Community Volunteer Opportunities

The 43rd Annual Newman Used Book
Sale sponsored by St. Thomas More University Parish & Catholic Student
Center will be held this year the third weekend of September.  Below are
listed the areas where your students can help — note we are stressing the need
for assistance with set up on September 11, parking throughout the sale, and
boxing unsold books on September 18, but Honors College Students have also
been a tremendous help organizing books throughout the week and as
cashiers at the sale.

All activities take place in the lower level of the
St. Thomas
More University Parish &
Catholic Student
Center at 1200 Oakland
Avenue.  Refreshments will be served at all
times.

 

You can contact us to let us know when they are available to assist.  We
can be reached several ways:  church phone 724-463-2277; email to cdeemer@iup.edu or janetmay@iup.edu; phone Janet
at 724-349-3621 (evenings).  If a student is interested in cashiering, they can
contact Melissa Foote at melissa@footefamily.net.

 

Cashiers work in pairs either inside the building or outside by the tent and are
responsible for calculating orders, collecting money, and issuing change. Each
shift is 2.5 hours.  We still need volunteers for all shifts.

Friday,
Sept. 16 (our busiest shifts):
5:00-7:30
7:30-10:00

Saturday, Sept.
17:
9:00-11:30
11:30-2:00
2:00-4:30
4:30-7:00

Sunday, Sept.
18:
11:00-1:30
1:30-4:00

 

 

Day	Date	Time	Tasks
Before the Sale:
Saturday	September 10	9:00am-2:00pm	Book Sort
Sunday	September 11	3:00pm —-	Moving boxes of books from shed storage to tent and church lounge
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday	September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15	10:00am – 10:00pm 10:00am – 10:00pm 10:00am – 10:00pm 10:00am – 10:00pm	Removing books from the boxes and organizing them by category on tables
Friday	September 16	10:00am – 4:00pm	Finish organizing
During the Sale:
Friday	September 16	10:00am – 10:00pm	Parking attendants to direct traffic in and out of the church parking lot.
		4:00pm-10:00pm	Assisting customers with large orders to their cars; tallying large orders; selling refreshments; organizing and straightening books
Saturday	September 17	8:00am – 7:00pm	Parking attendants to direct traffic in and out of the church parking lot.
		9:00am – 7:00pm	Assisting customers with large orders to their cars; tallying large orders; selling refreshments; organizing and straightening books
Sunday	September 18	8:30am – 4:00pm	Parking attendants to direct traffic in and out of the church parking lot.
		11:00am – 4:00pm	Assisting customers with large orders to their cars; tallying large orders; selling refreshments; cashiers; organizing/straightening books
		3:00pm —	Packing unsold books