Join the team!
We are in need of volunteers for our upcoming Run For Women event on Saturday April 20, 2024. The Victoria Run for Women will help fundraise and support our women’s mental health programs. Last year, all funds raised went towards supporting the development of our new Living Life to the Full program, Enjoy Your Baby. This program aims to help new mothers and post-partum mental health. With continued this year’s continued support from the Run for Women and Shopper’s Foundation, we hope to soon launch Enjoy Your Baby for new parents in BC.
Apply Here: Run For Women – Victoria 2024
Great races don’t happen without great volunteers! All volunteers will receive a volunteer vest (to be returned after the event), and a swag bag!
All positions are open to high school students in order to collect community service hours. See the Volunteer job descriptions below!
Available Positions:
Event Site
Race Kit Pickup (2-3 volunteers per shift/per location)
Timing: 3 days before event (at local Running Room), and morning of event (at event location)
- Comfortable interacting 1 on 1 with participants, in a friendly and welcoming manner
- Check in participants, and register new participants for the event
- Provide participants with any event specific information/reminders if required
- Hand participants assigned bib, and correct t-shirt size
Swag Bag (8-10 volunteers)
Timing: event day
- Comfortable standing for a period of time, and able to move in a quick manner
- Hand out swag bags and additional swag items to participants
- Break down packaging/boxes as bags are handed out
- Clean up swag-bag area once all bags have been distributed
Bag Check (2 volunteers)
Timing: event day
- Comfortable interacting 1 on 1 with participants
- Must be organized and responsible for storing participants personal belongings
- Collect participants bags/coats, and store them for the duration of the event
- Re-distribute personal belongings post-event
Finish Line (4-6 volunteers)
Timing: event day
- Hand out finisher bracelets, and Little Steps medals as participants cross the finish line
- Congratulate participants as they cross the finish line
- Hand out water bottles to participants as they cross the finish line
Food Tent (4 volunteers)
Timing: event day
- Hand out finishers food as participants complete their 5K or 10K
- Monitor food distribution to ensure participants take what is allotted for each individual
- Clean up garbage/packaging throughout the event/end of the event
Course Volunteers
Water Stations (10 volunteers)
Timing: event day
- Comfortable standing throughout the 5K/10K event, may be required to walk to water station location
- Pre-fill cups of water prior to the event starting
- Hand out cups of water as participants pass the water station
- Clean up waste throughout the event/following the event
Course Marshal (15-20 volunteers- depending on City)
Timing: event day
- Comfortable standing throughout the 5K/10K event, may be required to walk to water station location
- Comfortable directing participants
- Cheer participants on as they pass on the course
- Communicate required information to participants as they pass their location on the course ex- direction, watch your step etc.