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  • 2026 PFPD Fall Festival
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Bylaws and Code of Ethics
  • SPOT Testing

Prairie Fire Performance Dogs

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Needs Prior to Event

Volunteer Coordinator(s)

Sarah Kratzer, Payton Pease, Liz Jolley, Kali Mitchin

Responsible for assigning volunteer roles throughout the club to ensure the event has all required to be successful. 

Bake Sale Coordinator(s)

Lauri Comstock + Payton Pease

Maintain a list of what items are being brought and by whom. On the day-of, be present to collect the items, arrange them on your table, price them, and collect money for the items. Ensure what needs to be chilled remains chilled, what needs to be warm is warm, etc. 

Premium Designer

Laura McGowan

Create the premium for the event with all relevant information for competitor and spectators. Date, times, locations, deadlines, etc. Ensures that the required sponsorship information is included. 

Attendance Raffle Basket Coordinator

Mary Powell

Responsible for tallying up the attendance records for the PFPD meetings throughout the year and creating a draw pool from those names. Coordinate with local business and sponsors to fill the basket with wonderful things to reward club member participation throughout the year. 

Vendor Coordinator

Karen Sibilio

Responsible for being the primary POC for vendor questions as well as designing the areas where vendors set up their booths at the event. 

Photo Booth Design Team

Allison Shore + more

Responsible for designing the official win photo booth and any additional prop photo booths stationed around the event. 

Sponsorship Team

Kali Mitchin, Maisy Struve, Diana Friend

Reaches out and coordinates with local businesses and potential sponsors to try to make connections and increase funding and support for the event. 

Award Team

TBD

Responsible for ensuring we have the correct awards/ribbons ordered and in-hand prior to the event. Maintains inventory before and after the event so we can replenish as needed and keep items tidy for storage for future events. Assists with ensuring each event area during the event has the awards they need at their stations and assists with handing them out to participants.  

M.A.T.E.R.I.A.L

Kherrigan Loh, TBD

Mobile Allocation Team for Emergency Resupply, Inventory, and Logistics! Tape, pens, sharpies, duct tape, clip boards, push-pins, printer paper, etc. You're the one we call when we need something, and you will ferry it to whoever on the grounds asked for it, and you must deliver it like a secret agent.  At the end of the event you will inventory what we have left, make a shopping list to replenish it, and pack it away for later. 

Thursday (Set-up Day)

Set-Up Team

Equipment Transportation

Kali Mitchin, Kelli Bausch, + more

Responsible for collecting items from storage locations at Top City Dogs and Camo Cross Dog Training and bringing them to the event. Items will include things like ring gating, boxes of ribbons, bake sale items, signage, etc. Larger vans/trucks are preferred, but any help is good help.

In-Person Set Up

Allison Shore, TBD

Responsible for setting up ring gating, signage, tables, chairs, etc. 

Friday

SPOT Testing

SPOT testing will take place prior to the sport Try-Its, from ____ pm until ____ pm. Pre-entries for SPOT are required, max 15 dogs.

Evaluator

Carolyn Buono

Must be an official UKC SPOT Evaluator

Evaluator's Assistant

TBD

Helps set up the course, fix signs that get knocked down, replace distraction items if moved, etc. All-around helper to the Evaluator for whatever they need. 

Ring Steward

Kathy Freeze

Helps stage those waiting in line, hands out ribbons and fill out paperwork. 


Sport Try-Its

Will begin from _____ pm to _____ pm. All of the Try-Its will be happening simultaneously. Unless you are listed as a floater, please volunteer for only one specific sport. Floaters will relieve dedicated volunteers so they can participate too! There should be no shortage of hands and relief, but we do need dedicated volunteers to specific sports.

Check-in Desk

TBD

Rally

Maisy Struve + more

Nosework

Kloie Street + more

(Mini) Precision Coursing

Kali Mitchin + x4 more

Weight Pull

Cheryl Rauh, Sammy Hellums + more

Disc

TBD

Floater Volunteers

Amber Arias

Barrel Racing

_____ pm - Finished. Final event of the evening.

Judge

TBD

Will watch the runs and ensure the rules are being followed.  Will document point deductions from knocked barrels and false starts. 

Secretary

TBD

Will document each run and tally the scores. 

Timer Support

Tyler Mitchin

Will ensure the electronic timers are properly set and running. 

Stopwatch Timer

TBD

Will use  a handheld stopwatch as a secondary timer incase electronic timers fail. 

Ring Steward

TBD

Will hand out certificates and awards. 

Floater Volunteer

TBD

General floater. Preforms tasks as needed. 

Saturday

Conformation Fun Match

Entries close at _____. Conformation Fun Match will run from _____ until _____.

