We need your help! Join The Woods Project at George Bush International Airport as we send off our 155 students and 55 volunteers for their life-changing 2 weeks in the woods.
For many of our students, this will be their first time on a plane - an exciting and nervous time! We need volunteers on the ground to help our student groups maneuver through the check-in process. This is a great way to connect with our students and encourage them as they embark on their journey.
We would like to have 8-10 volunteers to help us send off the group that will be going to Glacier. Flight will be departing from American Airlines, Terminal A.
Parking: Volunteers can park close to the Terminals or choose satellite parking. Please allow adequate time to get to the terminals, if you decide on satellite parking.
Volunteer duties will include:
1. Entrance Greeter/Organizer (Parent Communication)
We would like at least one Spanish speaker at the entrance. This will be a 2-3 person job directing people to their different locations to pick-up tickets and sign in. These people can also answer last minute questions. This job is also to keep parents moving and answer any questions. Parents need to give their student a hug and kiss and then head back out the door. We want parents moving out as quickly as possible since we will have lots of people in a small space.
2. Check-In
This wil be a 2-4 person job. Upon arriving at the airport the greeter will send the students to a designated spot for their check-in. The people working the check-in will have a list of all students and their plane tickets. They will mark the student off the list and then someone stationed with them will hand the student a plane ticket and a t-shirt. They will then direct the students in the direction of the Leader/Student Groupers.
3. Student/Leader Grouper
We will need approximately 2-3 people working on moving the students once they have checked in and received their plane tickets. We are looking to group approximately 10 students with 1-2 Woods Project leaders traveling with students to then head to baggage claim and then to the security line. The Grouper will be in charge of making sure the students and Woods Project leaders stay together and are moving together once they have been put into a group and line up at security line. A second roll call must be made just before getting through security
4.Baggage Check
This will be a 1-2 person job. Baggage check volunteers will be in charge of collecting cash from the students and then swiping TWP credit card for a group of students’ bags.
5.Breakfast Snacks
We will need 1-2 volunteers in charge of handing out breakfast or snack items and ensure that they move quickly as they receive their items.
Please let us know if you have a preference on how you would like to help directly at susie@thewoodsproject.org.
THANK YOU!
