VOLUNTEER ROLES
Event Day roles (Sunday, 13 October 2024)
As an Event-Day volunteer you will receive:
- An official Fred Hollows Foundation Volunteer t-shirt and a saftey vest to wear on the day
- Refreshments during shift
- Regular breaks as required
- Full briefing about role and expectations
- A guaranteed awesome day of fun
- One free entry for a future Sydney Harbour Hike
- Volunteer Certifiate of Appreciation signed by Gabi Hollows AO
We would love for all volunteers to be able to perform more than one shift if possible. Feel free to register with a friend. You are also welcome to fill any vacant position on event day - just ask your Team Leader!
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1. Start Line Set-up and Registration
Location: Bondi Beach (North Bondi SLSC)
Time: 06:00am – 08:30am
Role description:
- Set up tables
- Unpack boxes
- Set up flags and banners
- Check participants in and help with team changes
- Allocate bib numbers
- Ensure that all participants understand the event and timing processes.
* This role may require some lifting.
We are seeking 6 volunteers for this location
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2. Finish Line Set-Up and Pack-Down
Location: Bradfield Park South / Broughton Street Lookout (North Sydney):
Time: 09:00am – 14:30pm AND/OR 13:30pm – 19:00pm
Role description:
- Set up / dismantle marquees and tables
- Unpack / pack
- Set up / dismantle flags and banners
- Handing out finish line medals and goodie bags
- Handing out refreshments to participants
- Cheering and celebrating with the participants as they cross the finish line
- Giving directions
* This role may require some lifting.
We are seeking 8 volunteers for each shift
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3. Road Marshall
Location: various locations along the route
Time: To be advised in more detail shortly
Role description:
As Marshall, you are responsible for the safety of participants along your section of the route. In this role you will be responsible for:
- Giving directions
- Conducting safe street crossing
- Keeping participants motivated and moving along
Additional information:
- You are welcome to bring your own seat if you’d prefer or need to sit
- You may be on your own (in safe areas)
- You may be required to use two-way radios to call for assistance or first aid
- You may need your own vehicle to get to some locations, but this is not essential for all locations (please state whether you have access to a vehicle when registering)
- There will be occasional quiet times so you are welcome to bring a book.
- Bring some snacks, water, sun lotion and a hat with you.
We are seeking 12 volunteers for these roles
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4. Rose Bay Check Point
Location: Lynne Park, Rose Bay
Time: 08:00am - 12:00pm AND/OR 11:30am - 15:30pm
Role description:
- Set up / dismantle checkpoints: marquees tables flags and banners
- Hand out refreshments to participants
- Give directions
- Keeping participants motivated and moving along
* This role may require some lifting.
We are seeking 12 volunteers for these roles (minimum 6 volunteers per shift and checkpoint)
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5. Volunteer Team Leader
Location: various points along route
Time: see shift times of other roles
As Team Leader you will be required to attend a virtual briefing before the event day. On the day you are required to arrive 10 minutes before your shift. You will be supervising the volunteers, arranging breaks and helping the event organiser to make sure day runs smoothly.
This role is ideal for anyone with team leadership experience.
We are seeking up to 4 volunteers for this role.
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6. Course Sweeper
Location: Walking along the route (Start Line to Rosebay OR Rosebay to Finish Line)
As a Course Sweeper you will follow behind the participants along the route making sure all tape markings and signage has been removed and properly disposed.
You will also be responsible for checking that no participant has been left behind on the course.
You must be reasonably fit for this role to cover the 15-18km in 4 hours.
*Course Sweepers will receive a $200 SpecSavers Gift Voucher for helping us close the event.
We need to 4 volunteers for this role. (2 sweeper for each section)
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Pre-Event Day Volunteer Roles
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7. Letterbox drops to local residents and businesses along the route
- Date/Time: Early October
- Seeking 4 volunteers
8. In-house packing and mailing of t-shirts and other collateral to participants
- Date/Time: Every Friday morning for 2-3 hours at The Foundation's Sydney Office, September to early October
- Seeking 2 volunteers
For any questions, please call us on 1800 627 892 or email us at harbourhike@hollows.org
