Are you interested in planning the 2010 GREEN + SOLAR Home Tour??

The GREEN + SOLAR Home Tour Committee is re-establishing itself to begin planning the 2010 GREEN + SOLAR Home Tour! The Tour will take place in September/early October as part of the National Solar Tour, and they’re looking for your help. Listed below are the core positions and sub-committees needed to plan the tour. If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Alli Kingfisher 509-329-3448 or email Allison.Kingfisher@ecy.wa.gov. Meetings are once monthly, with more frequent meetings as the tour approaches. The first meeting is January 13 at noon at Community Minded Enterprises (25 W. Main, Second Floor). Please RSVP to Alli if you can, otherwise just come on down! If you can’t make the meeting but still want to help, give Alli a call and she’ll get you started. Positions and Sub-Committees Home Selection Contact homeowners interested in hosting. Pre-tour each home and narrow the choices down. Establish the tour route through each selected home. Maintain close contact with homeowners throughout the year. Advise them of any developments which may affect them. Graphic Design Tour booklet design and layout. Yard sign design Advertising design Publicity Publicize the need for planning committee volunteers, host homes, and day-of volunteers. Send out periodic press releases to other RNOs, neighborhood papers and local media. Contact other tours for publicity. Coordinate with a graphics person for design and printing of poster, ticket, ads and other printed material. Assist in writing description of the tour homes for the ticket. Volunteer Coordinator Contact previous volunteers to see if they are interested this year. Work with Home Selection and homeowners to determine number of volunteers needed. Create master schedule for tour day. Maintain contact with volunteers as to duties, etc. using a handout and one or more orientation meetings. Sponsorship Contact businesses for sponsorship Sell ads in the Tour booklet Come up with creative ways to get smaller businesses involved Finance Determine a budget Keep track of all expenses and reimbursements. Report final numbers after the tour. Event Day Coordinator Create a supply box for each home. Replenish an! y supplies that are low. Place “featured” yard signs at tour homes seven to ten days before tour. Find out where/whether tables and chairs are needed at tour homes and deliver these. Get change cash for each home. Drive from house to house on tour day to replenish supplies and money. Post Event Coordinator Plan the post event trade show Determine location Invite vendors, suppliers, contractors, builders, architects etc to participate Solicit prizes for drawings