Volunteer Reflection: Lubbock Lion's Club Pancake Festival
Saicy Lytle
ACOM 2200
Dr. Irlbeck
Volunteer Reflection The event I volunteered for was the Lubbock Lion’s Club Pancake Festival. The event took place on February 18, 2017 at the Civic Center in Lubbock. The event was an all day occasion; however, I worked a shift from 6:00-11:00 a.m. The Pancake Festival is an annual event put on by the Lubbock Lion’s Club to raise funds for the organization to use to give back to the community.
There were multiple different areas of the event that volunteers were working, but I personally was helping with the distribution of pancakes. I was in charge of moving pancakes from the grill to the plates. Each plate had to have three pancakes and two pieces of sausage on it. After putting the pancakes and sausage …show more content…
Volunteers were told the overview of the event prior to signing up, and a timeline was given to each as well. I am unaware of the budget for the event, but knowing it was a fundraiser I am sure this was a top priority to the event planners. The Civic Center seemed to be the perfect location for the event. There was plenty of room inside for all of the entertainment and attractions, as well as plenty of parking outside to accommodate everyone. There were quite enough staffing and volunteers for the event, and I think having everyone work in shifts was a wonderful idea. We did not receive an agenda, but as far as I could tell everything seemed I am not sure all of the vendors involved in the event either. As for the food and beverage, this was the main focus of the event. People specifically bought tickets to eat pancakes. I am unaware as to how much was spent on food, but volunteers prepared and served the food so a catering team was not needed. There were no transportation needs for the event. There was a registration open to sell tickets and to check-in volunteers at the event. Due to the fact that there were so many volunteers, we did not have nametags. I do not believe that there were any outside sponsors of the event. There was a band playing on stage for entertainment, as well as a clown, a lion mascot walking around, face painting, raffle tickets, and other activities for people to enjoy. I personally did not see any
ACOM 2200
Dr. Irlbeck
Volunteer Reflection The event I volunteered for was the Lubbock Lion’s Club Pancake Festival. The event took place on February 18, 2017 at the Civic Center in Lubbock. The event was an all day occasion; however, I worked a shift from 6:00-11:00 a.m. The Pancake Festival is an annual event put on by the Lubbock Lion’s Club to raise funds for the organization to use to give back to the community.
There were multiple different areas of the event that volunteers were working, but I personally was helping with the distribution of pancakes. I was in charge of moving pancakes from the grill to the plates. Each plate had to have three pancakes and two pieces of sausage on it. After putting the pancakes and sausage …show more content…
Volunteers were told the overview of the event prior to signing up, and a timeline was given to each as well. I am unaware of the budget for the event, but knowing it was a fundraiser I am sure this was a top priority to the event planners. The Civic Center seemed to be the perfect location for the event. There was plenty of room inside for all of the entertainment and attractions, as well as plenty of parking outside to accommodate everyone. There were quite enough staffing and volunteers for the event, and I think having everyone work in shifts was a wonderful idea. We did not receive an agenda, but as far as I could tell everything seemed I am not sure all of the vendors involved in the event either. As for the food and beverage, this was the main focus of the event. People specifically bought tickets to eat pancakes. I am unaware as to how much was spent on food, but volunteers prepared and served the food so a catering team was not needed. There were no transportation needs for the event. There was a registration open to sell tickets and to check-in volunteers at the event. Due to the fact that there were so many volunteers, we did not have nametags. I do not believe that there were any outside sponsors of the event. There was a band playing on stage for entertainment, as well as a clown, a lion mascot walking around, face painting, raffle tickets, and other activities for people to enjoy. I personally did not see any