The Bridge Volunteer Newsletter

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1 The Bridge Volunteer Newsletter February 2016 INSIDE THIS ISSUE What s New... 2 New Ticket Pick Up Options... 2 Upcoming Trainings... 3 AileyCamp Miami...3 Spring Potluck..4 Incentive Hours...5 Fall in love with the Arts! February is an exciting month for the Center as Robert Battle returns home to unveil a piece especially commissioned as a part of the 10@10. From the Ballet to the Opera, you will be sure to experience the Passion (CST show) that the Arsht center has for sharing its love of the arts with the community. I am grateful to be able to lead a group that is just as passionate about the arts as I am and the proof is in the pudding! Last month, collectively, we completed 3,271 volunteer hours...the most we have done so far this fiscal year and almost 600 more hours than we did compared to last January. SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST Volunteer Outing Volunteer Tax Break Ailey Artistic Director Invitation Volunteer Cookbook Flamenco Festival Activities Around Town Congratulations team! Nicole

2 WHAT S NEW 1. Group Volunteering Opportunities 2. Ticket Pick up Process WHAT S COMING 1. Online Scheduling 2. Online Ticket Requests FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN VOLUNTEER OUTING With the help of the Advisory team, we are attempting to organize a volunteer outing at least twice a year. Our first one will take place: Date: Monday 3/21 Time: 10am. Location: Fairchild Tropical Garden Admission is free, however you are responsible for your own transportation. Boxed lunches are available for $12. If you are interested, please RSVP by March 14th as we need to provide a count. For those of you who still work, do not be dismayed. We already have in the works a plan for the next outing that will be outside of normal work hours so that you can participate as well. 3. Volunteer Outings 4. AileyCamp NEW TICKET PICK UP OPTIONS The Box Office, Group Sales and Volunteer Services have teamed up to make the process of picking up your tickets a little bit easier. Any box office representative can now print out tickets. You also now have the choice to print at home or request that your tickets be mailed out to you. Please see below the guidelines for each. From now on, if you would like to utilize either of the options below, it must be notated in your ticket request, otherwise it will default to pick up at the box office. Print at Home: You must verify that that the account that you are using is current and accurate and is the same that is attached to your volunteer account so that your ticket doesn t get lost in cyberspace. Mailing Tickets: This option is available so long as the request is at least 17 days prior to the show (it is typically 10 but the extra seven days has been built in since we only process ticket requests on Wednesdays). Otherwise, only the print at home or hold at box office option is available. Please keep in mind, when picking up tickets prior to the date of the performance at the box office, the 2 hour window before and 30 min window afterwards still applies. Thank you for your cooperation! 2

3 VOLUNTEER TAX BREAK! Did you know that you can get a tax break for your volunteer service? Ask your accountant about it! If you need an audit of all of your volunteering for 2015, send us a request and we will be happy to provide that for you. A SPECIAL INVITATION TO VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ARTISTIC DIREC- TOR OF ALVIN AILEY Education is hosting a free community conversation with Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He is a Miami native coming back to share his story. Please mark your calendars and share with your community. Great for the students and adults who want to hear his story. You must rsvp at : education@arshtcenter.org (we have extended the deadline to Friday, February 12 th ) GROUP VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES We now offer group volunteer opportunities for business or organizations that are looking to volunteer in the community for the day. Check out the group volunteer page online! arshtcenter.org/volunteer Please pass the word to our guests. 3 UPCOMING TRAININGS ZBOH / KCH Training: Wednesday, February 17th 6p 7:30p If you successfully complete this training, you will be able to sign up for anything available in the March schedule. This training is also good for anyone who would like to brush up on the basics of the ZBOH/KCH. For any trainees who have just joined us, you need to have volunteered a minimum of 5 shows (either in the CST or general admission in the larger houses) in order to be eligible. Tour Guide Training: Thursday, March 10th 10am 12pm Our next tour guide training is next month. NOTE: Even if you only want to wrangle, you still must be qualified to still give the tour in case the tour guide for the day that you are wrangling has an emergency and is unable to conduct the tour. Spring New Volunteer Orientation: March 28th 6p 9p In anticipation of a busy season, we are looking to increase our troops! Our next New Volunteer Orientation will take place on Monday 3/28/2016 in the CST. If you know anyone that may be interested, please be sure to pass along the information. They can contact us at volunteers@arshtcenter.org. Sensitivity, Diversity and Inclusion Training: In our ongoing efforts to provide our guests with an outstanding experience at the Arsht Center, our HR, Front of House and Volunteer Services departments are joining together to help enhance our sensitivity, diversity and inclusion skills. This training is mandatory for all Tier Leaders and Volunteers. Additional dates will be released in the upcoming months. You will receive 3 hours for attending the training. Please reserve your spot by ing volunteers@arshtcenter.org. Date Time Scheduled Performances February 13 5p 6p Family Fest / MCB February 17th 6:30p 7:30p February 21 11a 12p Alvin Ailey / FGS February 23 6:30p 7:30p February 27 11a Phantom/Bolero/Passion

