What was your volunteer job(s) at DCs? (page 4)

Magwitch

I typed in the Chairman's Office. I felt so privileged to sit in there with all the heavy's.

We had some family friends come to the NYC mid 1960's convention from Philly six kids in tow, the dad worked in the Auditing Dept. which meant we never saw him not one day of a week long convention because the Auditing Dept was in a hidden air conditioned room somewhere in Yankee Stadium.

I wonder if they even bothered to pipe in the audio so "our dear theocratic brothers" could listen to the program.

breakfast of champions

Magwich - yes, Chairman's Office is the correct term ( I called it the 'Green Room' ) and yes, it did make you feel special - you're in with the in crowd! The other atttendants on their feet all day in the warm, humid corridors and such were envious of the Chariman's Office assignment.

FirstLastName - you got it right - volunteering for these 'privileges' was all about getting away from the INSANE BOREDOM of the convention.

Almost forgot, I always wanted to send the garbage bags down the 'zip cord' into the dumpster at Yankee Stadium. It looked like such fun, and very distracting!

straightshooter

I was assigned to recruit brothers for parking. I was lucky and did not actually assist, just recruit. One of the fellow elders that I recruited was so angry with me and said he would never volunteer again because he missed all of the DC.

I was asked several times if I wanted to be in charge of the group cleaning, but I always said no to the shock of the asking brother.

St George of England

News Service Desk - darkroom.

Lousy job, never saw daylight all day long! Came out blinking at the end of each day. Never again.

luna2

When food was still served, I'd volunteer to hand it out. Then I'd stay after the stupid convention to help clean up. Because I had kids to keep track of, I never volunteered for anything else. The food line thing only took about an hour and my boys could help, same with cleaning. During the latter years, just before I bugged out, we stopped staying to clean. I finally decided that enough was enough. Half the time there weren't enough cleaning supplies for everyone who stayed anyhow.

gonzo2k

During my time in the organization I volunteered at many DCs, mostly as an Attendant/Security.

I remember at one DC in Syracuse, NY I had the job of patrolling the concourse with a radio that had a 2-foot long antenna. That was fun because it gave you a feeling of power; plus all the attention that you would get from other people wondering what the h--- you're doing. I can't remember how I got looped into that gig, but it got me out of my seat for much of the snorefest program.

At many conventions I would just "volunteer" in order to get the Attendant badge and then not really do everything I was supposed to. It was interesting how you could do things and go places that you otherwise couldn't just by having that extra attachment to your Convention badge.

What was your volunteer job(s) at DCs?