Needs From: Loudoun Cares

In need of men or older teenagers for parking lot duty!

Must be able to give clear instructions

 Volunteer Tips:

Love all things Christmas?  You must be just the volunteer for our area.  Looking for volunteers to assist shoppers with questions and keep the area neat and tidy!

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal for your volunteer days.

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Do you know every book in the Game of Thrones series?

Do you thrive on a great book club experience? And love a good Dewey Decimal System?! 

If so, then the Books Dept is the place for you!

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the link for lunch orders.

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Do you live for HGTV? Are you constantly arranging your living room? Do you have a good idea on pricing furniture pieces? Do you have a knack for staging Furniture? Need a good workout? Then Furniture needs you...

Oct 12 and Oct 20 are heavy lifting days..- Plan to get your workout in! Lots of muscle needed for this set up day. 

Be flexible - We may need to move you to other areas as needed! 

Must come to Information / Registration for checkin/checkout 

Ability to work the entire 8AM to 5 PM day is preferable.

Lunch is available however you must be pre-register for your meal in advance.  There is a $5 charge for each meal. 

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:
• October 12 & 20 – Set-Up & Breakdown Days.    **HEAVY LIFTING**
Perfect for anyone looking for a full-body workout! Help move furniture, display cases, and more.

• October 13–16 – Staging & Design
Love decorating? Join us to create displays, price items, and make everything look its best.

• October 17–19 – Sales Floor
Enjoy helping people find hidden treasures? These are the days for you—bring your best sales skills!

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal on your volunteer days.

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Volunteer Tips:
• Arrive Early – Traffic can back up for an hour. Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your shift.
• Check In/Out – Each department tracks volunteer hours. Ask your department head where to sign in/out. If you signed up through the Loudoun Cares portal, check in/out at the Information & Registration Desk in Sykes Hall. You’ll also receive an apron (please return it at sign-out).
• Dress Appropriately – The event takes place at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds. Some departments are outdoors, so dress for the weather, wear layers, and choose comfortable closed-toe shoes.
• Be Prepared – Bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen, SIGN UP FOR LUNCH when you receive the link before the event, stay engaged, and most importantly—HAVE FUN!

Are you a linen lover?  If so our area would be the perfect fit!  Looking for volunteers to help answer questions and keep the area organized. 

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal for your volunteer days.

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Volunteer with us in the Children's and Toys Department!

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal for your volunteer days.

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Department Description- The ManCave is the ultimate "find anything" destination for the rummage sale.  While there are many departments that focus on specific categories or classifications, The Cave is the place where you find all things Electronic, Tools, Hardware, Televisions, Stereos and any/all garage and home garden needs. If you can imagine something crazy showing up and not having a traditional home- The ManCave is where you'll find it!! 

Our Team configuration- There are two chairman for the department, Steve Olmstead and Paul Cerula.  Both of us have many years under our belt organizing the chaos and excitement of the team we lead.  There are two functional portions of the sale that we have teams for as they relate to the setup portion of the event VS the sale days.  I will identify the days that teams will be on stage below and summarize what the roles and responsibilities are.

-Days 1-4 (Sunday through Wednesday) Setup space, unload donations/move to Cave, secondary sort/test, price. 

 During these days the biggest need is for sorting and moving- Lots of this will require some potentially heavier lifting however we follow all safety guidelines and have the moving company to assist with larger objects.  Generally smaller trailers will be used to move boxes and items to the ManCave area, volunteers will remove and sub-sort into the identified areas around the ManCave (We can review  areas further) and most of the electrical items will require testing and confirmation they are sellable.  We break up into testing teams for each section so we can use "subject matter experts" in all areas.  For example- If you are a tool person and buy lots  of tools and know what tools are used for, and can accurately price within sales guidelines (we have coaches) then you can sign up to work in tools.  Same would be applicable for Electronics, appliances, hardware, etc.  Generally speaking a working knowledge of Google or preferred search engines helps with a lot of this portion of the week.  

-Days 5 (Thursday) Sorting, Pricing and Volunteer shopping   

On Thursday we generally have the fair majority of the "heavy lifting" done and are at the point of organizing inventory, continued testing and pricing.  In years prior, we have run out of time and or rushed the pricing and as a result were unable to get the maximum amount that we could have for the items on tables- so there is a big focus on getting all items priced and ready by 11(ish) as that is when the Volunteer shopping window is open.  There are rules for who can shop based on hours worked that we have to track the same as other departments, and if volunteers do not meet the requirement OR do not want to shop, this is  where we shift into the sales and sales assistance portion of the week and shift on to Friday-Sunday

Days 6-8 (Friday through Sunday evening) VIP Sale, Normal sale days and tear down- I will do my best to break these into sections. 

