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Contact the Volunteer Office at:

MPTV Friends
700 West State Street
Foundation Hall, 5th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53233


Phone:
(414) 297-8009
FAX:     
(414) 297-8007

Pam Behling
Director of Volunteer Services
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Auction Volunteer Descriptions by Area





  • Telephones: Phone Bank operators take incoming calls and bids from viewers during the Great TV Auction. They complete the bid form and turn it in so all bids can be tabulated in the PIT area. Training is provided during each shift.

  • PIT Area: The PITS have a variety responsibilities including, proof reading the information for the electronic boards, board managers, board organizers, online bidding, proxy bidding and much more. Shift Times: Same as Telephone Bank

  • Commissary: Do you like working with food? Well if so commissary is the place for you. Volunteers, pick-up donations of food, prepare and serve food, dishes and kitchen clean-up along with the commissary eating area and trash removal to the outside dumpsters. Night time volunteers are always needed to insure snacks are put out and then cleaned up afterwards for the late shift. Shift Times: 8:30 - 12:30, 12:00 - 5:00, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., Clean-up and Close - till 10:00

  • Table Staging: Volunteers setup the displays of merchandise to be shown on air during the auction, then re-packages the merchandise and takes it back to the warehouse where it is stored for the winning bidder. Training for table staging is traditionally scheduled during the week or two prior to the auction. Your confirmations will alert you to the training dates and times. Shift Times: 12:00 - 4:30, 4:00 - 8:00 or 7:30 - Sign-Off

  • Pick Up and Pay, Sweepstakes & Outlet Shop: Yes this is where the public or viewers come into the Auction site to pick up their items and pay for them. Volunteers greet patrons, collect information, run to the warehouse to find items, serve as cashiers and finally deliver the items to our customers. Training is required and a schedule will be made available to you during your confirmation for this area. Volunteers are NEEDED through MAY 9 in this area. Shift Times: 10:30 - 4:00, 3:30 - 9:00

  • Confirmation Phones: The confirmation area of the auction is where as volunteers you contact our winning bidders, verifying addresses, collecting payment information and informing them of shipping options. This area has regular telephones with limited computer skills required. Shift Times: 9:30 - 2:00, 2:00 - 6:00 and 6:00 - 10:00

  • Warehouse: Volunteers locate items from the various warehouse areas including general & multiples. Note: art is located by art department volunteers. Then during auction week these volunteers pull items to be presented on air by board from their various warehouse locations including, general, multiple and art, delivering the scheduled boards to Table Staging volunteers. Once presented the items are returned from Table Staging and must be re-shelved in assigned locations by warehouse volunteers. Shift Times: 12:00 - 4:30, 4:00 - 8:00 or 7:30 - Sign-Off


For More Information on any of these areas - please contact Volunteer Services at 414 297-8009 or email Pam Behling



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