Karma Patrol is the volunteer organization dedicated to everyone's safety and health during Renn Fayre. To accomplish this, Karma Patrollers walk around campus, giving those who need it food (bagels) and water, and helping folks who have partied a bit too much to get help or a place to rest. Karma Patrol also runs the Karma Lounges, one of which is a place where people can rest and, in the case of those with a little too much something in their systems, be watched to make sure they don't have any problems. The other lounge contains puzzles, toys, and coloring books, and is a fun place to hang out between other events. Karma Patrol works extensively with Whitebird, the event medical group that comes to campus for Renn Fayre.

ALL KARMA PATROL VOLUNTEERS GET A KARMA PATROL T-SHIRT, YOURS TO KEEP, FOR VOLUNTEERING!

Karma Patrol is run by one or two Gurus, who have extensive experience and coordinate everything leading up to Renn fayre, as well as much of the activities of KP during the Fayre.

Your 2008 Guru is Gray.

VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTIONS

Karma Kaptains

This is a job reserved for people who have already done Karma Patrol/ Karma Lounge. Karma Kaptains more or less run the Karma Lounge, checking in new patrollers and lizards, restocking food/water and making sure everything is running smoothly for a 6 hour shift. They are the major link between Whitebird and Karma Patrol.

Karma Patrollers

Patrollers spend a two-hour shift walking around campus with a partner, handing out bagels and water, and checking for people who might need to go back to the Karma Lounge or be helped by Whitebird. They are equipped with radios and flashlights, and if necessary help Whitebird care for and/or transport people back to the Lounge or Whitebird.

Lounge Lizards

Lizards stay in the Karma Lounge with the people who are "over-partied", or need health monitoring, but not necessarily from Whitebird. They make sure guests in the lounge are comfortable, have water, food and are generally doing ok. They also assist the Karma Kaptain. If you would like to be a Karma Patroller, but don't want to be walking around so much, Lounge Lizard is a great alternative.

Night Bus Helper

Night bus'ers ride in the night bus, dropping people off at home and making sure that everyone gets home safely. They are not the night bus driver, but rather make sure all the passengers are doing well and assisting bus passengers make it home. This position is like a mobile lounge lizard, and indeed if necessary lounge lizards and night busers may be interchanged a little.

You will be required to attend mandatory training before Renn Fayre, on Sunday April 27 at 4:00pm in Vollum. If you miss training, you cannot work your shift.

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