Set-Up Team x4

Amber Arias, Courtney Hanshaw, Kassandra Andrews, TBD x1

Responsible for setting up ring gating, signage, tables, chairs, etc. 

Judge(s)

Kari Jepson & Allison Shore

Experienced person who is qualified to judge a fun match. 

Secretary

Kassandra Andrews

Will coordinate entries and handle paperwork for the match. 

Ring Stewards

Amber Arias & Courtney Hanshaw

Will assist judge with paperwork and handing out ribbons. 

Floater Volunteer x2

TBD x2

General floaters to provide relief as needed. 

Tear Down Team x4

TBD x4

Responsible for tearing down ring gating, signage, tables, chairs, etc. 


DASH/Steeplechase Fun Match

Entries close at _____. DASH/Steeplechase Fun Match will run from _____ until _____.

Set-Up Team

Kali Mitchin, Tyler Mitchin, Khelsea Loh, Kherrigan Loh, Alex Puderbaugh

Responsible for setting up track gating, pulleys, laying lure line, tables, chairs, etc. 

Judge

Lori Roberts

Experienced person who is qualified to judge a fun match. 

Lure Operator

Kali Mitchin

Experienced person who is qualified to lure op. 

Secretary

Kathy Freeze

Will coordinate entries and handle paperwork for the match. Will write down times on entry forms. 

Electronic Timer Support

Tyler Mitchin

Maintains electronic timers and ensures they are operating correctly. 

Gate Guards

Cheryl Rauh, Khelsea Loh

Secures the gates at each end of the track. 

Time Taker

TBD

Will utilize a handheld stopwatch as secondary timing method to electronic timers. Will communicate with Secretary for them to log times.

Floater Volunteer

Anne Walker, TBD

General floater, help as needed. 

Tear Down Team

TBD

Responsible for tearing down track gating, pulleys, laying lure line, tables, chairs, etc. 


Bake sale

Bake Sale will run from ____ until ____.

Lead Coordinator

Lauri Comstock

Be present to collect the items, arrange them on your table, price them, and collect money for the items. Ensure what needs to be chilled remains chilled, what needs to be warm is warm, etc. 

Co-Chair

Payton Pease

Assist lead co-ordinator as needed. 

Floater Volunteer

TBD

General floater, help as needed. 

Sunday

Nosework Fun Match

Entries close at _____. Nosework Fun Match will run from _____ until _____.

Set-Up Team

Amber Arias, Analena Manbeck, TBD

Help unload and set up containers, start cones, judge buckets, and removable items for interiors before the trial. 

Judge

GraceAnn Manor

Experienced person who is qualified to judge a fun match. 

Secretary

Laura McGowan

Coordinate paperwork and ensure entry forms and result documentation are all in order to submit to UKC. 

Gate Steward

Analena Manbeck

Stage doors in run order and check off their name as they go in. Close door behind going to search and manage dogs waiting in line. 

Timer/Scribe

TBD

Time the searches and record the times/faults. 

Floater Volunteer

TBD

General volunteer, help as needed.

Tear Down Team

Analena Manbeck, Amber Arias, TBD

Help pack and load everything up after the trial. 


Rally Fun Match

Entries close at _____. Rally Fun Match will run from _____ until _____.

Set Up Team

Courtney Hanshaw, TBD

Responsible for setting up ring gating, signage, tables, chairs, etc. 

Judge

Maisy Struve

Experienced person who is qualified to judge a fun match. 

Secretary

TBD

Coordinate paperwork and ensure entry forms and result documentation are all in order to submit to UKC. 

Ring Steward

Courtney Hanshaw

Will assist judge with paperwork and handing out ribbons. 

Floater Volunteer

TBD

General floater, help as needed. 

Tear Down Team

Courtney Hanshaw

Responsible for tearing down ring gating, signage, tables, chairs, etc. 


Tear down team

Equipment Transportation

TBD

Responsible for collecting items from storage locations at Top City Dogs and Camo Cross Dog Training and bringing them to the event. Items will include things like ring gating, boxes of ribbons, bake sale items, signage, etc. Larger vans/trucks are preferred, but any help is good help.

Tear Down Team

Amber Arias, Courtney Hanshaw, TBD

Responsible for tearing down ring gating, signage, tables, chairs, taking all trash to dumpster, bathroom checks, etc. 

Poop Patrol

TBD

Responsible for walking the grassy areas on the grounds in a grid formation ensuring that all poop has been picked up. Will also spray down any urine-heavy areas outside (trash cans, fence posts, etc) with enzyme destroyer to ensure that we leave our trial grounds better than we found them.


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