The March of Dimes, March for Babies is coming to Kansas City on April 28, and they need volunteers!
The March for Babies raises money to expand programs and educate medical professionals to make sure that moms and babies get the best possible care. By marching or volunteering, you not only help to raise money, but you also advocate for policies that prioritize their health. You fund research to find solutions to the biggest health threats. And you support moms through every stage of the pregnancy journey, even when everything doesn’t go according to plan.
Volunteering at a race is so much fun and there are a lot of different areas that need help. Here is a list of volunteer roles:
Clean-Up – Assist with breaking down the event, bringing all supplies used at your station to the truck, box break down, trash clean up, break down table and chair, gather all signs used for the event, collect any rope or stakes, make sure all portable trash and recycle bins have been collected and returned to the truck. 1pm – 2 pm (10)
Event Registration – Greet attendees, register walkers, provide event info. 8am – 11am; 35 volunteers
Event Set-Up – Assist with setting up tables, chairs, tents, signs, stakes, rope, dress all tables with tablecloths, hang banners, unloading event supplies to all areas and stations. Unloading truck is 6am – 7am; (10); Tent set up 7am-9am (6); Banner setup 7am – 9am (6); Tablecloths 7am-9am (4).
Family Team Assistance – Assist family teams unloading and loading, volunteers will drive carts to help family team. 7:30am – 9:30am (2) 11am – 2pm (2)
First Aid, Information & Lost Kids Tent – Work with the radio operators and staff where lost children are brought to or where parents come to looking for their lost child. 9am-1pm; (2)
Food – Food truck load in, be available to answer questions, be point of contact for the food truck vendors, and have trucks breakdown/out by 2pm. 8am – 1pm (2)
Kids Zone – Collect waivers for all kid activities for the Kids Zone station, provide each child with a wristband, assist children entering/exiting at each inflatable for safety. 8:30am – 12:30pm; 11am – 2pm (25) for each shift (50) total.
Route – Provide direction to walkers and route safety, hand out water with high energy for walker/runners to keep them going! 10am – 12pm (6) (3 at each station)
Traffic Control – Direct traffic to the appropriate garage and keep cars off the route. Parking – At the garages north of Paige field, direct traffic into and out of the garages including sending cars to the next garage once one garage become full. 7:30am – 12pm (6) 11am – 2pm (6)
Trash – Assist with setting up the portable trash and recycle bins throughout the event area on Paige field and route. Monitor bins throughout the event and empty full bins. At the end of the event, empty all bins and return them to the truck. 9am- 1pm (10)
Volunteer Check-In – Check-in volunteers as they arrive for their shifts and distribute volunteer t-shirts to volunteers as they check-in for their shifts. am – 1pm (2)
Water – Water station setup on Paige field, providing water to walker/runners and keeping water troughs stocked. Water station setup 7am – 9am (2); Water troughs on Paige field 8am – 12pm (3); 11am – 2pm (3)
Why I Walk Tent – Making sure attendees have their beads and the sticker bibs are distributed. 9am – 1pm (2)
If you’re interested, contact Ashlee J. Sundermann at ashlee.sundermann@apo.org.
Happy Volunteering!