Lend a hand at the We Are Boston Gala

This year, Mayor Martin J. Walsh will be hosting the event and our distinguished honorees are: 

1.     Leadership Award -The Honorable Margaret H. Marshall, the 34th Chief Justice of the MA. Supreme Judicial Court and an immigrant from South Africa, for her outstanding accomplishments on behalf of diversity and human rights.

2.     Community Champion- Goodwin Procter LLP. 25 Goodwin attorneys provided pro bono legal counsel for Citizenship Day in Boston this Fall and assisted 185 eligible legal residents to become US citizens.

3.     Youth Action -Rafael Baez, a 15 years old who has been actively involved with the BCYF Thomas M. Menino Community Center and has organized and volunteered in many programs to improve his community.

·         Assist in setting up guest registration

·         Place signage throughout event area

·         Place decorations

·         Unloading materials

·         Miscellaneous

 

GREETER/USHER (5:30 pm –6:30 pm)

·         Greets guests and direct them towards the registration table

·         Direct guests to the designated reception: Mayor’s Private ,Invitation-Only Reception or the General Reception

·         Direct guests to the Coat Room , if necessary

·         Ushers will direct guests to their reserved/assigned tables. All ushers will have a seating plan of the ballroom to guide guests.

GUESTS REGISTRATION (4:30 pm-6:30 pm)

·         Greet/register guests as they arrive, inform them of their table # and the relevant reception venue

·         Provide each guest with the Gala Program Book, and answer any questions they may have about the event.

·         Direct guests to the Name Tags tables.

·         Direct guests to Greeters/Ushers to be escorted to the designated reception

ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANT (4:00 pm –9:00 pm)

·         Assist MONB staff with loading/unloading performers’ equipment from the loading dock.

·         Assist MONB staff with preparing the performers to go on-stage so the program runs smoothly and on-time.

·          Direct performers to the changing/preparation areas .

·         Assisting stage manager and staff as needed throughout the event.

MEDIA ASSISTANT (5:00 pm-9:00 pm)

·         Assist the media liaison /MONB staff with greeting the media as they arrive

·         Distribute media packets

·         Assist with direct the media to meet/interview VIPs

·         Assist the MONB staff  during the event with media coverage

·         Miscellaneous responsibilities as requested by the designated MONB staff

POST EVENT CLEAN-UP (9:00 pm)

·         Assist MONB staff with any clean up-collect program books and other printed materials at the venue

·         Assist MONB staff with loading materials into vehicles