KDI MUSIC

On Saturday, August 1 st the Magic Kingdom Ballroom at the Disneyland Hotel played host to a truly magical night.  Nearly 300 people had gathered to celebrate “60 Magical Years of Disneyland” at the Disneyland Alumni Club’s anniversary gala. The KDI Music Volunteer Team started their day with breakfast at 7:00AM to “fuel up” for all the work ahead of them. By 8:00AM, under the direction of the KDI Music - Managing Director, and Creative Marketing Director, the team was ready for the set up. The Creative Marketing Director took the role of Volunteer Coordinator -   to work on the registration set-up, VIP gift bags and oversaw everything from “Volunteer Central” (she even commandeered a cocktail table by piling all her boxes, bags, files and event-related stuff on it).  The KDI Music Managing Director was busy helping set up the silent auction, coordinating the photo shooting by the Photographers, setting up stage hands to help load in the Special Enter

It was a bit of a grey morning due to the overcast sky on Sunday, June 14th as we headed to Cal State Long Beach.  But the atmosphere was anything but dreary when we arrived on the campus.  It was alive with excitement as 1,100 athletes along with their supporters, staff and volunteers came together for a day of competition and fun that was the Southern California Special Olympics - 2015 Summer Games. Getting the game booth ready We were among the 3,400+ volunteers there to support this great event.  After checking in and picking up our name tags, we headed over to the "Family Fun" area sponsored by Toyota for our assignment.  That area featured carnival-style games, crafts, and live entertainment for all to enjoy.  We took our shift in the "hoops" game booth where people tossed hoops to loop over prizes from Smurf figures to Power Ranger glasses to stuffed animals.  It was a lot of fun talking to people as they came by and cheering on those who stopped to pla