LIFE SIMULATION STATIONS Volunteer Guide

LIFE SIMULATION STATIONS – volunteer guide

Please be sure to collect money at the beginning of each decade and give out a stamp at the end of each decade. The only exception to this is if the person has a circumstance card that makes them exempt.

Work (free)
“Welcome to the Work Station. If you do not have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from the School Station, you will be picking and sorting M&Ms by color and size from this bucket. To sort, you will each be provided with a pair of chopsticks. For example: All blue peanut M&Ms will go in one cup and all blue regular M&Ms will go in another cup, and so on and so forth for the other colors. This is called Sub A and you will be compensated $1 for your Work. If you have earned yourself a bachelor’s degree, you will be doing similar work, only instead of M&Ms, you will be picking out whole wheat couscous from this trough of rice. This is called Sub B and you will be compensated $2 for your work. If you have earned yourself a master’s degree, you will be unknotting this tangled mess of yarn. This is called Sub C and you will be compensated $5 for your work. At the end of the decade, please remember to come to me for your stamp.”

Questions: Are you working? If not, what kind of job are you seeking? If so, what kind of work do you do? How do you like it? What’s the best thing about your job? What’s the toughest thing about your job? What’s your 5, 10, 20 year plan? If money and location didn’t matter, what kind of career would you want?

School ($2)
“Welcome to the School Station. By being here, you are investing in your future. If you are interested in earning a bachelor’s degree…[Joey adding material]

Questions: Did you attend college/grad school? If yes/no…why? Why did you choose the school you did? Was it a good experience? Has your school experience helped you in your professional work life? If you could do school over, what would you do differently?

Church (free)
“Welcome to the Church Station. Here you will have the opportunity to rest, pray, and reflect. I will be reading passages from the bible …and I am happy to also take any requests. There will also be an opportunity to tithe. Please feel free to give whatever you feel comfortable with. At the end of the decade, please remember to come to me for your stamp. [play music]”

Questions: How long have you been attending Vision Church? Do you identify yourself as a Christian? If not, do you identify yourself to any other faith in particular? What does faith mean to you? Why do you attend church?

Serving (free)
“Welcome to the Serving Station. Here you will have the opportunity to serve some of the volunteers at Father’s Heart, by decorating these aprons, which we will be gifting to them next Saturday. Please feel free to draw, write encouragements, and or passages. We wish for this gift to be a blessing to them since they have been a blessing to so many others through their ministry. At the end of the decade, please remember to come to me for your stamp.”

Questions: Have you ever volunteered before? If so, what kinds of volunteer experiences have you had? What does ‘serving’ mean to you? Have you been to Father’s Heart? What causes are closest to your heart (i.e. hunger, education, poverty, joblessness, etc.)?

Exercise (free)
“Welcome to the Exercise Station. In case you didn’t know, less than 5% of adults participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each day. Here, you will be investing in your health and quality of life by breaking a little sweat. Please refer to the board for your exercise routine for today. At the end of the decade, please remember to come to me for your stamp. [play music]”

Questions: Do you exercise on a weekly basis? If no, why not? If yes, where and what do you do? What’s the toughest thing about leading a physically healthy life? What is the best part about leading a physically healthy life?

Hospital ($2)
“Welcome to the Hospital Station. We just want you to know that you are in the best of care and that we will do all that we can to cure you of your cancer. I am sorry to inform you that you will be bedridden for the decade. Please feel free to read a magazine or talk with your fellow cancer comrades. At the end of the decade, please remember to come to me for your stamp.”

Questions: Have you personally ever had to go to the hospital because you were very sick/hurt? Do you have loved ones that are not in good health or who have died from terminal illnesses?

Hobbies ($1)
“Welcome to the Hobbies Station. Please enjoy the activities we have laid out – sports balls, playing cards, etc. At the end of the decade, please remember to come to me for your stamp.”

Questions: What are you favorite hobbies/past-times? For how long have you had these interests? Are there any hobbies that you’re interested in getting in to?

Friends (free)
“Welcome to the Friends Station. Please pull up a chair and enjoy some soda pop and good conversation with one another. At the end of the decade, please remember to come to me for your stamp.”

Questions: Who do you consider your closest friends? Where did you meet them? Why are they the ones closest to you? What are your favorite memories with them?

Marriage ($2)
“Welcome to the Marriage Station, or shall I say…welcome to the beginning of the best adventure of your life. Today we will be reading vows to one another and at the end of the time, we will be giving you both a Marriage Certificate to fill out and take with you. I’d like to remind you that from this station forward, you and your spouse will need to travel to all other stations together. Before you leave, please remember to come to me for your stamp.”

Questions: Where did you meet your spouse? How did you know that you were ready for marriage? What’s been the best part about marriage? What’s the hardest part about marriage? What are you looking forward to most (in the future) as husband and wife?

Kids ($3)
“Welcome to the Kids Station. It is a great joy and privilege to be blessed with the opportunity and means to have children. Here, you will be “given” your child, which you are free to name and clothe. I’d like to remind you that from this station forward, you and your spouse will need to take your child with you to all other stations. Congratulations. Before you leave, please remember to come to me for your stamp.”

Questions: What have been the best parts of being a parent? What have been the hardest parts? What are you looking forward to most about your future with your child?