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RailNation California - Volunteer Opportunities
- RailNation:California - Sacramento Event Registration
- RailNation:California - Sacramento - Optional Trips & Tours
- Sheraton Grand History
- RailNation:California - Friday Welcome Networking Reception & Awards Presentation
- RailNation California Event Agenda & Program
- RailNation:California - Advocacy Workshop
RailNation:California Volunteer Overview
On-Site Volunteer Opportunities
- Thursday, October 17 - ~1:30pm – 4:30pm
- 2 volunteers to greet attendees arriving at the Sacramento Valley Station and provide local transportation information. Maps and transit information handouts will be provided.
- Friday, October 18 - 7:00am to 4:00pm (See shift times below)
- Staggered volunteers to be at the Tour Information & Welcome Desk, to assist staff and attendees with registration & local information.
- 1 volunteer – 7:00am – 10:00am
- 1 volunteer – 10:00am – 1:00pm
- 1 volunteer – 1:00pm – 4:00pm
- Staggered volunteers to be at the Tour Information & Welcome Desk, to assist staff and attendees with registration & local information.
- Friday, October 18 - ~1:30pm – 4:30pm
- 2 volunteers to greet attendees arriving at the Sacramento Valley Station and provide local transportation information. Maps and transit information handouts will be provided.
- Friday, October 18 - Afternoon
- 1 knowledgeable volunteer to plan the SacRT System tour & 1 – 2 additional volunteer guides for the tour.
- Friday, October 18 – Time TBD
- Multiple volunteers to provide transportation with their private vehicles from the Sheraton Grand Hotel to & from the Siemens Mobility Plant for plant tour – ~10 miles each way
- Friday, October 18 – ~5:30pm – 7:00pm
- 2 volunteers to assist in directing attendees from the Sheraton Grand Hotel to the nearby Welcome Reception site.
- Saturday, October 19 - 7:00am to 4:00pm
- Staggered volunteers to be at the Registration, Information & Welcome Desk, to assist staff and attendees with registration, distribution of materials & local information. Also assist with directing movement between sessions rooms during day.
- 2 volunteers – 7:00am – 10:00am
- 2 volunteers – 10:00am – 1:00pm
- 2 volunteers – 1:00pm – 4:00pm
- Staggered volunteers to be at the Registration, Information & Welcome Desk, to assist staff and attendees with registration, distribution of materials & local information. Also assist with directing movement between sessions rooms during day.
- Sunday, October 20 – Afternoon
- Multiple volunteers to provide transportation with their private vehicles for the wine tour – details to be determined.
Each volunteer who completes their assigned and agreed upon task(s) will receive 300 Amtrak Guest Reward points as our Thank You!
Please contact Bruce Becker at [email protected] to volunteer or for more information.
"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."
Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.