Volunteer

Contact Us if you'd like to help out.

In order to ensure the Got Guts 5K Run, Walk and Food Fair event runs smoothly and everyone has a great time, we are looking for volunteers to help before and during the event. Whether you want to help in a key role, or you can help before or at the event, we can find a position that works for you. Some examples of the areas where we need help:

If you are interested in volunteering in any of the above areas, or can offer services in other areas, or would like to be assigned to an area where we need the most help, please send an email to Mary.

Thanks to the volunteers who have already signed up! And, please remember that the proceeds from Got Guts support the work of the National Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) and our local GIG branch of Central and South Texas, so we encourage everyone to register.

For the details on each position
please download this document.
link to documentVolunteer Call Letter and Position Desriptions

Volunteer Director Assistant/Back-up
Help the Volunteer Director with planning and coordinating all volunteer positions. Participate in planning meetings and understand the roles of the volunteers. Assist in filling vacant volunteer positions and matching volunteers to appropriate roles. Contact the volunteers to ensure they understand their roles, reporting times and other pertinent information.

Food Fair Recruiter
Working with the Food Fair Coordinator, contact potential Food Fair vendors about participating in the Food Fair. Inform them of the various Food Fair participating levels and benefits of participating. Follow-up as necessary.

Promotion Assistant
Working with the Promotion Director, send out emails to potential participants (Running Clubs, other Celiac groups, National Celiac List serve, etc); Coordinate promotion volunteers to pass out brochures at coffee shops, running clubs, doctor's offices, bulletin boards, etc.; Pursue other PR related avenues (radio, newspapers, etc) to promote the event.

Awards Manager
Coordinate, order, and receive the awards for the runners; bring to the event; assist in the Awards process at the event.

Prize Drawing Coordinator
Coordinate and receive the prizes for the drawing; Coordinate the process for the prize drawing; Bring the prizes to the event and assist in the prize drawing.

Recycling Manager
Work with the Logistics Manager to ensure the appropriate number of trash cans and recycling boxes are ordered. Make sure they are placed throughout the event area. Coordinate team of volunteers to ensure trash and recycling are picked up throughout the event. Coordinate appropriate disposal of trash and recycling.

Parking Manager
Rope off areas for parking; manage parking volunteers.

In addition to the above key volunteer positions, we are looking for volunteers for the following:

  • Promotion volunteers
    (to pass out brochures)
  • Bag stuffers
  • Packet pick-up volunteers
    (Fri, Sep 9th and Sat, Sep 10th)
  • Happy Hour Party Planner and helpers
    (Happy Hour scheduled for Fri, Sep 9th)
  • Event, Course and Finish-Line set-up volunteers
    (day before the event)
  • Event set-up volunteers
    (morning of the event)
  • Transporters
    (we have lots of bags and material that need to get moved from one place to another throughout the planning process)
  • Parking volunteers
    direct participants where to park
  • Greeters
    greet the participants and direct them where to go
  • Timing volunteers
  • Race day registration volunteers
  • Food Fair volunteers
    help set up food fair, assist vendors as needed; distribute food to participants, clean-up/tear-down Food tent
  • Kid's 1K Volunteers
    Run with the kids, cheer them on, or help at the finish line
  • Water coordinators
    (pick-up water for the event)
  • Ice coordinators
    (pick-up ice for the event)
  • Volunteers to pass out water to runners
  • Transporter to take the water volunteers and water to their stations on the course
  • Clean-up and tear down volunteers