Volunteer at The Channel 10 Auction!

Volunteering at The Great TV Auction is fun, challenging, eventful, a great way to network, rewarding, and a terrific way to make new friends. Below you will find a description of the various areas open for volunteers.  If you are interested in volunteering at Auction please contact Pam Behling at volunteermptv@aol.com or #414.297.8009.

To volunteer at the Great TV Auction please download the Auction Preference Card by clicking here, fill it out and mail it back to the address on the card. Thank you!

Click here to read important parking information for volunteering during the auction.

Sponsorship Teams - Sponsorship Teams come from us from local businesses that sponsor the auction with a cash donation. If you are a Sponsorship Team please click here to download the Sponsorship Team Information Packet.

Group Associations, Corporations, Businesses, and High School Organizations are welcome to participate in The Great TV Auction. For more information please click here to download the Team Information Packet.

Telephones: Phone bank operators take incoming calls and bids from viewers during The Great TV Auction. They enter the bid(s) into the auction database using a computer. At times, an operator may have to give more information on an item to a bidder. Phone bank training is provided during your shift.
Pit Area: The pits have a variety of responsibilities including proof reading the information for the electronic boards, managing and organizing the opening and closing of boards, managing online and proxy bidding, and much more.
Casting Director: The casting director moves throughout all areas of the auction asking individual volunteers to be table captains during the live TV auction.
Commissary: Do you like working with food? Well if so, commissary is the place for you. Volunteers pick up food donations, prepare and serve food, clean up the kitchen area, and remove trash from the commissary area. Night time volunteers are always needed to ensure snacks are put out for the late shift. Shift times are as follows: 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., or 7:30 p.m. to close
Table Staging: Volunteers setup displays and merchandise to be shown on-air during the Auction, then re-package the merchandise and take it back to the warehouse where it is stored for the winning bidder. Training for table staging is traditionally scheduled during the two weeks prior to the Auction. Shift times: 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., or 7:30 p.m. to close.
Pick Up and Pay: This is where the winning bidders come in to the Auction to pick up their items and pay for them. Volunteers greet patrons, collect information, run to the warehouse to find items, serve as cashiers, and finally deliver the items to the customers. Training is required and a schedule will be made available to you during your confirmation for this area. Volunteers are needed through a week after the Auction ends. Shift times: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Confirmation Phones: The confirmation area of the Auction is where as volunteers you contact our winning bidders, verifying addresses, collecting payment information, and informing them of shipping options. This area has regular telephones with limited computer skills required. Shift times: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Warehouse: Volunteers locate items from various warehouse areas. These volunteers then pull items from their various warehouse locations including general merchandise, multiples, art, and then delivering these items to the table staging area. Once items are presented on air, items are returned from table staging and must be re-shelved in assigned locations by warehouse volunteers. Shift times: 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., or 7:30 p.m. to close.
Data Entry: Each item that is donated to the auction comes in with a donor form that contains item information such as who donated it and what the value is. Data entry volunteers enter this information into the auction database. Computer and keyboard skills are required. Shift times: year round.
Copywriters: Copywriters write the descriptions of items that are then read on air live during the auction. Copywriters use their talent and wit to emphasize the most desirable aspects of a donated item. Computer and keyboard skills are required.
Donation Acquisition: Donation acquisition volunteers help bring in the donations that are then sold on-air. Acquisition volunteers make phone calls to donors, pick up donations, fill out donor forms, explain the auction to potential new donors, and occasionally meet with existing donors in person.