I'm not involved with the planning of the House Tour, but I'd like to add a word of encouragement to anyone thinking about volunteering. Each of the house tours around the city (Southside, Northside, et al.) gives the host neighborhood a chance to shine in the spotlight for a day. There is always a newspaper article that draws attention to the beauty of the neighborhood. It adds to the luster of the place. It gets people thinking, "Maybe I'd like to live there, too". We, as a neighborhood, should make sure this happens. I have no idea who's going to be watching the kids, but I've just volunteered for an early shift. Dan Sweeney -----Original Message----- From: neighborhood-bounces@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us [mailto:neighborhood-bounces@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us]On Behalf Of Amy P. Maceyko Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:52 PM To: neighborhood@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us Subject: [Highland Park] House Tour Volunteers still needed I'm writing to let you know that we're still looking for volunteers for the day of the house tour. The date of the tour is Saturday, October 1st and the time is 11am to 7pm. There will be two volunteer shifts - one from 10:45am to 3pm and one from 2:45 pm to 7pm. Please send email to housetour@highlandparkpa.com or call 412-665-3646 to let us know that you are interested. The volunteers who will be speaking to visitors at the King Estate will be meeting with Dr. Brown shortly to be "trained", so if you are specifically interested in volunteering there, please let us know asap so we can sign you up (the training date has not yet been set, but it will be soon). We will have one person in each room of the King Estate, giving the history of that room to the groups coming through. Volunteers will not be required to memorize the information prepared by Dr. Brown, but it will need to be presented in a clear and friendly manner. If you are not interested in presenting information, there are plenty of opportunities for you to volunteer at other homes. All volunteers will receive a free ticket to the house tour, so they can take the tour during the shift they aren't working. We currently have less than half of the volunteers we need, so please reply soon if you are interested. Thanks, Amy Maceyko 2005 Highland Park House Tour Co-chair -- <http://www.highlandpark.pgh.pa.us/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood>