Volunteering
for the Irvington Home Tour
Participating
in the Home Tour as a volunteer provides opportunities to meet your
neighbors and contribute directly to an important neighborhood effort...
and it's fun.
Altogether
upwards of 140 volunteers are needed to support the Tour
operations. The main jobs are described below:
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Home
Guides - This is the largest category of volunteers, with
upwards of 100 people serving in this capacity. Each volunteer
is assigned to one of the homes on the tour for one 3 hour
shift. During the remaining 3 hours of the Tour, the
volunteers may use their free passes to take the tour themselves.
The Home Guide receives a briefing on the outstanding features of
the home and is assigned a location in the home or on the grounds
where they greet guests and answer questions. If necessary,
they remind guests of the Tour rules. The assignments of the
Home Guides are coordinated by the Home Hosts.
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Home
Hosts - Those who have served as In-home Guides in prior years
can qualify to serve as Home Hosts. The Home Hosts are
responsible for Tour-day coordination with the home-owners, for
assigning Home Guides at appropriate locations throughout the
home and for general satisfaction of the Tour guests at the
site. An important job for the Home Hosts is planning the
traffic flow through the home to insure maximum comfort and safety
of Tour guests. Since Home Hosts are usually too busy to take
the Tour on Tour-day, they are invited to attend the private
home-owners' Tour and dinner party the night before Tour-day.
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Other
positions - Individual volunteers may be assigned to numerous
other posts including: ticket taking, hauling and posting signs,
distributing materials and supplies, etc.
If you are interested in participating as a volunteer in
any of these roles, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator by
e-mail: Pam Levy -
pamlarrylevy@yahoo.com |
