Volunteer

The LHS Band program relies on the generous time volunteers give to support fundraising and non-fundraising activities, contributing to success of our phenomenal program. Volunteering can feel like stepping into the unknown; this volunteer guide provides descriptions, time commitments, and time of year for our volunteer opportunities to help minimize that feeling. There are veteran parents who can provide additional information and perspectives about these opportunities, starting with Section Parent Leads. Volunteering is also a fantastic way to connect with other band families – helping to foster our Band Family environment.

Thank you in advance for your volunteer time – The Power of Us continues to be a strength of our LHS Band program – join the fun!

We use SignUpGenius.com to help manage the volunteers.

  • Bingo sign up (available to sign up year round)
  • Trailer Hauling (come back to sign up towards the end of the summer)
  • Pit Crew (end of summer)
  • Prop Crew (end of summer)

Podcasts

If you aren’t sure where to start, listen to the following podcasts to get a better idea of what is involved with volunteering with the band.

Pit and Prop crew

Food Crew

Chaperone Crew

Categories

Art In Park Parking

  • Description: Collect parking fees at both Loveland High School parking lots from patrons attending the City of Loveland’s annual Art in the Park at the Benson Sculpture Garden.
  • Time commitment: 4-hour shift on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday depending on LHS Band’s scheduled day for the event. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.
  • When: Early August

Bingo– Games Manager

  • Description: Have fun connecting with people in an exciting environment. The bingo games manager is certified through the Colorado Secretary of State office. The games manager is required to be on site at Bingo Planet on LHS Bands bingo nights. Games manager is responsible for opening the session, closing the session, and enforcing bingo rules during the session. Games manager works in collaboration with the other bingo managers for a successful bingo session.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 6 hours for a bingo session shift, and an initial commitment to also study and take the games manager exam for certification.
  • When: Year-round Wednesday bingo sessions from 4:00pm – 10:00pm. Sessions may run longer in time that will contribute to a later time past 10:00pm. Sessions may happen on an occasional Saturday. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Bingo– Pickles Manager

  • Description: Have fun talking with bingo patrons. The pickles manager is responsible for managing the pull tab and dab it side games played during the LHS Bands bingo session. Also, responsible for opening the pickles stations, closing the pickles station, overall cash exchange with side games, and inputting items into the computer to assist games manager in closing processes. The is not a Colorado Secretary of State certification requirement for this role but should be familiar with bingo rules.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 6 hours for a bingo session shift
  • When: Year-round Wednesday bingo sessions from 4:00pm – 10:00pm. Some sessions may run longer in time that will contribute to a later time past 10:00pm. Some sessions may happen on an occasional Saturday. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Bingo– Ball Caller

  • Description: Be the center of bingo games! The ball caller is responsible for calling the bingo balls during the session and keeping the games moving for the session. The is not a Colorado Secretary of State certification requirement for this role but should have knowledge of game rules.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 3 hours for a bingo session shift
  • When: Year-round Wednesday bingo sessions from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Sessions may run longer in time that will contribute to a later time past 9:00pm. Sessions may happen on an occasional Saturday. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Bingo– Specials Manager

  • Description: Have fun talking with bingo patrons. The specials manager is responsible for managing the progressive special bingo games played during the LHS Bands bingo session. Also, responsible for opening and closing specials games for the session and keeping accurate counts to assist games manager in closing processes. The is not a Colorado Secretary of State certification requirement for this role but should be familiar with bingo rules.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 6 hours for a bingo session shift
  • When: Year-round Wednesday bingo sessions from 4:00pm – 10:00pm. Some sessions may run longer in time that will contribute to a later time past 10:00pm. Some sessions may happen on an occasional Saturday. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Bingo– General Volunteer

  • Description: Have fun talking with bingo patrons. General volunteers will be 14 years old or older. Volunteer roles may include as a cashier selling game packs to customers or helping the pickles manager sell pull tab and dab it games. The is not a Colorado Secretary of State certification requirement to be a volunteer. Our session managers will teach and guide our volunteers on what to know.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 4 hours for a bingo session shift
  • When: Year-round Wednesday bingo sessions from 5:00pm – 9:00pm. Sessions may run longer in time that will contribute to a later time past 9:00pm. Sessions may happen on an occasional Saturday. Signup accomplished through Sign-up Genius links.

Chaperone

  • Description: Be with the bands kids before, during, and after competitions! Chaperones are required for our program as they provide adult supervision and student support during travel and overnight stays. Chaperones ride the buses with students to/from band events and competitions. They also stay overnight when the season requires a student overnight stay (e.g. Bands of America, Marching Band State competition, Rookie Camp).
  • Time commitment: Varies.
    o Football Games – approximately 5 hours on game days (5:30pm – 10:30pm)
    o Marching Band Competitions – depends on competition, but approximately 10 hours
    o Ensemble competitions – approximately 5 hours
    o Rookie Camp – approximately 12 hours for overnight (7:30pm – 7:30am)
  • When: Primarily Saturdays during August – October marching band season; Ensemble competitions in March and April; Rookie Camp in May; Corn Roast Parade in August. Head chaperone will ask to fill roles.

