Mecklenburg County Fire & Life Safety Bowl: March 16~7:30am-3pm
Hosted by: Queens University of Charlotte
About Mecklenburg County Fire & Life Safety Bowl: March 16~7:30am-3pm
We need your help to make the 38th Annual Fire & Life Safety Bowl a success!
The Charlotte Fire Department, Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal’s Office and many other organizations have proudly conducted the Fire & Life Safety Bowl since 1979. This year, the Bowl consists of 32+ public and private Charlotte/Mecklenburg schools with teams of 4th and 5th graders. Students compete against each other teams using injury prevention study materials in a *game show* format. The objective is to score as many points as possible by answering questions based on the study materials provided.
Deadline to Volunteer: March 9, 2016
When: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
7:30am--3pm
Where: Friendship Missionary Baptist
3400 Beatties Ford Rd Charlotte, NC
Plan on assisting the entire day (7:30-3pm)
Lunch provided to committed volunteers
Application Process
Volunteer contact Greg Francus, 704-336-3977, [email protected] by Mar 9th.
**Everyone must also complete the CMS Volunteer application** www.cmsvolunteers.com (do not designate a school)
**For security and this assists CMS with Federal Funding**
We need volunteers to help with:
Moderator
• The moderator will introduce staff and describe the competition.
• The moderator will ask the questions and control the competition.
• A good moderator will be quick and decisive in either accepting or rejecting the answer.
• A good moderator will very seldom defer an answer to the judges.
• A good moderator will keep the flow steady and the room running effortlessly.
• Moderators require training; experience preferred.
Judges
• Judges will be provided with a manual and question/answer sheets with page numbers.
• If a coach protests the question or answer, the moderator may ask the judges to rule on the protest.
• Judges shall review the manual and jointly determine if the protest should be upheld or thrown out.
• Judges rulings are final.
Scorekeeper
• A correct answer is worth one point.
• No points are deducted for incorrect answers.
• The scorekeeper completes the final score sheet for each competition.
Timekeeper
• During the team and individual rounds, once the moderator has finished reading the question, the player has 15 seconds to complete his/her answer.
• During the toss-up round, once the moderator recognizes a player by calling their name, they have 5 seconds to begin and 15 seconds to complete their answer.
• Timekeepers watch the time and state “Time” when appropriate.
Room Warden
• The room warden will ensure the audience abides by all room rules.
Moderator
• The moderator will introduce staff and describe the competition.
• The moderator will ask the questions and control the competition.
• A good moderator will be quick and decisive in either accepting or rejecting the answer.
• A good moderator will very seldom defer an answer to the judges.
• A good moderator will keep the flow steady and the room running effortlessly.
• Moderators require training; experience preferred.
Judges
• Judges will be provided with a manual and question/answer sheets with page numbers.
• If a coach protests the question or answer, the moderator may ask the judges to rule on the protest.
• Judges shall review the manual and jointly determine if the protest should be upheld or thrown out.
• Judges rulings are final.
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