St. Jude Walk Phoenix - Volunteer Chair

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Thank you for your interest in being a part of the St. Jude Walk planning committee! We are so thankful for you and your commitment to the kids of St. Jude! This year the St. Jude Walk (SJW) will take place in October 2025 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. We are seeking volunteers interested in fulfilling any of the following roles for our 2025 St. Jude Walk Committee: Corporate Chair, Event Chair, Sponsorship Chair, Awareness Chair, Young Professional Chair, Social Media Chair, Volunteer Chair, and General Committee Members. We are always open to finding a spot for your unique skillset among our team!

Committee Objective: Lead. Inspire. Connect. Give. By participating on our SJWR Committee, we are looking to you to help engage new and existing sponsors, donors, and teams to ensure we raise the necessary awareness and funds for our event. Leverage your leadership by inspiring your network to get involved with our mission. By doing so, we are one step closer to fulfilling Danny Thomas’ legacy that "no child should die in the dawn of life."

The Volunteer Chair is creative, well organized, and able to build or leverage relationships with the community to recruit volunteers to support the overall event experience. This individual is passionate about the mission of St. Jude and able to recruit a high volume of volunteers.

Responsibilities (in partnership with Event Chair & Event Experience Chair):

• Be the voice and champion of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in your community.
• Identify and work closely with Event Experience Chair to identify all volunteer jobs and recruitment goals for each area needing volunteer support.
• Create outreach list of potential volunteer groups, including service clubs and high school
  organizations.
• Recruit, train and communicate with day-of event volunteers.
• Oversee volunteer check-in on Walk Day.
• Attend scheduled committee meetings and provide volunteer report to the Event Experience Chair and committee.
• Communicate effectively and regularly with event experience committee via regular meetings, phone calls and emails to monitor progress and drive accountability on assigned areas to ensure overall event goals are met.
• Ensure volunteers are thanked and recognized for their support.

Time Commitment: Approximately 4 hours a month (possibly more during August/September)

Committee Expectations for all Members and Chairs:

• Attend 70% of the committee meetings, in-person or by zoom as communicated by chair and ALSAC staff
• Register and create your own team and actively recruit individuals to join your walk team
• Write or Raise: Actively fundraise for your walk team or secure a sponsors with a minimum of $2,500
• Provide five (5) prospects for potential sponsorship asks
• Recruit three (3) teams to participate in the St. Jude Walk
• Participate in kick-off party, wrap up event and other walk related activities
• Be accessible to St. Jude staff, and/or Event Chairs by responding promptly to requests via email or phone updates.
• Serve as a St. Jude ambassador in the community