The Morrison Center Volunteers was formed in 1984 in preparation for the grand opening of the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts. Velma Morrison had the vision of a volunteer organization and she continues to be a strong supporter of the Volunteers.

The Morrison Center Volunteers promote and support the Morrison Center’s activities by providing ushers, ticket takers, guides, refreshments, a gift shop, hearing assistance, floral arrangements and receptions for the patrons. We provide financial support for the Morrison Center as well as many hundreds of hours of dedicated volunteer work.

The Morrison Center Volunteers produces its own Membership Directory, publishes our newsletter “The Curtain Call” several times a year and hosts the Fall Kick-Off Reception, Annual Dinner and Ice-Cream Social.

The Mission of the Morrison Center Volunteers is to promote and expand awareness of the facility and to provide support services to the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts.

The 2009-2010 season is about to begin so come and join us as a volunteer. Just complete an application, pay your dues, go through orientation and you will be ready to go! (see sidebar).

President's Message

Welcome to another year of volunteering at the Morrison Center!

This is a special year for the Morrison Center Volunteers as it is our TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. For all these years, the Volunteers have contributed greatly of their time and energy to assist in the support of the Morrison Center. What a magnificent accomplishment!

The Morrison Center Volunteers organization is made up of many individuals who perform many different tasks at the Morrison Center. I think a good description of what we do is TEAMWORK. We are all in this together and everyone plays their part from taking tickets, to serving refreshments, to providing hearing assistance, to ushering and guiding our patrons, to maintaining our gift shop which sells a great variety of items both to our patrons and to our volunteers.

We also have a Board that is comprised of our Executive members of President, Vice-President, Past President, Secretary and Treasurer and the Committee Chairs. In addition to ushers, refreshments, gift shop and hearing assistance, we also have Committees who organize and oversee such activities as floral arrangements, our membership handbook, keeping track of all our members, providing cards, sending out our mailings, running the viewing booths, producing our newsletter, catering receptions, providing ongoing publicity in the community, providing an orientation every three years to every volunteer, liaising with the Encore children’s programs that are held that bring school-age children into the Morrison Center and keeping our history in our yearly scrapbooks.

If you are currently a member and are interested in getting more involved with the Morrison Center Volunteers and would like to participate in some of the above-mentioned activities, please let me know. (Sue Payne @ 342-2812 or suepayne@cableone.net). We are always looking for people to take on some additional responsibilities.

The Morrison Center Volunteers is a great organization and I invite you to join if you are not a member and to renew if you are a member as we need and appreciate all of you who give of yourselves and VOLUNTEER to support the Morrison Center.

Thanks,

Sue Payne
President, Morrison Center Volunteers

Letter from the Executive Director 

On behalf of the Velma V. Morrison Center Board of Governors and the Center's staff, I want to welcome and congratulate each of you as this group celebrates twenty-five years of service to the Center.

As a Volunteer for the Morrison Center, you are on the front line in assuring that our patrons have a safe and enjoyable experience. Your mission, as an Ambassador of Good Will, is to make the patron the Star. The public will naturally be drawn back to a place where they are treated with professionalism, respect, care and concern. By projecting an attitude of warmth, sincerity, friendliness and personal attentiveness, you convey a sense of appreciation that our guests have chosen the Morrison Center to enrich their cultural and artistic experience. Displaying a willingness to take that extra time or make that extended effort is crucial in turning a first-time visitor into a long-time patron; your goal should be not only to satisfy, but to exceed their expectations whenever possible. In return for such invaluable service, you will, in addition to making some great new friends, have numerous opportunities to experience and participate in a variety of worthwhile events throughout the season.

The countless hours and financial contributions provided by each of you as a group continues to be the cornerstone in the foundation of our success. Each and every volunteer has the potential to positively impact our efforts in bringing events of local, regional and national acclaim to our community. I understand that your time is valuable and I sincerely thank you for your effort and support.

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
- William Jennings Bryan

Jan Allan Zarr

Executive Director – Velma V. Morrison Center