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Committee to start rotating volunteer duties and improve sorting and display systems

Treasure Chest Committee · August 19, 2026

Summary

Members voted to begin rotating volunteers through different roles to increase redundancy and training; they also discussed hanger shortages, bin management and display systems to reduce re-sorting during busy Saturdays. The committee will include rotation in its training plan.

To build redundancy and lessen reliance on a few regular volunteers, the committee moved to rotate volunteers through desk work, sorting and gate duty so more people learn each role. A member argued "it seems only right to me that people should all have an opportunity to do different things," and the committee seconded a motion to begin rotations and training.

Members also discussed practical display and storage issues: frequent reshuffling by shoppers makes carefully folded displays messy soon after opening, hanger availability is limited and some new handwritten bin labels (for example "children's hoodies") need better organization. The committee said it will include sorting and display approaches in upcoming training sessions and consider meeting every two months to focus on guidelines and training.

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