We are headed toward the 48th Commercial Competition June 1-2 and signups are ready now. Boy this year has gone by fast!

We understand that these are changing times and conditions; please be flexible and we can work together to make this another fun event. There are many areas where volunteer help is needed, stewarding, glass washing and drying. Continuing the efficiency, the computer input will be assigned.

A sign-up form is included on the website— ocws.org/2024-commercial-competition- volunteers/—that identifies stewarding days, two bagging nights and other work parties with times and dates. In order to qualify for stewarding, we need you to sign up for two additional work parties. We can offer bagging and moving of wine to and from the competition site, including sorting. We also will be assigning the ribbon mailing crew.

We definitely need your support for our work parties in order to run a successful competition. The good news is that we will have hired help for heavy lifting. No training is necessary as newer members will be teamed with competition veterans.

A quick check—if you volunteer to steward, it involves carrying trays of glasses. It’s physical and can get tiring. Along with stewarding, you need to be prepared to assist your steward captain by opening wine bottles, preparing glasses for tags, cleaning up the judges’ tables as needed and listening to your steward captain for direction. It’s really all about teamwork for this to be successful.

If you have any questions, please feel free to phone me at (562) 822-3382 or email strompharms@earthlink.net.

We look forward to your participation in this very important event.

—Robyn Strom,
OCWS Volunteer Coordinator