Mon, Oct 23 8:00am - Sun, Oct 29 12:30pm
Franklin Elementary
7 days before, 3 days before, 1 day before
The annual Franklin Elementary School Spooktacular is taking place on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 5:30-8:30pm. We are looking for volunteers and donations to make this a successful event. Please consider volunteering before, during, and after Spooktacular.
If you have any questions, contact the Spooktacular Volunteer Coordinators: Titus Kress (titus.kress@gmail.com) and Gina Sandoval (ginasandoval@gmail.com).
We welcome you to join our spooky crew in throwing a frightfully fun bash for our Franklin community.
Jobs
Friday, Set Up Signed Up: 10 / 10Fri, Oct 27 3:30pm-5:00pm
We need volunteers to help take out the items from storage and stage them in the rooms that they go to. We will also stage the haunted hallway and decorations for the event.
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Saturday, Set Up Signed Up: 14 / 15Sat, Oct 28 8:30am-3:30pm
We need a lot of volunteers to set up. Even if you have only an hour to spare, we will have a job assignment for you. Please consider dropping by the school and lending a hand if you have the time to spare. It takes many hands for this 300+ person party.
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Sunday, Breakdown and Clean Up Signed Up: 10 / 15Sun, Oct 29 8:30am-12:30pm
And that is a wrap. We will need to put the school back to what it looked like for Monday morning. Help breakdown and cleanup.
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Amazon Wish List Signed Up: 9 / 25Mon, Oct 23 8:00am-11:55pm
If you would like to contribute to the event in another way, you can make a donated purchase through our Amazon wish list for candy for the candy cannon, prizes for the midway games, and art supplies for the arts and crafts tables. The items will be mailed to the Spooktacular crew directly.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/12W247JHRCCI7?ref_=wl_share
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2 lb Bag of Candy Signed Up: 14 / 25Mon, Oct 23 8:00am-9:00am
We need lots of candy for the candy cannon. We are looking for all types of candy except no bags with suckers. Please drop off the candy at the front desk.
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Dum Dum lollipops - 2 lb bag Signed Up: 2 / 3Mon, Oct 23 8:00am-9:00am
One of our midway games is a dum dum lottery and we need a lot of dum dums. Please drop off the candy at the front desk.
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Cake Donations for Cake Walk Signed Up: 17 / 20Sat, Oct 28 5:15pm-5:45pm
Cakes for cake walk are needed. Halloween themed cakes encouraged but not required. Please bring the cake in a box as a lucky someone will need to transport it home. (The cakes should not be in a baking tin that you expect to get back.)
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6' Folding Tables Signed Up: 8 / 10Fri, Oct 27 3:30pm-4:30pm
We need lots of tables for all of the events we have planned. If you have a table, please consider lending it to our event. Please put your name on your table so we can return it to you. Please drop it off on Friday, 10/27 after school ahead of our event.
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Ladders Signed Up: 2 / 2Fri, Oct 27 3:30pm-4:30pm
Please put your name on your ladder.
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Power Cords Signed Up: 5 / 6Fri, Oct 27 3:30pm-4:30pm
Lots of power strips and power cords are needed for the event. Please put your name on your cord or strip. Please drop it off on Friday, 10/27 after school ahead of our event.
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Power Strips Signed Up: 4 / 6Fri, Oct 27 3:30pm-4:30pm
Lots of power strips and power cords are needed for the event. Please put your name on your cord or strip. Please drop it off on Friday, 10/27 after school ahead of our event.
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Halloween Lawn Decorations Signed Up: 0 / 2Fri, Oct 27 3:30pm-4:30pm
Lawn decorations are needed. Please drop it off on Friday, 10/27 after school ahead of our event.
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Hallway Decorators Signed Up: 5 / 8Sat, Oct 28 8:30am-12:30pm
We need your decorating skills to turn the hallway in the haunted hallway. The coordinators will provide direction to you. This is a way to be involved behind the scenes on the haunted hallway setting up lighting, decorations, and all of the spooky things that go into it. If you were ever in high school drama or interested in set design or just love to decorate for Halloween, this is your jam. We need a lot of hands for this!
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Haunted Hallway Coordinators Signed Up: 3 / 3Sat, Oct 28 5:00pm-8:00pm
Haunted hallway coordinators who have been part of the hallway in past years will coordinate the volunteers and show them what to do.
