CREATE Looking For Help For Career Fair

The Toyota Wellspring Education Fund at CREATE Foundation will be the lead sponsor of a major career

expo on October 4, 5, and 6, 2016, at BancorpSouth Arena and ConferenceCenter in Tupelo. The expo

is designed to provide a better understanding of the opportunities available after graduation to over 7,000

eighth-grade students. Imagine the Possibilities will feature activities for 18 career pathways.

Event: The interactive career expo is designed for students in 17 Northeast Mississippi counties. Each

student will have 120 minutes to experience four to eight pathways, which are aligned with the Career

Pathways set forth by the Mississippi Department of Education. The students will be prepped during class

before attending the event to familiarize them with the pathways ahead of time.

Imagine Volunteers: Community volunteers are needed for the expo. This year, we will need 600

volunteers to help us make this event a success! Volunteer tasks include registering visitors, providing

expo information, distributing caps and bags, restocking hats and bags, greeting and managing school

buses, greeting students and guests, directing students to arena floor, making announcements, guiding

students to the entrances and exits, and maintaining the flow of students.

All volunteers will be provided with a t-shirt at check-in. Please, wear comfortable shoes for walking or

standing. Pants or shorts are appropriate. Volunteers will also be provided with breakfast or lunch as well

as drinks during breaks at the BancorpSouthConferenceCenter.

Volunteer time-slots are as follows:

10/4/16 Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

10/5/16 Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

10/6/16 Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

For volunteer sign up, please visit the

CREATE website: www.createfoundation.com

Click on Career Expo (top of page) then scroll down to the bottom of the page for the link to Sign Up to

Volunteer. DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.

For more information, please call Albine Bennett at the CREATE office (662) 844-8989.

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