Concordia Academy Parents Volunteer at the Xcel Energy Center & Metrodome

to raise funds for tuition and other activities at CA!

Signing up for events: The director will send the calendar once a month by email, and you reply as soon as possible with the dates you'd like to work. It is generally those that request hours first will be scheduled hours first, so sign up early. If you do not have access to email/internet, you may head to the library to obtain a free email address or partner with another volunteer who does have email. Unfortunately, I do not have the time it would require to field phone calls from everybody, however, I generally answer emails within 24 hours. Once you sign up for an event, plan on working it, unless you hear differently from me. Reminder emails are usually sent 5-7 days prior to the event.

Report times: The first time listed on the schedule is for managers while the second time listed is for all others. We need to be prompt!

Uniform: Black pants, closed toe/heel, comfortable shoes, and a white t-shirt/tank top qre required No dangly jewelry, etc. Each Venue will provide you a shirt, hat, and apron to wear during the event.

Payment: Each person will be paid $50 per concert or non-Wild game at the Xcel, $60 per Twins, Vikings, Gopher, or Wild game or daytime weekday event at the Xcel (less a small deduction because we do not carry our own liability insurance). Shifts longer than 8 hours at the Xcel are paid $8.50/hour. Payments are usually made to CA within 3-6 weeks of working. When the director am notified of payments, she will notify you. Payments can only be made to CA for CA tuition and other activities. No cash can be given to any volunteer as a result of volunteering. $10 per person will be deducted from the first event worked each year and put in a general group fund.

Age: Workers at the Metrodome must be 16 and older. We need at least twice as many adults as students, as students are not allowed to serve beer or work registers. All workers at the Xcel Center must be 18 years or older.

Training: General Training/Orientation is required to work at either venue. If you were trained at the Metrodome or Xcel in 2004 or 2005, you need not attend training again. The Metrodome will let you work before attending training if you are registered for an upcoming training session. All volunteers at the Xcel must attend training prior to working.

Canceling events: If you find you are unable to work an event you've requested, please inform the director at least 4 days in advance. If you are unable to provide such notice (sickness, etc), you will be asked to find a suitable replacement and to notify the director. If you do not do this the $20 (Metrodome) or $25 (Xcel) deduction to the group will be passed to you. In some cases, more groups are hired than are needed and unfortunately, we are given only a 2-3 day notice.

Parking: There are many lots near the Dome that are reasonable ($3-5) for Twins games, but are much more expensive for Vikings games ($14-30). There are some free spots near the Xcel Center and reasonable ramps/lots. You may also purchase $4 parking stickers before events for the Victory parking ramp just a few blocks away. We try to carpool as much as possible. The reminder emails have the name and email of everybody working a certain event, so we use those to organize driving. For more parking info in Saint Paul, go to www.saintpaulparkinq.com (downtown maps) or www.xcelenerqycenter.com.