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Haunted Hallway Volunteers - First Shift Signed Up: 3 / 3Sat, Oct 28 5:30pm-6:30pm
1.5 hr shift. We usually have someone in the front to let people in, someone in the middle at the jail room, and someone at the back to make sure everyone exits. Please wear black or mostly black or be in costume. For the jail room, the recommended costume would be a wild animal or a robber or ghost/zombie.
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Haunted Hallway Volunteers - Second Shift Signed Up: 3 / 3Sat, Oct 28 6:30pm-8:00pm
1.5 hr shift. We usually have someone in the front to let people in, someone in the middle at the jail room, and someone at the back to make sure everyone exits. Please wear black or mostly black or be in costume. For the jail room, the recommended costume would be a wild animal or a robber or ghost/zombie.
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Fortune Teller Signed Up: 0 / 1Sat, Oct 28 6:00pm-8:00pm
Spooktacular has historically had a story teller or fortune teller outside of the hallway entertaining people in line for the hallway. We can make this happen if you volunteer. We can have a table set up for your with decorations and tarot cards, crystal ball. This is an undefined role and you can take it however you want.
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Games Coordinators Signed Up: 2 / 2Sat, Oct 28 5:30pm-8:00pm
Game coordinator veterans will make sure the games are setup and will organize the volunteers.
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Games Volunteers Signed Up: 2 / 2Sat, Oct 28 5:30pm-8:00pm
Midway games are a highlight of the event. We need parent volunteers to help the coordinators. You won't be at this shift the entire time. Check in with the coordinators to see when they would like to take a break.
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Decorations Coordinator Signed Up: 1 / 1Sat, Oct 28 8:30am-10:30am
The decorations coordinator will plan out the decorations and work with the student volunteers to get them set up.
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Arts and Crafts Coordinator Signed Up: 1 / 2Sat, Oct 28 5:30pm-8:00pm
Veteran arts and crafts coordinators from last year.
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Arts and Crafts Volunteers - First Shift Signed Up: 2 / 2Sat, Oct 28 5:30pm-6:45pm
Arts and crafts tables will be set up in the MPR room. We will need parent volunteers to help with the crafts.
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Arts and Crafts Volunteers - Second Shift Signed Up: 2 / 2Sat, Oct 28 6:45pm-8:00pm
Arts and crafts tables will be set up in the MPR room. We will need parent volunteers to help with the crafts.
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Master of Ceremonies Signed Up: 1 / 1Sat, Oct 28 5:30pm-8:00pm
MC the event at Main Stage
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Cake Walk Coordinator Signed Up: 1 / 1Sat, Oct 28 5:30pm-6:30pm
The coordinator will coordinate the cakes, the winners, and assist with the organization of the cake walk.
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Cake Walk Volunteer Signed Up: 1 / 1Sat, Oct 28 5:30pm-6:30pm
1 hr shift. We need a parent volunteer for 1 hour to help the coordinator during the cake walk. What that looks like it is helping with the organizing of the cakes, and identifying the winners and writing them down and labeling the cakes.
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Contests Coordinator Signed Up: 1 / 1Sat, Oct 28 6:30pm-7:30pm
Veteran contest coordinator from last year.
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Contests Volunteer Signed Up: 0 / 1Sat, Oct 28 6:30pm-7:30pm
1 hr shift. We need a parent volunteer to help with the contests and making sure the prizes are organized, that the correct person receives the correct prize. Help distribute the prizes.
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Event Photographer Signed Up: 2 / 2Sat, Oct 28 5:00pm-7:00pm
2 hr shift. We are looking for photographers for the event to snap some general, casual photos of the event and behind the scenes in the hallway, and of the Spooktacular volunteers.
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Volunteer Coordinators Signed Up: 2 / 2Sat, Oct 28 8:00am-11:00pm
Volunteer captains coordinating student and parent volunteers with the jobs.
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Candy Cannon Coordinators Signed Up: 5 / 5Sat, Oct 28 8:00pm-8:30pm
3 coordinators and 2 on the ground to manage the rounds of candy cannon blasts and crowd control.
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Candy Cannon Volunteers Signed Up: 1 / 6Sat, Oct 28 8:00pm-8:30pm
We need volunteers to form a perimeter around the basket ball court for crowd control around the candy cannon zone. Volunteers will hold the perimeter.
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