Dear Lawrence ½ Marathon and 5k Volunteer,
Thanks so much for volunteering to take on a major role for the first annual Lawrence ½ Marathon and 5k.  Please read these job descriptions carefully.   We would like you to write down the top three choices of the positions you feel you would be able to devote the necessary amount of thought, time, and energy to.   All of these roles are important to the continued success of the Run.  Feel free to contact us to ask more detailed questions about a position.  Our email is srmriley@sunflower.com and our phone is 842-4351.
We will contact you individually about the position you have volunteered for.
							
								Steve and Marcia

Chairperson committees for the Lawrence ½ marathon and 5k
M means  that you report to Marcia, and the  S means that you report to Steve.

Sponsor assistant: (1) Helps Marcia with obtaining sponsors, delivering sponsor signs, mugs, entries, and t-shirts for those sponsors who didn’t attend the race. (M)

Food fest coordinators: (2) Arranging for home baked goods, contacting local businesses, A &E yogurt, Great Harvest Bread Co., the Merc, Hyvee, etc. (Marcia already did this part. You would follow up) Contacting volunteers about their donations and where to drop them.  Responsible for the drop off, the division of goods on Saturday and the entire morning of the food fest, clean up and distribution of the leftover food.  (M)

Volunteer coordinator:(3)  Help find volunteers for the run (Bob Sanner is also going to be helping with this). (M & S)

Course Volunteer Director: (1) Oversees the ½ marathon and 5k courses. In charge of course set up. (S)

	Course Captains (8):  Responsible for getting volunteers (you will have help if needed) for your area, knowledge of all details of your portion of the course, instructing your volunteers, setting up certain parts of your section on race day, cleaning up the area (sweeping if necessary) before and after the race. (S)

 Water station coordinator: (1) Arranging for water station volunteers.  (Marcia is going to contact the neighborhood organizations)  Coordinating with the water station captains, arranging for water, jugs, cups, PowerAde, etc., coordinating getting the supplies to the water stations on race day, training the volunteers).( M) and S.
	Water Station Captains (5):  Responsible for securing and training volunteers for your water station, picking up supplies, and being in charge of the water station. (S)

Parking coordinator: (1) In charge of coordinating and directing the parking before the race.  Finding volunteers. (M and S)

Finish Line Assistant Director (1): Steve will direct this person to be in charge of finish line volunteers and monitor it during the 5k and ½ marathon. (S)

Registration Assistant (1):  Marcia is in charge of registration.  This person will assist in finding volunteers and overseeing registration when Marcia can’t be there on race day. (M)

Fun Run Director: (1)  (In charge of making sure the Fun Run course is marked and cleaned, and volunteers are in place.  Be sure the path is swept clear of gravel.  Setting up some parts of the course.  Responsible for starting run at 10:30, have ribbons ready to hand out at finish (Saasha and Dan Huston’s family is doing it this year.) (S)

Entries:  Helps distribute entry forms around the community, to sponsors,  and to races.(Marcia will give you a list)  Will go to some races to hand them out if Steve and Marcia can’t go. (M)

Set up (1):  In charge of getting and helping direct volunteers on Saturday and Sunday to help set up for the race. (M and S)

Clean up: (1) In charge of getting and helping direct volunteers in the clean up after the race. (M and S)

Equipment Transportation (1):  In charge of picking up equipment(cones, barricades, water jugs, tables, computers, etc.) and transporting it to the race site and then back again. (M and S)

Adopt a Port-a-john Director (1):  In charge of obtaining sponsors for the portajohns. (We already have 3, with 20 or so to go).  Making sure the port-a-johns are labeled with a sign, contacting sponsors about decorating them, make sure they are stocked with tp, and cleaning them up after the race.  (M)
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