2008 Volunteer Descriptions
Course Marshals – Assigned a designated area along the race course to assist with the coordination and safety of the field of play for all race venues; keep the course clear of pedestrians, spectators, cars, etc; PR Ambassador: keep spectators informed.Media:
- Start Cities: Assist with distribution of media credentials at Media Check-in.
- Finish Cities: Assist Tour Media Operations staff in the Media Office: Assist with Credential distribution, Serve as “runners”, assist with general Q&A and office set-up.
Medical Control - Athlete escorts to and from Medical Tent for post-race testing.
Security – Assist Tour Security Staff with access-control, including on-course, hospitality, awards, green room and press conference. Will be provided special Security T-shirt.
Site Decoration/Restoration – Assist Logistics Crew with hanging and tear-down of banners:
on-course, hospitality, etc. Broken into Two Shifts (Morning Set-up and Load-in:2 hrs.; Afternoon Breakdown 2 hrs.).
Lifestyle Festival EXPO –Assist Tour Lifestyle Festival Staff with Expo coordination: guide vendors and Exhibitors to their tents for set-up; assist with Festival logistics as needed; assist with Marketing activities in EXPO. Broken into Two Shifts (Morning Set-up and Load-in:2 hrs.; Afternoon Runners/Activities and Breakdown 2 hrs.).
Sweepstakes/Economic Impact Surveyors - Responsible for ensuring each person attending the Festival is aware of our Sweepstakes and has had a chance to enter.
The main reason for us conducting surveys and sweepstakes throughout the Tour is to better understand who our customers are, the economic impact created in each host city and build our database, to ensure next year’s event is another successful one.
This position assists the onsite Survey/Sweepstakes Coordinator both pre and post-Festival.
Volunteer Check-in – Assist LOC Volunteer Coordinator with set-up, check-in/registration and deployment.
