Colleen Ogilvie

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2015 Museums & Galleries Queensland Conference #2015MGQcon Volunteers Are Visitors Too Colleen Ogilvie Event Manager, Abbey Medieval Festival Our Vols Rock!!! Happy Volunteers are Supportive Volunteers

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2015 Museums & Galleries Queensland Conference #2015MGQcon

Volunteers Are Visitors Too   Colleen OgilvieEvent Manager, Abbey Medieval Festival

Our Vols Rock!!! Happy Volunteers are Supportive Volunteers

Our Vols Rock!!! Happy Volunteers are Supportive Volunteers

Make them WELCOME

Festival Volunteers at Orientation

Ensure they are comfortable in the position given to them

Help them feel involved – give a sense of ownership

Show Respect. Ask, don't order... Use “please” and and other common

courtesies

Be part of the Team...

The Museum Director away from her Desk

Share the “Pom Pom” moments... & celebrate their contribution

What the public think of our vols!!Volunteers were very cheerful and helpful. We will come again.

The volunteers were very helpful and friendly. They contributed to the amazing atmosphere, so a big thanks to them.

Volunteers were excellent - so friendly, welcoming and happy. Such a credit to the whole program and really helped with the atmosphere.

Hats off to all the friendly volunteers who give their time with a lovely smile on their faces to make this such a wonderful event.

All staff are super friendly .That's actually what I told my friends as well last year about Abbey's amazing staff.