This summer, on Saturday, July 30th from 1900 to 2000 hours, the USPHS Music Ensemble will perform as part of a free public outdoor concert at one our Nation’s most respected and venerable monuments, the National World War II (WWII) Memorial. This event is going to be a momentous occasion for the ensemble and for the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, as hundreds of public spectators are expected to view the performance.

• Event Title:
• USPHS Music Ensemble Concert at the National WWII Memorial
  
• Date/Time:
• July 30, 2011, from 1900- 2000 hours
  *Volunteers needed during various times from 1600 to 2100


• Location:
• Hubert H. Humphrey Building (HHB) and WWII Memorial, Washington, DC


• Uniform:
• Summer Whites for officers who will interact with the public, seat VIPs or other official duties
  Jeans and black PHS T-shirt and ball cap without rank for officers assigned to labor or transportation duties


• Contact:
• LCDR Karen Munoz at 301-796-3274 or Karen.munoz@fda.hhs.gov
  

They sure could use some helping hands and are seeking volunteer support from willing Corps officers in the Washington, D.C. Metro area who assist with various tasks on the day of the event.

Some volunteer roles include:

• Transportation between HHB building and WWII Memorial before and after the event. The largest need is officers with SUVs, minivans or passenger vans to provide shuttle.
• Ushers to seat VIPs
• Set up chairs before the concert
• Take down chairs after the event
• Interact with the public to explain who the Corps is and to answer questions from curious spectators
• Other tasks to be determined

Hours will vary depending on what task you are assigned. Help is needed from 1600 to 2100, so please let us know what hours you are available.

For those providing volunteer transportation, we will be staging at the HHS building in downtown, Washington, DC, where parking will be arranged prior to the event.

Other volunteers (not providing transportation) are encouraged to take the Metro into downtown, as public parking will be limited on a busy summer weekend in Washington, D.C.

Your commitment as a volunteer for this special event will include three teleconferences, July 14, 21, and 28. The final organizational teleconference is 2 days prior to the event.

USPHS Music Ensemble invites YOU to be present as smiling faces and clapping hands!