Oilers 50/50 for YESS!
Posted by Donna Hutton
on Aug 29, 2015
NOTE: If you are interested in participating in the 50/50 event at the Oilers home game on September 21 at Rexall Place, and after you have read the Volunteer Positions and Volunteer Requirements below, please contact Hans Granholm, 780-466-5566 to indicate your preferences.
YESS has been selected to participate in the 2015 Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation (EOCF) 50/50 program! We are very excited about this, but it's coming up fast and we need a LOT of volunteers!
YESS will receive a donation in exchange for providing volunteers to sell the 50/50 tickets. We will receive a base pay of $6,000 PLUS a commission of 20% over $100,000 total sales! The more we sell, the more YESS will receive!
Date: Monday, September 21 (pre-season game vs. Calgary Flames)
Location: Rexall Place
Parking: Free, limited parking is available in the Mount Lawn Lot (120 avenue and 75 street). Paid parking is available in Northlands Park south of 118 avenue (next to Expo centre) for $16.00/vehicle.
Volunteer shift: 4:30pm - around 9:30pm (50/50 ticket sales end halfway through the second intermission, so end times will vary)
*Please note: all volunteers MUST arrive at 4:30pm - no exceptions, no late-comers.
YESS will receive a donation in exchange for providing volunteers to sell the 50/50 tickets. We will receive a base pay of $6,000 PLUS a commission of 20% over $100,000 total sales! The more we sell, the more YESS will receive!
Date: Monday, September 21 (pre-season game vs. Calgary Flames)
Location: Rexall Place
Parking: Free, limited parking is available in the Mount Lawn Lot (120 avenue and 75 street). Paid parking is available in Northlands Park south of 118 avenue (next to Expo centre) for $16.00/vehicle.
Volunteer shift: 4:30pm - around 9:30pm (50/50 ticket sales end halfway through the second intermission, so end times will vary)
*Please note: all volunteers MUST arrive at 4:30pm - no exceptions, no late-comers.
Volunteer positions (# volunteers needed):
- Sellers (40)
Sellers will be responsible for making themselves noticeable to the public in order to encourage customers to buy tickets. After ticket sales end, Sellers may be asked to assist in organizing the aprons and/or performing other duties in the Count Room.
Best suited for volunteers who are enthusiastic, outgoing and want to SELL SELL SELL! The more tickets we sell, the more money YESS gets so we want true go-getters in these positions!
The volunteer who sells the most tickets will win a prize! - Cash Counters (10)
Counters will be stationed in the Count Room for the duration of the evening and will be handling cash in a time-pressured environment. After all of the cash is counted, Counters will be expected to assist in performing other duties in the Count Room. - Dockers (10)
Stationed in the Count Room for the duration of the evening. They will be responsible for docking the individual selling devices to a laptop, printing off the seller summary and ensuring a new batch of tickets are downloaded correctly to each device. - Printer Assistant (1)
Stationed in the Count Room for the duration of the evening. They will be responsible for watching the ticket printers to ensure everything is printing properly and changing the printer paper.
Please note: this volunteer is required to stand for the duration of the evening.
Volunteer Requirements:
- Must be 18+ (no children will be admitted with volunteers, no exceptions)
- 50/50s at these games can be physically demanding - volunteers must be able to work under pressure/time crunches and be flexible
- Must bring valid government photo ID
- Volunteers are not permitted to to remain in Rexall following their volunteer shift, and must leave immediately at the end of their shift (EOCF is not providing game tickets to volunteers)
- All volunteers are expected to follow guidelines/rules (to be sent closer to game day)