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Walk to Cure Arthritis - Event Day Volunteers Needed!

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ORGANIZATION: Arthritis Foundation - Eastern Pennsylvania

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The Arthritis Foundation is boldly pursuing a cure for America's #1 cause of disability while championing the fight to conquer arthritis with life-changing science, resources, advocacy, and community connections.

Through the Foundation's signature walk event, Walk to Cure Arthritis (WTCA), communities across the country unite to help find solutions, better treatments, and a cure for Arthritis, a disease that affects nearly 60 million adults and 300,000 children, once and for all.

To make this event a success, we are looking to YOU to be one of our day-of event volunteers to assist us with things like...

Event Set-Up: 6:00am - 8:00am

Assist with event set-up, layout, decoration, tables/chairs and signage.

Volunteer Registration: 6:00am - 10:00am

Register/check-in volunteers, hand-out volunteer t-shirts, direct volunteers to their stations.

Registration Area: 7:45am - 10:15am

Register new participants or hand out prizes and t-shirts to qualified participants. It will be loud and busy, so good listening and multi-tasking skills are essential for this job.

Refreshment Area: 7:45am - 10:15am

Hand out snacks and refreshments to participants, replenish as needed and keep area clean

Cheer Zone: 9:15am - 11:00am

Work with event officials to cheer on walkers!

Kids Area: 7:45am - 9:45am

Work in the kids area to help kids with crafts, games, face painting and activities.

Event Break-Down: 9:45am - 12:00pm

Assist with event break-down (taking down decorations, tables/chairs and signage)

Photographers & Entertainment: 8:00am - 12:00pm

Singers, bands, balloon artists, characters, face painting, massage therapists etc.

Planning committee member positions are also available. Check out our other positions to learn more!

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About Arthritis Foundation - Eastern Pennsylvania

Location:

Remote Office, Philadelphia, PA 19106, US

Mission Statement

The Arthritis Foundation is boldly pursuing a cure for America's #1 cause of disability while championing the fight to conquer arthritis with life-changing science, resources, advocacy and community connections.

Description

The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions. Founded in 1948, the Arthritis Foundation has multiple service points located throughout the country. The Arthritis Foundation is the largest private, not-for-profit contributor to arthritis research in the world, funding more than $380 million in research grants since 1948. The foundation helps people take control of arthritis by providing public health education; pursuing public policy and legislation; and conducting evidence-based programs to improve the quality of life for those living with arthritis.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Health & Medicine
Sports & Recreation
Community, Health & Medicine, Sports & Recreation

WHEN

Sat Jun 07, 2025
06:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WHERE

Montgomery County Community College340 DeKalb PikeBlue Bell, PA 19422

(40.1772,-75.27939)
 

SKILLS

  • Customer Service
  • Multi-Tasking
  • People Skills
  • Problem Solving

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
  • Must be at least 10
  • The ideal people would be willing to commit several hours day of the event which will be held on June 7, 2025.
  • A willingness to have a great time while helping a great cause!

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