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CN Cycle for CHEO Needs Volunteers
(16 years of age and up)
Be a CN Cycle for CHEO volunteer on Sunday, May 6th at the Canadian War Museum and help support the needs of children with cancer. These children and their families need our help. As a volunteer, you truly can make a difference!
AS A VOLUNTEER, YOU'LL RECEIVE:
- Orientation
- Lunch
- A special short-sleeved CN Cycle for CHEO volunteer T-shirt
- Entry into the exclusive volunteer prize draw
- A fun time and the satisfaction of helping a great cause
Volunteer Opportunities
Bike Check assistants register and park bicycles in a supervised parking compound.
Data Entry assistants input participant information and dollars pledged onto an Excel spreadsheet. Computer and Excel experience required. (Data entry sessions are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on May 5th; 7 a.m. - Noon on May 6th)
Food Services assistants, working in the main staging area, make and distribute coffee, hand out water and other refreshments.
Registration assistants review registration forms, verify pledge dollars, issue numbered bibs, calculate prize entitlements and ballots for prize draws (based on $ collected), distribute T-shirts and prizes, tidy work area and pack-up at end of shift. (Registration sessions are 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. on May 4th; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on May 5th; 7 a.m. - Noon on May 6th)
Rest Stop assistants cut up and serve fruit, distribute water and pick up litter.
Route assistants assemble and place barricades and pylons along the route (transportation to and from station will be provided), direct cyclists, inline skaters and walkers, inform motorists of road closures, and take down pylons and barricades following the event. Route assistants work in pairs, so why not enlist a friend to help out as well?
Route Captains and Marshalls travel the route and provide support to the route assistants, and liaise with the route chair, police, and medical officials.
Site assistants help out as required in the main staging area, including: directing suppliers to exhibit area, troubleshooting, assisting with set up, take down and litter control, and assisting suppliers and exhibitors.
Volunteer assistants provide assistance and information to all volunteers, register volunteers, hand out T-shirts, lunch coupons, site maps, and help volunteers quickly locate their work area or contact person.
Volunteers need to be on-site between 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. on May 6th for check-in. Most assignments are finished by 1 p.m.
Registration
Volunteers can register online or download a volunteer registration form which they can either mail in or fax to (613) 738-4868.
You may also mail a completed registration form to:
CN Cycle for CHEO
CHEO Foundation
415 Smyth
Ottawa, ON
K1H 8M8
You will be contacted by mid-April confirming the time and area for which you have been scheduled. For more information, call the CN Cycle for CHEO hotline at (613) 737-7979 or e-mail volunteers@cncycle.ca. Your support is appreciated.
