dlv Special mailing ... Call For Volunteers ...

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Call For Volunteers:

Awsk Nawt ... what DLV can do for you, ask what you can do for DLV!

Diva Las Vegas runs entirely on volunteer help.

Back at DLV 2002, several of you mentioned to the effect "... if there's
any way I can help out, let me know ...", well, this is where we let
you know how you can help out.

Planning and organization of DLV is done mostly on line via e-mail.
It's interactive and very participatory. Volunteers are placed on a
mailing list for what we call the DLVORG group.

The DLVORG group is not at all closed or exclusive. With very rare
exception, it's open to anybody who expresses interest in helping out
with DLV.

DLVORG people participate at the decision-making level, the organizing
and planning level, and at the nuts-and-bolts level.

Some of the various duties that DLVORG people take on include:

1. ACTIVITY COORDINATORS and ASSISTANTS. Most of our major activities
were "adopted" by one or more of our organizers, who jumped through the
necessary hoops to make that activity happen.

All that fun you had at DLV, on the limo tour, at Hamburger Mary's, at
golf, at the show, etc. was the result of our volunteers stepping
forward and volunteering to make these activities happen.

Most of the real "work" involves planning activities and making them
happen. (And I say "work" in quotes, because it can actually be a lot of
fun!)

2. SPREADING THE WORD. This is one thing everybody is asked to do, both
formally and informally.

3. BIG SISTERS. Our Big Sisters are veteran DLV people who have
volunteered to help out one or more Little Sisters who may need help,
support, or encouragement before and during DLV.

Some of our Big Sisters communicate with our people prior to DLV, and
others are standing by during DLV to help with any problems.
. . . . .

Joining the DLVORG group is not to be a status symbol, and it doesn't
even make somebody "more equal" in an Orwellian sense. We're all peers,
both organizers and participants. There's no class structure or pecking
order. In other words, self-promoters with dynamic egos need not apply. :)

Hey, we're planning a vacation, not building an empire!

In case that sounds harsh, if you've ever been on the wrong side of a T*
group political p*ssing contest, you know exactly what I'm saying and
why I'm saying it. (Hmmmm ... is there ever such a thing as the *right*
side of a T* group political p*ssing contest? :)

However, if you're sincere about wanting to do your part to make a great
thing even better, to give back what DLV has given to you, and help to
run an event that has literally changed lives, please step forward!
. . . . .

To join the DLVORG group, simply send a brief e-mail message to
dlvorg@geekbabe.com and state you wish to volunteer. It may be helpful
if you include a sentence or two stating how you are most interested in
helping out. Anything general or specific ("I wanna plan a sky-diving
party", or "I'll help any way I can") is perfectly fine.

In the first part of June, the DLV 2003 organizational list will become
active and those who volunteered will receive a confirming e-mail and a
welcome message.