Volunteers Needed

Olney Days is just around the corner and we are looking for some volunteers.  By giving us a few hours of your time, you can help make this popular weekend a success.

The following are times that people can help and a brief description of what needs to be done.  Please let me know when you are available or ask your friends and neighbors to let me know if they can help.  You can reach Helene Rosenheim, the Olney Days Coordinator at 301 774-6774, on my cell phone at 301 956-3283 or at this email address, helene.rosenheim@verizon.net.

We are approved for giving student service learning hour credits.

Thursday, May 5th and May 13th Put out street signs advertising Olney Days

After 9:00 pm – Put out 15 street signs around Olney advertising Olney Days

Thursday, May 5th – Friday, May 6th Put up Olney Days Schedule of Events

At your convenience, but during normal business hours – Put out posters of the Olney Days Schedule of Events at a variety of stores in shopping centers in and around Olney

Monday, May 9th Pick up street signs advertising Olney Days

After 9:00 pm – Pick up 15 street signs around Olney advertising Olney Days and           returning them to Helene Rosenheim

Saturday, May 21st at Olney Manor Park

3:00:pm- Helping to put up signs

4:00 – 8:00 pm  Helping with face painting for children near the Swim Center

4:00 – 9:00 pm Helping to run and/or score at the Frizbee Derby, Lacrosse Shoot-Out,  and Soccer Kick- Off

4:15 pm Picking up pasta from Mama Lucia’s and delivering to Olney Manor Park

4:30 – 8:00 pm – Helping with a variety of food eating contests

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Distributing Olney Days Programs

9:15 pm Clean-up of spectator area – after the fireworks – not the fallout area

Sunday, May 22nd

Olney Days Parade on Georgia Avenue 2:00pm

11:00 – 11:30 am – Set-up of chairs/tables at Reviewing Stand (Spartan Rd)

12:45 – Till end of Parade passes you (The end of the parade is out of staging area around 2:30 and gets to the reviewing stand around 3:15 pm)

  1. Helping line up Parade units in staging area (Prince Philip Dr betwen Buehler Rd & Georgia Ave – Sign-In table at Prince Philip Dr & Menden Farm Rd.
  2. Be a Parade marshal somewhere along the Parade route – includes handing out Olney Days Programs, and cleaning up the area working in after Parade passes and crowd disburses

2:00 – 4:00 pm Helping at reviewing stand with refreshments for judges and tallying judges’ scoring

Rock the Lot Concert Block Party at Rocketeria 4:00 – 8:00 pm

1:00 – 4:00 pm  Setting up stage area

7:45 -9:00 pm Clean Up the stage area