2007 Statistics
A group of Holiday Express Volunteers and Comcast Giving Partners before the
2007 event at School For Children, Eatontown, NJ
2007 event at School For Children, Eatontown, NJ
54 Events in 35 Days
11 New Venues
2 Events cancelled due to construction and bad weather
6 Public Performances
Dinner Dance, NJPAC, 2 Count Basie Shows, Big Joe Henry Show at Jenkinson’s,
Red Bank Town Lighting
600+ Volunteers – Warehouse, Events and Musicians
Volunteer Time and Tasks
- 300 Adult and Junior Volunteers worked in the Warehouse during November and December in morning and afternoon shifts
- These volunteers put in approximately 8,500 hours sorting donations, packing gift bags, loading trucks, assembling boxes and flattening cardboard (we have lots of cardboard!)
- Over 15,000 Gift Bags were packed
- Unisex bags – 5,204, Men’s bags – 5,270, Women’s bags – 2,864,
Children’s bags – 1,935 - Most gifts were packed in a special Holiday Express logo duffel, tote or backpack
- At an average cost of $40 per gift bag, the value of the Gift Bags for the 2007 season totaled in excess of $600,000
Events
- An average of 16 Volunteer Elves attended each event
- All Events were coordinated by an Event Manager and an Assistant Event Manager
- An average of 15 musicians performed at each event
- 4 hours is the total time to produce each event, including travel
- At 54 events, the Elves and Musicians volunteered over 6,700 hours in 35 days and traveled 2,000 miles
- More than 300 gifts were raffled off, including iPods, warm clothing, toys, housewares, bikes, watches, personal CD players and sports equipment
- “Wish list” items fulfilled through the Giving Partners Program were valued at over $40,000
- Over 10,000 meals were served and drinks poured
- Thousands of golden halos were donned, faces painted, hands tattooed and songs sung
- Countless (and priceless) boos for the Grinch, hugs for Frosty, Elmo and Rudolph, and
wide-eyed smiles for Santa