-VIP Shopping- These days we really need to "shine" and ensure that we have all hands on deck for sales and the "sales associate" experience.  This primarily involves being on the floor, working with customers that might have questions about an item, a price, or simply need a hand carrying something to checkout.  This is a really easy job and typically requires a smile and pleasant attitude- also where our SME's can play an integral role in selling some of the items that may be higher dollar as many people have questions.   Note that on VIP day most of the buyers know what they are coming for and as mentioned- it’s the headcount that we need for assistance.  We also need a dedicated team for working at the sales table- this will involve checking customers out, calculating sales totals and ensuring things don’t get backed up.  This role requires someone with excellent communication skills as well as good old multi-tasking and teamwork! When VIP is done, teams are cut free for the day and leaders stick around to double check space for sale days

-General sale days (Saturday and Sunday)- Open to the public, a bit more chaos and really identical roles and responsibilities as VIP (just more people) The big need these days are just floor staff to rotate out and assist with customers.  This is kind of a dynamic couple of days and you could be asked to fill in just about anywhere that we are needing a hand.  

-Sunday afternoon- Cleanup.  This is pure and simple, manual labor and cleanup from the event.  Typically involves packing up remaining usable items for organizations to retrieve, Throwing out trash, Folding up tables, packing up sales and department supplies.

Lunch Option Available

Lunch is available daily for $5 per person/per day – YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FORM TO ENSURE FOOD IS AVAILABLE ON DAYS YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING!

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Tips for being the BEST volunteer:

1.        Arrive early – traffic for the event itself can sit in a queue for up to an hour. Be sure you don’t get stuck in the back up of shoppers. All volunteers should arrive at least 30 minutes before your volunteer shift is set to begin.

2.        Check in / Check out – Each department will need to document the hours you served. SO, be proactive and ask the department head where you should sign in/out for your shift. If signing up through the Loudoun Cares portal, you should sign in/out at the Information and Registration Desk at Sykes Hall – you will also be assigned an apron to wear for your shift. Return the apron when you sign out.

3.        Dress appropriately – the event happens at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds. Not all departments are inside buildings, some are located in tents on the grounds. SO – dress accordingly with the weather forecast that day. Wear layers as needed. Wear comfortable, closed toe shoes

4.        Be flexible - We may need to move you to other areas as needed!

5.        Bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen, SIGN UP FOR LUNCH when you receive the link, look for ways to stay busy & most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

If you love cooking, entertaining and staging unique household items, you'll love our Housewares Department!  We need your enthusiasm to make our department stand out on sale day.

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal for your volunteer days.

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Volunteer with Us!

Love Art? Love to decorate your walls? Then we are your volunteer location at this years Ladies Board Rummage Sale.  In addition to art, we will be displaying and selling lamps and lighting.  Come help us make the most and sell the most of all our amazing art, pictures, wall hangings lighting and more.. 

Volunteer Opportunities:

October 13–15 – Staging & Design
Pricing and staging merchandise in preparation for sale days.

October 16–19 – Sales Floor
Enjoy helping people find hidden treasures? These are the days for you—bring your best sales skills!

October 20 - Breakdown day

Lunch Option Available

Lunch is available daily for $5 per person/per day – YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FORM TO ENSURE FOOD IS AVAILABLE ON DAYS YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING!

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Tips for being the BEST volunteer:

1.        Arrive early – traffic for the event itself can sit in a queue for up to an hour. Be sure you don’t get stuck in the back up of shoppers. All volunteers should arrive at least 30 minutes before your volunteer shift is set to begin.

2.        Check in / Check out – Each department will need to document the hours you served. SO, be proactive and ask the department head where you should sign in/out for your shift. If signing up through the Loudoun Cares portal, you should sign in/out at the Information and Registration Desk at Sykes Hall – you will also be assigned an apron to wear for your shift. Return the apron when you sign out.

3.        Dress appropriately – the event happens at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds. Not all departments are inside buildings, some are located in tents on the grounds. SO – dress accordingly with the weather forecast that day. Wear layers as needed. Wear comfortable, closed toe shoes

4.        Be flexible - We may need to move you to other areas as needed!

5.        Bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen, SIGN UP FOR LUNCH when you receive the link, look for ways to stay busy & most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

The Ladies Wear area is seeking volunteers to help answer questions and keep the area neat and tidy!

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Mens Department is looking for volunteers to help answer questions and keep the area neat and tidy!

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal for your volunteer days.

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Volunteer Tips:

The job includes lifting heavy boxes, loading boxes and household goods into small trailers and truck beds, pushing full rolling bins on trolleys from sorting to the correct department, returning empty bins back to sorting. Sorting donation boxes and bags as they come off the truck, ie. books go to book department bin, blender goes to housewares bin, men’s winter coat goes to men’s department bin and dollhouse goes to children’s. 

