Auditorium Setup - We will be setting up and taking down the chairs and tables many times during the Festival so we can hold the Davidic dance classes in the main auditorium.  This will usually be done in the early afternoon, just after the last speaking session and late in the evening on the nights we have dancing.  During the morning sessions, the chairs will have to be straitened and someone needs to be available for emergencies (spilled drinks, someone getting sick, etc.) Anyone can help here. Contact Ron McKown  (rdmckown@juno.com) or phone (254) 666-3682) for more info.

Call the Assembly (Shofar Blowing) – If you have a shofar, any size, and you would like to participate in the blowing of the shofar at the Feast. We blow the shofar to call the assembly first thing every morning. We start every morning service with the sounds of the shofar. Beginning Erev Shabbat , we blow the sounds of the shofar. At the beginning of Shabbat service we blow the sounds of the shofar. Of course, there is the Water Pouring Rehearsal. Plus many more. If you are interested contact Donna McKown (rdmckown@juno.com) or call 1-254-666-3682

Child Bible Classes -  We will be having various classes for the children this year (see "Children's Classes" for more info). If you would be able to help in these classes, or if you have an idea for a class yourself, contact Angie Kelley  or call 903-769-2750) (N55154@aol.com).

Decorations - We would like to fill the main hall with banners and decorations.  If you have something we can use to decorate the hall and can bring it to the festival, we could probably use it.   We'll really need a lot of help in the area of decorations! Contact Ron McKown (rdmckown@juno.com or phone (254) 666-3682)

Duplicating - It's our desire to make tapes of each general seminar (the morning seminars) available each day for sale in the resource room.  This is a boring job, but someone has to do it.  You will need to be able to print the labels from a computer (we will have all the equipment). Contact Angie Kelley at 903-769-2750 (N55154@aol.com) if you can help or if you have a tape duplicating machine we can borrow.

Hamburger / Ice Cream Social - This event will take place in the early afternoon.  Help will be needed to set up for this, cook the food, prepare the home-made ice cream, serve the food, and to clean up afterwards.  We need a lot of help here - no experience necessary!  Please contact Ron & Donna McKown (rdmckown@juno.com or phone (254) 666-3682).

Lost and Found - We need someone to head up the lost and found area.  Responsibilities include making a place where found items can be taken to and writing an announcement when things are found. Contact Tim Kelley (N55154@aol.com).

Praise & Worship Services - Music is one of the key ingredients for a successful feast.  For our Praise & Worship team, we are looking for those who would consider themselves better than average singers and players. In addition, you will need some available time as there are usually somewhere between 25 and 40 songs to learn, with up to 20 new for each year. As far as musicians, we are looking for those who play regularly. You will need to be able to read a chord chart and sometimes notes on a stave. You would also need to have your own instrument. Basically, we would be interested in keyboard players, guitar and bass players, and percussion. Also, brass and woodwinds but you will need to be able to play mostly by ear. If you think this is something that you would be interested in persusing futher, please contact Lee Miller (leemiller@madisongrp.com).

Photography - Someone needs to be responsible for taking pictures of the various speakers and activities.  Some of these pictures could be shown each morning between speaking sessions and could be used in upcoming ads, newspaper articles, and on this website.  A digital camera would be a very useful tool. If you have the desire, but don't have the equipment, we maybe able to provide the equipment for you.  Contact Tim Kelley (N55154@aol.com) if you can take on this responsibility.

Registration Table - We need someone to organize and to help at the registration table on the Wednesday before Sukkot and the following Friday morning.  These persons  will need to be available from noon until sundown on the Wednesday.  It will take at least two people at all times to man the table.  You will be checking people in, distributing name tags, distributing schedules, distributing "Israeli Night Dinner" tickets, and answering questions. Contact Angie Kelley (N55154@aol.com).

Sukkot - We would like to have as many sukkot as possible set up down by the water.  If you can bring willow or palm branches that we can use on the various sukkot and during the water pouring ceremony, it would be greatly appreciated.  We also need a crew to assemble and take down the "teen sukkah" (it's already cut out - it just needs to be assembled). Please contact Ron McKown (rdmckown@juno.com)

Talent Show - We will be having a Talent/Fun show one evening.  We need people who can sing, dance, tell a joke, play an instrument, do a skit, etc..  We also need help in handling microphones, lights, etc.  Ron McKown (rdmckown@juno.com) will coordinate this production, but he will need a lot of help in order to make it a smooth running show!

Teens - At this time we do not have a teen coordinator. If you would like to work with the teens and come up with a program for them please contact us so we can work with you to put a program together. Contact Tim Kelley (N55154@aol.com).

Torah Study - On each Shabbat morning, we will be holding an interactive Torah study.  In addition to the Shabbat studies, we would like to have an interactive reading of the book of Deuteronomy each morning.  We need people to organize and lead these studies.  Contact Ron McKown (rdmckown@juno.com).

Water Pouring Rehearsal - On the afternoon of this event, the "altar" has to be assembled, the lights put up, and the sound equipment needs to be moved from the main hall to the Pavilion area.  It takes two or three people to do this.  A group of people will also need to organize the snacks for the evening and the clean up afterwards. Tim and Angie Kelley (N55154@aol.com) will coordinate this evening's activities.  Please help us out to insure that the evening is enjoyable for all!

Willow Branches - We will be needing a lot of willow branches throughout the festival.  We will use them 1) to decorate the various Sukkot, 2) for the practice (homemade) lulavim that many will be using throughout the festival, and 3) to wave during the Water Pouring Rehearsal. Being that this year (2008) will be our first year at Paris Landing, we don't know where to find willows in the area.  If you do know where to find them, or if you can bring willows from home, please let us know.  We will need to collect willows on two different days.   If we can find them, it only takes a couple of people about 1 1/2 hours each time to collect all the willows we need.