Recruiting
Volunteers

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HOW TO SELECT VOLUNTEERS

The most satisfactory method of recruiting volunteers
for positions of leadership is to approach individuals
known to have the necessary qualifications. If, for
instance, the Committee is looking for a conductor of
a community orchestra, it should cast about for an
experienced musical leader of first~rate ability. But
if volunteers are only needed to transport a eroup of
children to a swimming pool or a museum or to collect
and repair Christmas toys, appeals for help may be
broadcast through talks to local organizations and
church groups, over the radio, and in the press.

If a Civilian Defense Volunteer Office has been organ
ized in your community, it will do the recruiting

for you. It will probably have people registered

whom you can use. Only if no Volunteer Office has
been organized will you have to do your own recruiting.
Volunteers may be recruited in many quarters. Agencies
or city departments represented on the Defense Recrea~
tion Committee can suggest volunteers who are already
serving with one agency or another. The Junior League ,
for instance, has for a number of years supervised
volunteers in the social service field. Various as-
sociations and civic groups are likely to be sources
of potential help. The American Legion often takes