It’s a lot of fun and an important job - we get everything off the trailers to the correct department. Sturdy shoes required no flip flops for this job!

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal on your volunteer days.

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Love all things sports?  From balls, equipment and everything in between we'd love to have you volunteer in our Sporting Goods area! Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:

October 12 & 20 – Set-Up & Breakdown Days.  
Help move furniture, display cases, and more. October 13–16 – Staging & Design
Love decorating? Join us to create displays, price items, and make everything look its best. October 17–19 – Sales Floor
Enjoy helping people find hidden treasures? These are the days for you—bring your best sales skills!

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal for your volunteer days.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4CA9A62BA5FF2-51851434-volunteer

Love items that are old, unique and interesting?  You might be just the person for our vintage area!

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteers are needed for the information/registration table.  Must be able to give clear instructions.

Lunch Option Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal on your volunteer days. (See below)

Volunteer Tips: • Arrive Early – Traffic can back up for an hour. Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your shift. • Check In/Out – Each department tracks volunteer hours. Ask your department head where to sign in/out. If you signed up through the Loudoun Cares portal, check in/out at the Information & Registration Desk in Sykes Hall. You’ll also receive an apron (please return it at sign-out). • Dress Appropriately – The event takes place at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds. Some departments are outdoors, so dress for the weather, wear layers, and choose comfortable closed-toe shoes. • Be Prepared – Bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen, SIGN UP FOR LUNCH when you receive the link before the event, stay engaged, and most importantly—HAVE FUN!

Lunch Link:

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Have a love for helping people find that special piece of jewelry? Help is needed in the jewelry area of the rummage sale!

Volunteer with Us! October 12–20

We need volunteers to make this year’s event a success! You can sign up for as many shifts as you’d like. Feel free to try different departments, but please stick with one department per day.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Lunch Option
Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal for your volunteer days.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4CA9A62BA5FF2-51851434-volunteer

Volunteer Tips:

Lunch Option Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal on your volunteer days.

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Volunteer Tips: • Arrive Early – Traffic can back up for an hour. Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your shift. • Check In/Out – Each department tracks volunteer hours. Ask your department head where to sign in/out. If you signed up through the Loudoun Cares portal, check in/out at the Information & Registration Desk in Sykes Hall. You’ll also receive an apron (please return it at sign-out). • Dress Appropriately – The event takes place at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds. Some departments are outdoors, so dress for the weather, wear layers, and choose comfortable closed-toe shoes. • Be Prepared – Bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen, SIGN UP FOR LUNCH when you receive the link before the event, stay engaged, and most importantly—HAVE FUN!

Help is needed to check shopper's coats and/or bags while they're shopping at the rummage sale.  

Lunch Option Lunch is available daily for $5 per person. Be sure to complete the lunch form so we can reserve your meal on your volunteer days.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4CA9A62BA5FF2-51851434-volunteer

Volunteer Tips: • Arrive Early – Traffic can back up for an hour. Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your shift. • Check In/Out – Each department tracks volunteer hours. Ask your department head where to sign in/out. If you signed up through the Loudoun Cares portal, check in/out at the Information & Registration Desk in Sykes Hall. You’ll also receive an apron (please return it at sign-out). • Dress Appropriately – The event takes place at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds. Some departments are outdoors, so dress for the weather, wear layers, and choose comfortable closed-toe shoes. • Be Prepared – Bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen, SIGN UP FOR LUNCH when you receive the link before the event, stay engaged, and most importantly—HAVE FUN!

The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital welcomes volunteers from the community to join us in support of the Riverside Gift Shop at Inova Loudoun Hospital, located at 44045 Riverside Parkway in Leesburg. Are you someone who enjoys interacting with the public? If so, we have an immediate need for volunteers to staff the front register. The shop carries everything from women’s wear, lotions, fragrances, home décor and seasonal items all artfully displayed. And of course, we sell floral arrangements, balloons and baby gifts for those visiting patients at the hospital. There are light bagging duties associated with work at the front register and requisite flu and other vaccinations associated with volunteering in a hospital.

Volunteers may choose one or both areas of Twice is Nice operations.  First, those enjoying interaction with the public are welcome to volunteer for front register duties.  Volunteers will be ringing up sales from various departments such as our Men’s, Women’s and Children’s clothing, housewares, books, China, crystal, jewelry and more.  There are light bagging and packing duties associated with work at the front register.  Second, we are in need of volunteers to work in the backroom where all the incredible donations from our community arrive.  Duties include helping to unload the donations, sorting and pricing the items received and arranging these treasures onto the sales floor.  Light lifting of donated items and boxing items for storage may be involved