St. Jude Legacy by the Lake

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We are so excited to introduce our new event, St. Jude Legacy by the Lake Gala on Friday, June 19th, 2020 at Theater on the Lake, 2401 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60614. The inaugural St. Jude Legacy by the Lake Gala is an evening celebration honoring the legacy of Danny Thomas and the roots of ALSAC/ St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Chicago. More than 250 guests will enjoy a night of cocktails, live and silent auction, dinner and dancing! In order to ensure this event is a success, we need you! If you’re willing to donate your time as a volunteer, you’ll find more information below. *volunteers for this event must be 18 years of age or older*

TO REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER https://volunteer.stjude.org Keyword: Legacy

Our Need:

We will need volunteers in a number of different capacities including set up, registration, auction, floaters & greeters, check-out and tear down. This year we will have computerized registration and auction touchpad system to execute our registration, auction and check out process. Each of these areas have different requirements. Our IT team will train all our volunteers on how to use the touch pads and software that will handle our registration and check out. You can sign up for one or all shifts.

Please register at: https://volunteer.stjude.org/custom/515/#/volunteer_home

Volunteer Duties:

Pre-event set up :

1:00 pm - 5:00 PM

Set up will include assisting with center pieces, auction table display, registration area, signage, etc.

Event :

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM

*Please note Registration, Auction, Roamers & Greeters, Check-Out and Clean-Up can be broken down into two shifts if you are unable to commit to the entire 4:00pm-11:00pm*

4:00pm-8:00pm

Registration: Registration volunteers will be checking-in guests in the front lobby

Auction: Auction volunteers will instruct patrons on touch pad features, carry a touchpad throughout the Silent Auction and main areas allowing and encouraging patrons to check their items, and place bids.

Roamers & Greeters: volunteers will welcome and greet guests as well as direct them to appropriate areas, answer guest questions and assist with various tasks.

Note: This is a long shift and you will be standing most of the time.

7:00pm-11:00pm

Check-out - will be checking out guests who have made purchases throughout the night.

Auction Runners/Check-out - assisting check-out volunteers and distributing auction items to winners.

Clean-up - assisting St. Jude staff with packing up event and loading cars

Transportation:
We do encourage public transportation and/or carpooling with other friends that may be volunteering with you.

Attire:

Attire for the event is cocktail. Preferred attire for Staff/Volunteers is black, navy and gray.Please do not wear any denim, t-shirts, or shorts.

If you are interested in volunteering at St. Jude Legacy by the Lake, please respond ASAP, as volunteer shifts are filled on a first-come basis. Please register at https://volunteer.stjude.org Keyword: Legacy or contact Laura Bein at Laura.Bein@stjude.org or 773.313.4300 to schedule your shift or if you have any questions!

Thank you for supporting the kids of St. Jude!