Food/KP
Food/KP volunteers assist the Food/KP coordinators in preparing and serving meals. Meals include Thursday lunch and dinner, Friday and Saturday breakfast lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and box lunch to go. Provides food for night time needs and for those with special dietary needs.

Safety
Day and night shift safety volunteers assist the Safety coordinators in providing security for the event from the initial set up through the final tear down of the event. 24 hour security at the site is scheduled and managed continuously.

Tent Leaders
Tent leaders, under the guidance of the Tent Leader coordinators, will offer assistance to participants on encampment opportunities and programs. They will assist at pickup points on incoming transportation. They are encouraged, but not required, to stay 24x4.  The duration of EBSD is until all participants leave the encampment, Sunday. Volunteer commitment is requested by 1 June 2010 so that training can be scheduled.

Encampment<
Encampment volunteers assist in the set up of equipment that is not set up by the military and it may assist the military in setting up equipment. Ensures that all tents, cots and structures are set up before Stand Down begins. Ensures that all support tents are set up and all equipment has been placed. They also maintain the proper physical condition of the encampment during the EBSD. Assists with tear down after Stand Down is completed.

Clothing
Clothing volunteers, under the direction of the Clothing coordinator, ensures that all clothing is purchased, sized and issued. Tracks costs and issuance - all clothing is issued in a proper and orderly manner.. Provides special shoppers for large sizes and for women and children.

Transportation
Transportation volunteers, under the direction of the Transportation coordinator, ensures that all external and internal transportation needs are met. This includes scheduling pickups from community sites and scheduling departing from the event site. Additional internal transportation of participants to off site locations (dental, medical, etc.) are met. Provides support for transportation of all other areas of operation of the event. Drivers must be certified.

Hygiene
Under the direction of the Hygiene Coordinators, volunteers help to procure, store, distribute and collect all items necessary for maintaining cleanliness at the event. This includes personal hygiene items, showers, trash and recycling. Volunteers for hygiene may include licensed haircutters and massage therapists. Volunteers ensure that personal hygiene is encouraged.  They arrange for portable toilets, wash basins and showers and develops a schedule for all the hygienic services offered.

Participant Registration
Participant Registration volunteers, under the close supervision of the PR coordinator, helps designate pre-registration sites and protocol. Collects pre-registration information from off-site locations. Assists in registering participants as they arrive and oversees all incoming protocols (i.e. assignment to tents, collection of personal items, assurance of triage for those in critical situations).

Volunteer Registration Staff
Works with the Volunteer coordinators. Responsible for signing in and out all volunteers who enter and exit the EBSD encampment. Ensures that all incoming volunteers have the proper T-Shirts, badges and closed-toe shoes.

Entertainment
Plans and organizes all entertainment for the event and for post event recognition ceremonies under the direction of the Entertainment coordinator.

Health Care
These are non-military civilian health care provider volunteers. They interface with emergency services in support of the event, interface with medical in-patient programs and outpatient programs in support of the event. They must be credentialed with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - this is a lengthy process and must be initiated no later than March 2010 to be passed by August 2010. 

Spiritual Leaders
Chaplains, Priests, Rabbis, and Spiritual Leaders are welcome to volunteer and provide one-on-one counseling as needed. Chaplains must be trained in the ministry of presence and will be screened by the Spiritual Leader coordinator before the event.

Communications
Volunteers with computer and telephone networking experience are needed to assist with planning, set-up, and maintaining of connections for the many agencies that will be on-site to assist the veteran participants. Volunteers are also needed to assist with hanging signs and banners throughout the encampment and along the route leading into the event.

Wellness
Wellness will be on "healing" (mind, body and soul). Volunteers needed to register would be Healing Touch Practitioners, Massage (Acupressure, Shiatsu), Tai Chi / Qi-gong, ect., the coordinator is also open to 1 and possibly 2 chiropractors.

Community Service Providers
Representatives from U.S., State and Local governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and veterans groups, who provide counseling/services, benefits, employment opportunities, transitional housing, and rehabilitation programs, Volunteer/Register under "Community Services". To offer your services, to the Veteran participants at EBSD, in the "Community Services" area, you must make arrangements for your attendance, with the coordinators for this area, prior to EBSD. If you, or someone from your group, has not done so already, please contact Community Service Coordinators, Judy Blazin, or Patti Kintz, before volunteering and registering here.

Legal
Volunteers needed are: judges, attorneys, court personnel and support staff. Volunteer schedule includes Thursday and Friday intake and screening as well as attorney days; Friday afternoon tax advice and accountants needed; Saturday is court day; Saturday afternoon child support issue specialists will be needed.

Recovery
Recovery volunteers are members of either AA or NA. Volunteers have at least 6-months continuous recovery in either AA or NA to lead or chair a meeting or be available for 12-step one-on-one. AA and NA meetings are scheduled around the clock on alternate hours (AA even, NA odd hours) starting at 2 pm on Thursday through 6 am Sunday morning. All Recovery volunteers wear their EBSD-issued T-shirt, closed-toed shoes, and badges to any of the meetings they attend at the Stand Down.

Women and Children
Volunteers have the responsibility of registering the women and children on Thursday and Friday; clothing assessment, shopping for the clothing needs, and assisting the Tent Leaders in the Women and Children's tent.

Activities Tent
Volunteers are needed in the afternoon and late evening times to set up game boards, cards, etc. for the participants, and also to play games with them when needed. We offer playing cards, chess, checkers, & dominoes. At least two people would be needed for the later evenings from approximately 8-11pm. That volunteer(s) would also be responsible for locking up the activities tent and putting things away. The afternoon volunteer would help the coordinator keep things running smoothly.