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Old 06-21-2007, 10:29 AM
ASUADPi ASUADPi is offline
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I'm wracking my brain now. LOL.

Sky Harbor has 3 terminals, most of the flights came in through 3 & 4 (yes we are numbered weird here ).

We scheduled like 3 hour shifts. On Wednesday I got there at like 8am (which was perfect because sisters were already there dazed and confused) and stayed until like 2 or 3 (because Polarpi was coming in at like a 2-3 o'clock flight).

I was stationed at terminal 4, another volunteer was at 3 (and no one was at 2, much, much, much smaller terminal).

See we had so many stationed at terminal 4 because that is where Southwest and USAir (then AWA) were housed. So we knew that a majority of sisters would be coming on those flights, but we also knew that terminal 3 had some sisters coming in so we had one person stationed there. The LC's were with us too.

I would say look at your terminals and who your biggest carriers are. Like who you think most will take in. I remember looking at the flights leaving on Wednesday it seemed to be a lot of Delta, USAir and Continental. I know I'm flying Delta.

Obviously, if you don't have the volunteers you can't station someone at each terminal. But I would say station volunteers at the terminals that you believe the most sisters will fly into. That's a pretty safe estimate that greeters will be there for the sisters.

To encourage sisters to volunteer, tell them that greeting is actually kind of fun. It's nice to meet other sisters from across the country and they are really looking to you for help. You know the airport and the city while they don't. I had such a wonderful time helping and meeting the sisters. Don't get me wrong, there will definately be down times when no one is coming in but that is your chance to sit, otherwise I was constantly on the move. LOL.

If you have any questions about airport greeting, please don't hesitate. Having done it, I'm ready to help
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