[MNASIS-L] Fwd: Help raise library awareness and visibility within the community!

[Janet Arth]

>Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 16:17:18 -0500
>Subject: Help raise library awareness and visibility within the community!
>From: Monica_Surber at cargill.com
>
>I would like to invite members of ASIST to participate in either or both 
>of these volunteer opportunities.  If you have any questions, feel free
>to contact me.
>
>Thank you so much!   Monica
>
>Help raise SLA awareness and visibility within the community!
>
>Volunteering at public events is a way to get our name out there and
>show people how wonderful librarians are.  In an effort to get many of
>us in the same place at once, here are two identified volunteer
>opportunities:
>
>    1. Saturday, August 5, 2005.  Answering phones for twin cities public
>       television fundraiser.  More than likely, we will volunteer for a
>       few hours beginning in the late morning.  This event can
>       accommodate up to 20 volunteers.
>
>    2. Saturday, September 30, 2006.  Volunteering to either hand out
>       race packets or work the 5K race course for the Twin Cities
>       Marathon.  The Marathon is on Sunday.  This would be a morning
>       shift and would start at about 10:00.  Volunteers are provided
>       with a tee-shirt and snacks.
>
>Please email if you are interested in participating.  I would like a
>rough head count of those interested in participating (in one or both
>events) so I can work out details with the various volunteer
>coordinators.
>
>Thanks in advance for your participation.  Your contribution makes a
>difference--both to the profession and the community.
>
>Monica Surber - PR co-chair
>Monica_Surber at cargill.com <mailto:Monica_Surber at cargill.com>
>
>Cargill Information Center
>Research Intern
>952-742-2448