Fireworks Sales

  • Description: Volunteer roles include cashier/checkout; restocking, daily opening setup, and daily closing/pack up. No specific skills required. Volunteer roles are open to both adults and band kids. No pre-training required, all on the job training.
  • Time commitment: Volunteer shifts are normally 4-hour sessions. Signup Genius will have additional details on the session times.
  • When: Two-weeks leading up to July 4 (June 20 – July 4) from 9:00am to 9:00pm. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Food Operations– Prep

  • Description: Contribute to the nutrition of our band kids. Prepares student and staff meals for band camp, competitions, large ensemble camp, rookie camp, Santa Breakfast, and smaller events. Pickup meal ingredients, prepare at home, and drop off at location.
  • Time commitment: Varies on what food is being prepared; approximately 2 to 3 hours.
  • When: Throughout the year; high demand during August – October marching band season. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Food Operations– Serving

  • Description: Ready to connect with our hungry band kids! Volunteer serving roles include meal set up, serving time, and clean up opportunities. Food service is accomplished during various band events and marching band competitions.
  • Time commitment: 1 – 2 hours, depending on role and event.
  • When: Throughout the year; high demand during August – October marching band season. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Lake To Lake Triathlon

  • Description: Volunteers help with Loveland’s annual Lake-to-Lake Triathlon by being in locations across the racecourse. Duties may include providing competitors with course direction, handing out water/snacks, working with law enforcement for competitors’ traffic awareness, and working transition areas.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 3 hours (times vary based on where volunteers are around the course.
  • When: Late June. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Medical Team

  • Description: Do you have a medical background? Medical team volunteers work together with chaperones to ensure students have a person to go for any medical attention. Volunteers also have oversight of the band’s medical bag with supplies and AED.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 3 hours for Loveland Sports Park (LSP) practices and for the longer Saturday practices. Various times during marching band competitions.
  • When: Throughout the year; high demand during August – October marching band season

Pit Field Crew

  • Description: See band performances from a different perspective at field level. The “Pit” is the name for the Front Ensemble equipment – marimbas, sound equipment, front percussions, and power sources. Volunteers will help unload equipment, accomplish on-field setup/take down, and reload marching band props during competitions, football performances, and other performances as needed.
  • Time commitment: Varies on number of competitions, football games, and other marching performances. Expect all day availability for competitions and 1 hour for football games and other events.
  • When: August – October marching band season and January – March for indoor percussion season. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Prop Field Crew

  • Description: See band performances from a different perspective at field level. Volunteers help unload show props, accomplish on-field setup/take down, and reload marching band props during competitions, Loveland Sports Park (LSP) practices, football performances, and other practices as needed. Each performance setup/take down is practice for the Pit Field Crew as they are part of the timing of the show and need to understand the prop locations and
    set up configurations.
  • Time commitment: Varies on number of competitions, football games, and other marching performances. Expect all day availability for competitions; 1 hour for LSP; 1 hour for football games and other events.
  • When: August – October marching band season. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Prop Build

  • Description: Do you like to work with tools and build things? Are you a problem solver? Prop build volunteers the director’s bring prop vision to reality. Work with a team to build, assemble, and tweak marching band, Winterguard, and indoor percussion show props.
  • Time commitment: Varies – volunteers decide what time they can give. It can be 1 hour to many hours during the building times.
  • When: High demand in July – September for marching band props; December – January for Winterguard and indoor percussion props.

Scaffolding Hauler

  • Description: Do you have a truck/vehicle that can haul a flatbed trailer? Load and drive a flatbed trailer with scaffolding to/from Loveland Sports Park (LSP) practices, and on occasion a few other practice locations.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 1 hour – load, delivery, reload flatbed trailer time.
  • When: Every LSP Thursday practice. Scaffolding arrives no later than 5:30pm and is ready for takeaway at 8:45pm.

Trailer Hauler

  • Description: Do you have a vehicle that can tow a large trailer? Load and drive band trailers loaded with performance equipment and instruments to/from competitions, Loveland Sports Park (LSP) practices, football games, and other performance events. This also includes hauling the smaller “chuckwagon” trailer for food operations (mostly for competition days, but occasionally to food-focused events like band camp or Santa Breakfast)
  • Time commitment: All day commitment for competitions; 3 hours for LSP practices; 1 hour for band camp and Santa Breakfast food operations.
  • When: August – October marching band season and January – March for Winterguard and indoor percussion season. Signup accomplished through Signup Genius links.

Uniform Team – Fittings

  • Description: Our band kids look sharp during marching band and for large ensemble performances. Volunteers help size, provide uniform items, take uniform orders (gloves, shoes, etc.), and accomplish inventory of uniforms.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 1.5 hours to 2 hours per fitting session (4 sessions)
  • When: May- July, occasionally outside these months.

Uniform Team– Washing

  • Description: Volunteers help to wash band uniforms after competitions and events – clean, good smelling uniforms are ready for the next event. No special requirements or equipment are needed. The uniform team lead will provide uniform pickup, washing, and uniform drop off instructions.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 3.5 hours for each wash session (about 5 sessions). Usually, the is a week between uniform pickup and return, so washing can be at your convenience during the week.
  • When: August – October marching band season. Uniform team lead will establish uniform wash schedule and coordinate times.

Uniform Team – Shako Plumes

  • Description: Volunteers help transport shako plumes to/from Loveland Sports Park (LSP) practices, competitions, and other performance events. Volunteers will also use specials plume handing procedures to attach plumes to shakos.
  • Time commitment: Approximately 1 hour for marching band events requiring plumes.
  • When: August – October marching band season.