4 4 VOLUNTEER COOKBOOK Our holiday potluck inspired an Arsht Center Volunteer Recipe Book! We would love for everyone to share their recipes so we can put together a cookbook for everyone to enjoy! If you are interested, please submit the following information to vol services by February 29, 2016: Name of the Dish Type of Dish (beverage, appetizer, dessert, entrée etc) Ingredients The story that accompanies the recipe (if applicable) Pictures YUMMMMMMM! AILEYCAMP MIAMI This summer, 100 Miami-Dade County public middle school students, ages 11-14, are dancing their way to stronger self-images at the Adrienne Arsht Center s AileyCamp Miami, a six-week program that has become so popular that more than 500 young teens applied for the coveted spots. The boys and girls selected for this summer s camp come from some of Miami s most underserved neighborhoods. They will have the experience of a lifetime taking West African, Jazz, Modern and Ballet dance classes on our stages, while learning about nutrition, conflict resolution, drug prevention, critical thinking and other life skills in Personal Development and Creative Communication classes. This year we celebrate the 8 th anniversary season of AileyCamp Miami and we are humbled by the vast potential of the 680 young lives touched by this program. Through dance and spoken word, campers will explore their budding identities. If you know a child that may qualify, please encourage them to apply! For more info: or aileycamp@arshtcenter.org VOLUNTEER / FRONT OF HOUSE SPRNIG POTLUCK April 16th, 2016 in the Next Generation Green Room between the performances of Cabaret. Bring a dish to share, preferably homemade favorites like mac & cheese, veggies, crock pot something, salads etc. and of course your best dessert! For more information, please contact Ellie

5 INCENTIVE HOURS REMINDER The incentive (bonus) hour scale was developed as an incentive to In celebration of Flamenco Festival 2016, Promotions invites you to fun show-related activities happening around the city! Coconut Grove Arts Fest 2/13 15/ am 6pm The Art of Flamenco talk and performance The Café at Books and Books AAC 2/17/2016 7pm Artopia, Coral Gables Museum 2/18/2016 6p 10p thank you for going the extra mile. The bonus hours incentive has now been extended to the entire volunteer team. They are calculated based upon a minimum number of hours you successfully complete during a given month. Exception: The only exception to this rule applies to volunteers who are solely Tour Guides and/or Tour Guide Assistants. In this case, they are eligible for bonus hours once they have conducted a minimum of four (4) tours. If a tour guide or a tour guide assistant also volunteers for other assignments, their hours will be accumulated with the other assignments and supersedes the four (4) tour rule. You can earn bonus hours by: Ole, A Night of Flamenco with the Arsht Center Wynwood Yard 2/19/2016 7p 10p Attending all assignments that you have signed up for Being on time & in uniform for each scheduled assignment Only two cancellations for the month Staying for the entire duration of an assignment IKEA Miami 2/20/2016 1p 4p Please keep in mind that this is an extra incentive. If bonus hours are not awarded in a given month, you are still earning hours towards 5 Sunrise 2/21/2016 1p 4p your ticket benefit. Thank you for your cooperation