I received this in an email from Liz Shrout, the Executive Coordinator at the Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation, seems like a great opportunity!
“The Kansas City Marathon is quickly approaching on Saturday, October 21st. The Sports Commission is in GREAT need of Course Monitors along the race course. Course Monitors help us monitor intersections along the course and cheer on participants as they go by.
All volunteers are automatically entered for a chance to win prizes such as A Garmin Vivosmart3 and Southwest Airline Vouchers!
We also have a program called Grant Groups which allows us to donate $10 per volunteer back to organizations who register between 10-50 volunteers as a group. If you are interested in being a Grant Group, please let me know before you register so that I can set your group up in our system.
If interested in volunteering, below is the link where you can register to volunteer as a Course Monitor. Also listed below are the Course Monitor shifts available and in need of more volunteers.
Course Monitor Shifts Available:
Course Monitor Shift 1: 6:30-9:30 am
(Start-Mile 4, 10K, or 5K; Downtown/18th & Vine)
Course Monitor Shift 2: 6:45-10:45 am
(Mile 4-8: The Paseo/Gillham Park/Nelson-Atkins)
Course Monitor Shift 3: 7-11 am
(Mile 8-12: Brush Creek/The Paseo)
Course Monitor Shift 4: 7:15 am-12 pm
(Mile 12-16: Waldo/Ward Parkway)
Course Monitor Shift 5: 7:30 am-1 pm
(Mile 16-19: Ward Parkway)
Course Monitor Shift 6: 7:45 am-1:30 pm
(Mile 19-22: Loose Park/Ward Parkway)
Course Monitor Shift 7: 7-10:30 am
(Mile 22-Finish: Plaza/Westport/Midtown)
Any questions can be directed to Liz Shrout at Lshrout@sportkc.org”