Volunteers Can Sign-up Online Now

posted by Meghan Lyons, Volunteer Registration Manager

If you’ve volunteered in the past for Komen Indianapolis Race for the Cure or Paint the Town Pink, odds are I’ve had the pleasure of working with you at some point. For the past four years I’ve served on the Race Executive Planning Committee and one of the many hats I wear is managing volunteer registration (I also manage Paint the Town Pink and am the co-chair for Special Programs).

I have to admit, Race for the Cure is definitely one of my favorite events. I look forward to this event every year – and right now I’m looking forward to signing volunteers up for the Race.

Managing volunteer registration is no small task, but I love it. As you can imagine, volunteers are critical to the success of the Race. Last year alone, we had a total of 614 volunteer shifts. We certainly couldn’t put on this massive event if we didn’t have the support of our volunteers. We truly appreciate all of our volunteers and all of their hard work!

Volunteers can now sign-up online. It’s easy, really. Just visit our volunteer Race page, download the volunteer job descriptions to see what interests you and then visit the volunteer sign-up site to select your job and see the available shifts.

While we have a lot of volunteer positions open right now, we have a lot of committed volunteers who come back year after year to volunteer for their favorite jobs. I recommend signing up early so you get the volunteer position you want.

New for 2010 - all online race participants will get their t-shirt packet mailed to them (a part of our “Pink Goes Green” initiative). Thanks to this amazing feature, we will only be at the IUPUI Surplus Warehouse on Thursday and Friday, which means we’ll need fewer volunteers Race Week – another reason to sign-up early.

On behalf of everyone on the Race Executive Committee, thank you for your interest, time and commitment to the Race. As a volunteer, you are helping us get one step closer to the Cure!