The OC Fair is just around the corner. The largest OCWS fundraising effort of the year will be taking place for a total of 23 days, Wednesdays through Sundays, July 17 through Aug. 16.
Volunteering at The Courtyard is a unique and fun experience. All Courtyard volunteers handling wine in any capacity are required to be RBS (Responsible Beverage Server) certified through the ABC (Alcohol Beverage Commission) pursuant to fair requirements.
All OCWS volunteers who are managers, stewards and servers need to be certified. The only volunteers who are or will be cashiers do not need to be certified; however, getting RBS certified offers more opportunities to volunteer for different positions.
How do I get started? Check out our tips below!
—Linda Flemins and Sue England, OCWS Directors
3-STEP PROCESS
Instructions will be sent to you when you register.
1. Create an RBS account with Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).
2. Take a course and prep test with the RBS course provider that the OCWS has selected.
3. Take a final quiz with ABC online and obtain the RBS certificate, which is valid for three years.
EMAIL US
Please send an email to RBS team members Sue England and Linda Flemins at RBS@OCWS.org to get your RBS certification started. Or that you need to renew your certification.
ONLINE CLASS
Once you have sent your request for certification to Sue England, she will sign you up for the course through Premiere. You will receive an email from Premiere with your username and password and a link to the online course. The course is self-paced and includes a 30- question prep test you can complete one lesson at a time or all at once. The online course is followed by a 50-question test on the ABC website. Once you are RBS certified you are ready to serve at the OC Fair. Each OCWS member will need a valid individual email address that will be used to set up your account. Your own individual email address will be your username for the online system.
Thank you so much for your volunteer efforts! You are the reason OCWS is such a great success.