Volunteer Duties Click on the task below to see more details.
Set-up Crew - 5:00 am
Help with unloading and placing boxes and supplies in the tents in preparation for the event. Organize tables in the tents and place tablecloths on the tables. Assist as necessary in setting up the event.
Volunteer Check-in
Volunteers are needed to assist at the volunteer tent. These volunteers will check-in other volunteers, give them their assignments and hand out volunteer vests according to a master list.
Signage & Banners
You will help with placing the 5K signs along the route; place signs in the general Duke area to direct people to the event; and help with hanging banners on the event tents.
Welcome Tent & Greeters
As a greeter you will welcome attendees, answer questions, and direct people to the Walk registration and 5K check-in tents. Greeters will have logistic maps to help direct people.
5K Check-in & Registration
Volunteers will assist with set-up of the 5K registration and pre-registered check-in, collect registration fees, help at the 5K finish line, collect timing chips from runners, and assist with 5K awards.
Walk Registration
You will handle the event day registration of participants, collect donations for teams, prepare donations for data entry, and be prepared to answer questions and give directions for the event area.
Food Tent - Breakfast & Lunch
You will assist in setting up the food tent and keep the food area well stocked with bagels, fruit, and water. At the end of breakfast, you will help transition the breakfast area to lunch.
Water Stations & Soda/Drink Tent
At arrival, you will assist with setting up cups of water for the 5K participants before and after the run and then for the event attendees. Soda/drink volunteers will assist with icing down and dispensing drinks to the crowd.
T-Shirts
Volunteers will assist in the set-up of the T-shirt tent and then distribute event T-shirts to registered participants.
Kids Zone
Volunteers will assist with setting up the crafts and games. Volunteers are needed to monitor each Blow-up Jumpy House, supervise the crafts and activities, and monitor the safety of the children participating in the Kids Zone.
Team Photos
Volunteers will check in teams who pre-registered for their team picture, appoint time for teams who did not pre-register for a picture; organize where the teams will wait, and assist the teams onto the bleachers and off the picture site.
Silent Auction
You will help with setting up tables and auction items, monitor guests as they place their bids, when bidding concludes you will help with marking the winner on the bid sheets, answer questions about the items, and help distribute items to the purchaser.
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