Recruiting
Volunteers

What
Occupational
Groups Can
Do

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HOWTO SELECT * VOLUNTEDRDERS

charge of Fourth of July celebration or sponsors a boys!
baseball league. The Parent~Teacher Association may be
called on to conduct a backyard playground contest or

an institute for training mothers in home play activities.
The Woman's Club may sponsor a community garden project;
and a service club, such as Rotary or Kiwamis, may promote
an overnight youth camp or an outing for playground
children. Labor unions may help in constructing recrea~

tion facilities.

_ Any systematic search for volunteers should take in

all the occupational groups which have a contribution

to make to a recreation program. These include:

' Professional People

Accountants cah audit books, make cost evaluations of
projects.

Physicians can examine people who wish to take part
in an athletic program.

Architects can advise on selection, planning, and
renovation of facilities.

Landscape gardeners can advise on lay-out and maintenance
of playground, on settings for out-door parties; and
instruct gardeners.

Teachers can train volunteers and leaders.

Technicians, such as airplane designers and radio experts,
can lead special interest groups.

Lawyers can serve as consultants.
Business People

Business men and women can manage money-raising campaigns,