5k Event Volunteers!

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The Girls on the Run 5K is a non-competitive run/walk event to celebrate the culmination of the Girls on the Run season. More than 1,700 girls 8-14 years of age will participate, along with their coaches, friends, family, teachers and community members. During the course of our ten-week programs, the girls learn about self-respect and healthy living while training for the 5K with the help of their incredible volunteer coaches. As girls from across Southeastern Michigan come together to achieve their goals on 5K day, they will depend on volunteers like you to help them have a safe and inspiring experience!

To sign up, email info@girlsontherunsemi.org

Course Marshal & Course Marshal Set-Up: Help set up the course, as needed and transition into Course Marshals to provide direction to keep participants on course, alert medical support if participants need medical attention, monitor that the route remains safe, and cheer for participants (18 and older, 6:30 am - 11:00 am)

Course Marshal: Volunteers will be stationed throughout the course to provide direction to keep participants on course, alert medical support if participants need medical attention, monitor that the route remains safe, and cheer for participants. (18 and older, 7:30 am - 11:00 am)

Water Station with Set-Up: This set of Water Station volunteers arrive a little earlier to help set up the tables and get the supplies to the water station locations. (12 and older 6:30 am - 11:00 am)

Water Station: Water station volunteers hand out water to participants and cheer them on! Each of our water stations has a theme and costumes will be provided! (12 and older 8:00 am - 11:00 am)

Packet Pick-Up: Volunteers assist in checking in pre-registered participants and distributing shirts and bib numbers. (6:00 am - 9:00 am)

Post-Event Refreshments: Set up and hand out food to participants after they finish. (8:00 am - 11:00 am)

Start/ Finish Line: Volunteers help set up wave start corrals along the starting line and direct participants to the start. Additionally, volunteers organize the finisher medals and cheer for the finishers and help tear-down the chute when the 5k is complete. (18 and older; 7:45 am - 11:00 am)

Celebration Expo, AM: Energetic volunteers help set up the Celebration Expo area and make sure families are enjoying the Celebration Expo activities. (12 and older, 6:00 am - 8:30 am)

Celebration Expo, PM: Energetic volunteers help set up the Celebration Expo area and make sure families are enjoying the Celebration Expo activities. (12 and older, 8:30 am - 11:30 am)

Green Team AM: Throughout the morning, volunteers monitor event cleanliness, change recycling bins and load trucks as needed. (8:00 am - 11:00 am)

Green Team PM: These awesome volunteers stick around after the 5k and Celebration Expo are complete to get things back in order! They finish up the clean up of the University of Michigan lots, load the supplies into our trucks and unload them at our local storage unit. (10:30 am - 1:30 pm)

Course Entertainment and Spirit: If you have a performance group (cheer team, musicians) who would like to perform at our 5k Event, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at Rhonda@girlsontherunsemi.org for more details! (7:30 am - 11:00 am)