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SEATTLE WORKS DAY 2008 FAQ
  
General questions:
Why participate?
Why urban green spaces?
How much does it cost to
participate?
What if I don't have a team?
What
does Seattle Works do?
How do I sign up?
Team Captain questions:
What are the responsibilities
of a Team Captain?
Who can be on my
team?
Is there a minimum or maximum
number of team members?
What is the
timeline?
How do I get
started?
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GENERAL QUESTIONS
Why participate?
Seattle Works Day is a fun and easy way to give back! You will
be one of 1,500 people digging in at parks and other
greenspaces throughout the city. That's 5,000 hours of service
in a single day!
Plus, because it's Seattle Works, we finish things off with a
big old party complete with food, drinks and entertainment. What
more could you ask for?
How about this? Your participation not only connects you with a
great service opportunity and party, your contribution supports
our year-round work to mobilize a generation!
Why urban greenspaces?
Why do so many people love the Puget Sound region? (Don't say
the weather, wise guy.) Because of our incredible natural
beauty. Seattle Works Day is a concentrated effort to keep our
urban greenspaces beautiful and available for safe outdoor
recreational activities.
Plus, rumor has it there's this thing called global warming
happening. Healthy urban forests help combat climate change, not
to mention the fact that they increase the purity of our water
and air, and enable wildlife to thrive.
How much does it cost to participate?
Individual registrations for the event are $30.
Corporate sponsorship begins at $1,000 an includes participation
plus exposure for your organization. Additional sponsorship
levels are available, offering increased participation and
recognition benefits.
Interested in
learning more about sponsorship? Contact our
team.
What if I don’t have a team?
While we especially love participants who recruit their friends,
colleges, etc. to join them on Seattle Works Day, you're more
than welcome to sign up as an individual.
Seattle Works has three teams set-up for individual
participants, known as "public" teams: Singles in Seattle, New
to Seattle and Seattle Works Individuals.
Sign up to join a public team.
What does Seattle Works
do?
Seattle Works moves people from having good intentions to
taking action in our community. We facilitate
volunteer
projects,
provide
community leadership training,
produce a
candidate guide
for local elections, host
conversations with community
leaders,
send volunteer teams to help in
post-Katrina
rebuilding
and throw innovative and interesting
voter-education
events.
Our
Weekly Email
connects more than 3,000 subscribers with volunteer
opportunities, civic events and interesting community new
each week
Seattle Works is a 501c nonprofit organization, federal tax
id number 91-1416844.
How do I sign up?
Click one of the links below!
Sign up to join a team
put together by someone you know
Sign up to join one of
our "public" teams
Sign up to
be a Team Captain and start your own team
If you are affiliated with one of our sponsors
or a company that is paying for your registration, contact
the organization directly to sign up for their team.
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TEAM CAPTAIN QUESTIONS
What are the responsibilities of a team captain?
1. Encourage people to join your team.
2. Pick up t-shirts and check in materials for your team
the week prior to the event at our office in lower Queen Anne.
3. Ensure your team members know where they're going and
are ready for the day.
4. Serve as a resource for the project site you're assigned to (aka
your "project host"). They'll have any needed tools and know
what the tasks are and how to accomplish them - they just need
your support in welcoming and motivating your team. Team Captain
are asked to arrive at project sites at 30 minutes early
(11.30am) to prepare for your team's arrival.
5. Drop off check-in materials at the Seattle Works Day
AfterParty.
Who can be on my team?
Everyone is welcome to participate in Seattle Works Day!
The event brings together teams of friends, co-workers, college
alumni groups, social networking organizations, faith groups,
political campaign teams and more.
For liability reasons, finding projects for team members under
the age of 18 can be a challenge. Please talk with our staff if
you would like for your team to include children.
Is there a min or
max number of team members?
No min. No max. If you do anticipate your team will have more
than 25 participants it is good to know earlier in the planning
process so we can be sure to have a project large enough for
your group.
What is the timeline?
- NOW! - Get your team started. While you can start a team at
any time, you'll have more success if you reach out to
prospective team members sooner rather than later.
- April and May - Recruit, recruit, recruit! Check out our
Team
Captain Toolkit for ideas.
- Week of 5/26 - Send out a final recruitment push! Registration
closes Mon 6/2.
- Sat 5/31-Wed 6/4 - Come by our office in lower Queen Anne to
pick up t-shirts and check in materials. We'll be in touch with
the schedule for our extended office hours.
- Week of 6/2 - Send out a reminder to your team with directions
to your project site, how to prepare (eat breakfast, wear
sunscreen, etc.) and pump them up. We'll have an easy template
for you to use.
- SWD - Arrive at your project site 30 minutes early (11.30 am),
check in with your project host, set up check-in materials and
t-shirts, welcome your team, work hard, have fun, thank your
team, drop off check in materials at the SWD AfterParty,
kick-back and enjoy the rest of the day!
How do I get started?
1. Complete our ever-so-quick
Team Captain Survey Monkey,
which gives us the info we need to add your team to our
registration database. We'll be in touch shortly once we've got
you added.
2.
Sign yourself up for
the team you created and encourage people
to join your team!
3. Get ideas and resources from our
Team Captain Toolkit.
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DO YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
Contact
Jan Burrell
or call 206.324.0808 x1.
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