DBC Vote Bus Volunteer Schedule

Time to get organized!

Hi Vote Bus Volunteer! We're so glad you signed up. We've received 50 volunteer sign-ups which is HUGELY AWESOME. So thank you first and foremost for throwing your hat in the ring.We've got two things for you to do right here and they're pretty easy.

1. Review the volunteer schedule and roles.

What follows is the volunteer schedule for the whole DBC Vote Bus project and volunteer roles. We'll be reaching out to each of you as teams with specific instructions and to confirm your availability.

Schedule

November 3rd:

10:00 AM: Meeting up with volunteers at the DBC and building two teams that will be passing out flyers/hanging posters in the selected areas.11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Passing out flyers.

Sarah StanleyMari SheltonLinda D. MerkersonPeter GahanMonica McCabeBeverly Kindle-Walker

November 4th:

10:00 AM: Meeting up with volunteers at the DBC and building two teams that will be passing out flyers/hanging posters in the selected areas.11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Passing out flyers.

Sarah StanleyMari SheltonMelissa SummersPeter GahanCathy MorasEboni StewartJohn Ray

November 6th:

11:00 AM: Personal Vehicle Driver Orientation12:00 PM: General Orientation1:30 PM: Assigning buses to hosts, answering last questions, getting ready, listening to Aretha2:00-8:00 PM: DBC Voter Bus

The volunteers will be split into 3 categories:

BUS HOSTS

Bill CheekToby BarlowSarah WalshLaurenJulie MingoMari SheltonYvonnePatricia LittleAllison LoweryLisa WittJulia MusicLisa Smith

PERSONAL VEHICLE DRIVERS

Jimmy RíosKathy SpringsRoss FisherKaty BalcerJean StruckmeyerGraham SimmingtonLaurie McElwainJennie KnaggsWanda

REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE/KEEP PASSING OUT FLYERS/BEING ON THE PHONE/ETC.

Phoenix MacGregorMichael ThomasJames LeyerleNatalie TabacchiArjumand SiddiqiMarilyn BattisteErica TierneyMartha OblingerChristina Brainard

Roles

Host aboard a bus. (Approx 6-12 people)

Volunteers will be hosts aboard buses handling communication and customer service with riders. They should make it fun and uplifting, decorating their buses and passing out snacks/drinks.

Volunteers CANNOT OFFER ELECTION ADVICE. They can’t wear any clothing from a particular party. They have to be entirely non-partisan.Driving people to polls in their own carVolunteers will get a Lyft-like app that will tell them where and when to pick people up, which poll to take them to and when to bring them back. It SHOULD work smoothly. We want to have a training day before the big show with practice.Make/Take phone callsVolunteers making calls can do so from home as they reach out to organizations and community groups that may want to use the service. We’ll have a shared list of who has been contacted so we don’t double-contact groups.Passing out flyersVolunteers will need to pass out and post flyers throughout the districts that we’ll serve. We’ll need to keep track of the flyers we put up via an app so we can go back and take them down.

2. Send us a 30-second video of why this project matters to you.

We need you to film a video that's 30 seconds or more explaining why you're helping out with the Vote Bus. We're assembling a short movie about the project so we can get the word out and get more riders. A selfie video with a cellphone camera is just fine; use whatever tools you have on hand. It'll also be helpful to grow the project for more rides in 2020.Email the video to [email protected] when you're done.You got this! Let other people know why voting matters, why access is important or anything you personally want to share about your involvement in the project.

Happy to help.

If you have any questions you can always reach us at [email protected] or call us at 313-444-2871 during normal business hours.