Volunteer for this event
Volunteer details
We need you!
Volunteers play a key role in the successful delivery of the Logan Fun Run Presented by Ray White AKG!
We encourage you to be involved on the event day, to be a part of a great event, learn new skills, make new friends and gain experience to take into your career.
See the role description below to see the variety of roles we are looking to fill and complete the registration form via the link at the bottom of the page.
Volunteer incentives
In exchange for your hard work and dedication, you will receive the following incentives as part of the Griffith Sport Event Leaders program:
- Certificate of Appreciation*
- Event Crew Cap and Bag
- Sponsor discounts and benefits from event partners
- Event Leader Awards Night Party with 'Event Leader of the Year' and 'Event Spirit' Awards for outstanding service*
- Years of Service recognition pins*
- Professional Written Reference if requested*
- Free lunch & snacks on Bump-In Days
- Have fun and socialise with like-minded people. Make incredible Friends!
- Learn invaluable practical skills that are certain to increase your graduate job prospects
*to be eligible you are required to volunteer for both the Logan Fun Run and Toohey Trail Run events (including the compulsory event days on Sunday)
Role Descriptions
Course Marshall
- Be positioned along the course to direct along the correct course.
- Manage pedestrians and supports along the course to ensure pedestrians to be careful and stick to the left where possible.
- Provide encouragement to runners as they compete.
Colour Crew
- Be positioned along the 2km course to distribute coloured powder on participants as they pass by.
- Manage pedestrians and supports along the course to ensure pedestrians to be careful and stick to the left where possible.
- Provide encouragement to runners as they compete.
Water Station Assistant
- Set up table and signage at water station location.
- Ensure runners have access to water throughout the race.
- Provide encouragement to runners as they compete.
Recovery Station Assistant
- Set up and manage the recovery station.
- Ensure runners have access to water and products at the recovery station at the end of their races.
- Ensure food hygiene requirements are being met.
Race Pack Collection/Event Precinct Assistant
- Distribute race packs, race numbers and pre-purchased merchandise to runners.
- Distribute team packs to team captains on behalf of all team members.
- Take on-the-day registrations and sell available merchandise.
- Answer general information questions as required.
- Direct runners to key areas within the event precinct.
- Assist other event precinct areas as required.
- Bag drop, recovery, presentations
- Answer race specific questions.
- Escalate difficult registration questions to the Registration Manager
Bag Drop Assistant/Event Precinct Assistant
- Collect bags from runners, attach a bag tag with the runners bib number & place bag on table allocated for race distance.
- Keep bags in a neat order to ease distribution.
- Assist other areas in event precinct as required.
Timing Marshall
- Assist with escorting runners to the start line for their correct race starts.
- Assist the timing contractor to confirm athlete bib numbers as they cross the line to determine place winners.
- Direct all runners crossing the finish line to the recovery area to ensure there is not a build up at the finish line.
- Cheer runners across the line to ensure they finish with their ‘runners high’.
- Ensure finished runners remove their bibs before moving to a position along the finish chute to cheer on friends and family.
