During the Sale

Tidying, shelving
Thursday - Sunday
Ability to lift 15 pounds
Lifting and bending
When you sign up, pick which section you will cover. Consolidate partial flats of plants into fewer flats, raise plants from lower shelves to the most visible shelves as needed. Locate stray plants and put in collection areas. Reshelve stray plants.   Sign up online now

Watering
Wednesday - Sunday
Ability to lift 20 pounds
Lifting and bending
Use a mobile pump-action watering system. Be sensitive to which plants need watering and give them a drink. Water thoroughly.  Sign up online now

Greeters
Thursday evening, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Usually must stand throughout shift; may be outdoors
Outgoing personality
Familiarity with previous sales useful (one person per shift at least)
Hand clipboard, map, shopping sheet and pencil to ALL shoppers who enter. Explain briefly about recording purchases. Answer other questions as needed.  Sign up online now

Cashiers
Thursday evening, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
No standing required
Must be Friends School parent, alum, staff, grandparent or close relative
Comfort with making change
Take cash and checks from shoppers, make change. Process credit cards. Direct shoppers to exit/exterior area where they can leave plants at curb.  Sign up online now

Tallyers
Thursday evening, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Comfort with math and calculators; training provided.
If you haven’t done this before, arrive 15 minutes early.
Speak to each person in your line. Review their sheet and total their purchases. Write totals on sheet.  Sign up online now

Line chutes directors
Thursday evening, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Must stand throughout shift
Outgoing personality
Stands at the beginning of the chutes and directs shoppers to the shortest line (keep the line moving!!!)  Sign up online now

Line walkers
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Must stand throughout shift
Outgoing personality
Check with all shoppers in the line if it is longer than the chutes to see if they have their form filled out. Spot check some lists (especially big ticket items) to make sure the items are recorded on the shoppers’ forms.  Sign up online now

Checkout line guides
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Must stand throughout shift; will be outside for at least part of shift
Outgoing personality
Keep the checkout line moving and help guide people who want to get to the end of the line.  Sign up online now

Master Gardeners
Thursday evening, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
No standing required
Must be official Master Gardener
Familiarize yourself with catalog before sale
Answer questions and help shoppers with plant selection  Sign up online now

Clipboard runners
Thursday evening, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Able to run or walk fast, stand a lot waiting for things
Move clipboards and pencils from cashiers to greeters  Sign up online now

Black flat pickup
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Walking and bending
Circulate throughout sale picking up empty flats, bring to one location and group with like flats.  Sign up online now

External line organizers
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Must work outdoors
Outgoing personality
Keep line organized and make the experience pleasant for people waiting.   Sign up online now

“Enter Line Here” sign holder
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Stand throughout shift
Outgoing personality
Ability to hold sign up for four hours
Stand and walk along with the end of the checkout line if it is farther back than the tallying area. Give shoppers estimates of how long the wait is.  If lines do not exceed the chutes, help the linewalkers and be ready to go back with sign as soon as the line builds up.  Sign up online now

Bulbs and Bareroots
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Standing
Review catalog before the sale–particularly items marked “in bulbs and bareroots”
Answer questions and help shoppers find things. Bulb knowledge useful.  Sign up online now

Info Desk Assistant
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Sitting and standing
Knowledge of plants helpful
Experience with the sale
Comfortable with computers
Answer questions from shoppers; look up prices for plants; help total orders for people who have written nothing down and need to start from scratch.  Sign up online now

Rare Plants booth
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Stand throughout shift
Plant knowledge necessary; review rare plants list in catalog beforehand
Ability to lift 30 pounds helpful
Answer questions, hand people plants, store large pot items for later pickup.  Sign up online now

Curbside loading
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Stand throughout shift
Ability to lift 20 pounds
Hand out numbers to shoppers who leave their plants; help them load their plants when they return with their car. Make sure only the person with the right number loads plants.  Sign up online now

Inventory
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Stand/walk throughout shift
Detail orientation
Same person must work all inventory shifts throughout sale (Friday at 8, Saturday at 6, Sunday at 4 p.m.)
Record number of flats left on table for each plant in assigned sections. Consolidate flats somewhat to help count. Move plants that are in the wrong place to middle of aisle for reshelving.  Sign up online now

Box pickup
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Comfortable driving a truck (special license NOT required)
Able to lift 10-20 pounds
Move stacks of strawberry flats around on the Fairgrounds and in and around the Grandstand with a truck and/or by hand.  Sign up online now

Saturday morning plant receiving/shelving
Saturday
Ability to lift 20 pounds
Lifting and bending continuously throughout shift
Return shopping carts from west end to east end when you arrive. Unload trucks and move plants from truck to floor staging area, and then from staging areas to table locations. Knowledge of plants helpful.  Sign up online now

Sunday tidying and final setup
Sunday
Ability to lift 20 pounds
Lifting and bending continuously throughout shift
Help with tasks as directed.   Sign up online now