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Become a KUNI/KHKE Volunteer!

Friends make great
programming happen!

Volunteering at KUNI/KHKE gives you the opportunity to meet on-air personalities, behind the scenes staffers and other KUNI/KHKE supporters like yourself. You'll get to see the state of the art facilities in Cedar Falls including the on-air studios and some of the newest premiums. Volunteers come from all age groups (our youngest volunteer has been a grade-schooler!). Many are dedicated individuals who are retirees or can take a couple hours off work. Some are students who join us after classes, some are people who need to complete community service hours. Some folks volunteer as a group project. All are KUNI/KHKE listeners.

(The photo above, left was taken during a recent on-air pledge drive. The one on the right was our booth at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival staffed by volunteers.)

If you would like to join the volunteer community, please take a look at the following job descriptions and let us know which positions sound appealing. We'll get back to you by email or phone as soon as possible. For more information, call 1-800-772-2440 ext. 0.

KUNI/KHKE Volunteer of the Year 2006:
This year's recipient of the Pansey Wallen Memorial Volunteer Award is Karl Schwaab.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at KUNI/KHKE!

Your name:
Your address:
City:
State: Zip code:
Daytime phone: Evening phone:
Email address:

What kind of volunteer opportunities are you interested in? Check all that apply, including general time available.

On-air pledge drive: (Benefits include meeting staff and other KUNI/KHKE listeners, refreshments, and a parking permit.)
Answering phones: 3-hour shift answering pledge phones, reading and filling out pledge card with the caller, helping them with the choice of premiums.
Keeping stats: 3-hour shift recording statistics from pledge cards, adding totals, reporting progress on-air with staff. (You don't HAVE to speak on-air if you would rather not.)
Volunteer manager: 3-hour shift supervising volunteers, answering questions, helping coordinate premiums, walking pledge cards to the statistician, answering phone as needed. (Should have several shifts experience as a phone volunteer.)
Premium packing and shipping: help packaging "thank you" premiums after the pledge drive. (weekdays only.)
Do you want to volunteer during your favorite KUNI/KHKE program? What is it and which day(s) would you like? Someone will contact you to confirm.
General availability:
weekday mornings, weekday afternoons, weekday evenings
weekend mornings, weekend afternoons, weekend evenings

Special events:

Blues Blowout: KUNI fundraising concert held each February and November featuring the best in blues/r&b.

Wine & Tulips: Premiere wine tasting event held on the UNI campus in Cedar Falls in May.

Sturgis Falls Festival: Three-day festival in four downtown Cedar Falls parks in June. Volunteers staff the KUNI/KHKE booth at the KUNI-sponsored blues/jazz stage for a 2-hour shift, handing out info and answering questions about KUNI/KHKE. Volunteers also needed for morning set-up and evening teardown.

College Hill Arts Festival: Held the third weekend of July on the UNI campus in Cedar Falls. Volunteers help with set-up Friday morning and/or teardown Saturday afternoon. Others are needed to staff the booth for a 2-hour shift handing out info, answering questions and selling KUNI/KHKE merchandise.

Other events/festivals in your area: If KUNI/KHKE plans a special event in your region or sets up a booth at a festival near your town, you could help out (such as the Arts Festival above.)

Special event availability:
weekday mornings, weekday afternoons, weekday evenings
weekend mornings, weekend afternoons, weekend evenings

Friends of KUNI/KHKE Board Member

Friends Board: The Friends of KUNI/KHKE is a non-profit organization with a 16-member elected Board of Directors. Membership in the Friends is required and each board term is for 2 years. The board meets on the evening of the second Thursday of each month and each member is also assigned to a committee which meets as needed. Board members asked to volunteer at the special events held for station public awareness and fundraising. The nominating committee will consider your interest in joining the board at the next vacancy.

When you have finished, hit the submit button. A KUNI/KHKE volunteer coordinator will contact you about shifts that still have an opening when you are available. Thanks for your support!