the year next Saturday September 14th. Our hope is to encourage prospective volunteers to get involved in our activities at the railroad and show them the kinds of work we do and the fun we have while doing it.
The plan is for the day to be split into three segments. It will span from roughly 10AM until 2:30PM
Our timeline for the day is as follows:
10 to 11 a.m.: Small group tours of Sheepscot, to learn about our campus from the volunteer perspective (like where to sign in, get personal safety equipment, eat lunch, etc) Tours will begin at the Percival House with sign-in and depart from there.
11 to 11:30 a.m.: Lunch in the Percival House
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Mixed train round trip to experience the restored railway, with a volunteer project along the way.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Volunteer opportunity information sessions. Prospective volunteers can meet with department heads to discuss work in which they are interested.
2:30 p.m.: A raffle to close out the day.
To make a good showing for the railway, I hope that you can make it down to help share what we do. Word will be going out in the form of press releases to local news outlets this week, and also on social media and other similar ways. Perhaps most importantly, if you are comfortable, I'd suggest reaching out to a friend, coworker, or others who you think might be interested in what we do and personally inviting them- that sort of recruitment usually pays the highest dividends.
Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions for things we may have missed.
Best,
Steve Piwowarski
