After all the planning and preparation that had gone into the show it was finally only a few days away. In the last few days leading up to the show my main focus was finalising all my volunteers and ensuring I had filled enough positions and the volunteers had all the information they needed before starting at the show, as well as packing and getting everything ready to take to the show.
After having a site viewing of where our stall would be at the show we decided we needed to order some astro turf to cover the concrete and a shade tent so that the kids wouldn’t be out in the sun while doing their activities. Luckily we were able to organise this last minute and I went to the showgrounds to meet the contractors. The day before the start of the show we began setting up everything we could at the showgrounds to make it easier to set up on the first day.
On Saturday morning the first day of the show, we arrived bright and early to see huge lines of people already waiting to get into the show. We began setting up all the various activities including the sunflower planting which would be the main attraction, the arts and crafts, face painting and wheelchair racing which helps educate children in a fun way what it would be like to have a disability that restrains your movement and mobility. Just before 9 I went and met our first group of volunteers and briefed them on what they would be doing for the duration of their shift.
At 9am when the show officially opened we began getting our first visitors who were part of the IGA Follow the Yellow Brick Road. The first day was a busy and hectic day and I quickly learnt that events were often stressful and tiring. Saying this, I feel I learnt a lot from the first day and realised how to become better at managing my volunteers and understanding where most attention was needed, how to organised everything so it worked most effectively, and what activities were successful and which weren’t so popular. Overall it was successful first day, and I knew I had a busy week ahead!
More on my week at the Royal Show coming soon..
Kate Evans
14263143
kate.l.evans@curtin.student.edu.au
After having a site viewing of where our stall would be at the show we decided we needed to order some astro turf to cover the concrete and a shade tent so that the kids wouldn’t be out in the sun while doing their activities. Luckily we were able to organise this last minute and I went to the showgrounds to meet the contractors. The day before the start of the show we began setting up everything we could at the showgrounds to make it easier to set up on the first day.
On Saturday morning the first day of the show, we arrived bright and early to see huge lines of people already waiting to get into the show. We began setting up all the various activities including the sunflower planting which would be the main attraction, the arts and crafts, face painting and wheelchair racing which helps educate children in a fun way what it would be like to have a disability that restrains your movement and mobility. Just before 9 I went and met our first group of volunteers and briefed them on what they would be doing for the duration of their shift.
At 9am when the show officially opened we began getting our first visitors who were part of the IGA Follow the Yellow Brick Road. The first day was a busy and hectic day and I quickly learnt that events were often stressful and tiring. Saying this, I feel I learnt a lot from the first day and realised how to become better at managing my volunteers and understanding where most attention was needed, how to organised everything so it worked most effectively, and what activities were successful and which weren’t so popular. Overall it was successful first day, and I knew I had a busy week ahead!
More on my week at the Royal Show coming soon..
Kate Evans
14263143
kate.l.evans@curtin.student.edu.au
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