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Volunteer Opportunities, Longmont Recreation Services

Longmont Recreation Services is seeking volunteers for up-coming events! Great opportunities for families, adults and teens seeking volunteer or community service hours. Buddy requests will be honored, so volunteer with a friend today!

Click here to use our web-form to sign up for volunteering.

Longmont Kids Only Triathlon

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Centennial Pool, 1201 Alpine St

Volunteer Check-in: 7am

Time requested: 7am to approximately 11am

Position:

Course Marshals

Age requirement: without an adult, 16 years and older. Younger ages accepted with accompanying, supervising individual 16 years or older.

Responsibilities: Cheer, provide directional guidance, and Encourage participants in race.

Location: Will be on race course in the vicinity of Centennial Pool and the greater area of Centennial/Clark Park.

What to Bring: Come prepared for Colorado weather (can be hot or cool), wear sun screen and bring water bottle. If you desire hours counted towards community service or volunteer hours, please bring sheet to be signed.
Volunteers Provided: Volunteer/event T-shirt, coffee, bagels.

Look for the Volunteer Check In Sign in the grass area outside Centennial Pool.

Sign up for volunteering by contacting Terri at (303) 774-4694 or e-mail.

32nd Annual Longmont Triathlon

Be part of the longest running triathlon in the Continental United States!!!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Centennial Pool, 1201 Alpine St

Volunteer Check-in: 6am

Time requested: 6am to approximately 12pm

Position:

Course Marshals

Age requirement: without an adult, 16 years and older. Younger ages accepted with accompanying, supervising individual 16 years or older.

Responsibilities: Cheer, provide directional guidance, and Encourage participants in race.

Location: Will be on race course. Download course map. Transportation to reach stations a huge plus.

What to Bring: Come prepared for Colorado weather (can be hot or cool), wear sun screen and bring water bottle. If you desire hours counted towards community service or volunteer hours, please bring sheet to be signed.
Volunteers Provided: Bagels, a Box lunch provided by the Pumphouse Brewery, and a volunteer/event t-shirt at Check-In.

Look for the Volunteer Check In Sign in the grass area outside Centennial Pool.

Sign up for volunteering by contacting Terri at (303) 774-4694 or e-mail.

 

Longmont Turkey Trot

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Altona Middle School, 4600 Clover Basin Drive

Volunteer Check-in: 8am

Time Requested: 8am - 12pm noon

Positions:

All positions have the following age requirement: 16 without an adult, 14 and younger ages accepted with accompanying, supervising individual 16 years or older.

Water Tables

Responsibilities: Give out water to the runners.

Registration Table

Responsibilities: take day-of registrations, check-in pre-registered participants, give out tee-shirts and packets to race participants.

Course Marshals

Responsibilities: Cheer, provide directional guidance, and Encourage participants in race.

Location: Will be on race course in the vicinity of Altona Middle School and the greater area of south west Longmont.

What to Bring: Come prepared for Colorado weather (can be hot or cool), wear sun screen and bring water bottle. If you desire hours counted towards community service or volunteer hours, please bring sheet to be signed.


Volunteers receive:

Besides the satisfaction of giving back to your community by motivating and keeping the racers safe, you will be fed and will receive a cool event tee!

Look for the Volunteer Check-In Sign at Altona Middle School.

For further information and volunteer sign-up, contact Sara, (303) 774-4771, or e-mail.

Longmont Lights- Santa’s WorkshopLongmont Lights volunteers helping with Santa's Workshop

Friday, December 7, 2012

St Vrain Memorial Building, 700 Longs Peak Ave

Volunteer Check-in:4:30pm
Time Requested: 5pm-8:30pm
Positions Available: Lead and assist kids and parents with fun crafts and activities.
Contact: Terri (303) 774-4694 or e-mail.

CARA Swim Meet

Sunday, December TBA

Centennial Pool, 1201 Alpine St
Time Requested
: 7:30am- 11:30am
Positions Available: Timer- time the swim events; Runner- move the swim event cards from the timers the to ribbon table; Heater- organize the swim event cards into heats and lanes; Seater- give the kids their swim event cards and put them in their respective lanes.
Contact: Sara (303) 774-4771 or e-mail.

Winter Sprinter- Swim Meet for Adults!

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Centennial Pool, 1201 Alpine St
Time Requested: 8:30am-noon
Positions Available: Timer- time the swim events; Runner- move the swim event cards from the timers to the ribbon table; Heater- organize the swim event cards into heats and lanes;
Location: Centennial Pool- 1201 Alpine St., Longmont
Contact: Sara (303) 774-4771 or e-mail.

Underwater Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Centennial Pool, 1201 Alpine St

Volunteer Check-in: 12pm

Time Requested: 12-5pm

Position:

Face Painters/ In-Water Egg Dispensers (bring a swim suit!)/ Craft Assistants

Age requirements: without an adult, 13 years or older. Younger ages accepted with accompanying, supervising individual 16 years or older.

Responsibilities: varies by positions. Face Painters paint small designs on faces/hands of attending children (paint provided). The In-Water Egg Dispensers are in the pool (generally in the shallow or 3-4 foot deep water) and take the eggs gathered by children and pour them out so they can be retrieved again and again. Craft Assistants help engage children in the arts and crafts available in the multipurpose room overlooking the pool; helping children and refilling supplies as needed.

What to bring: for dry-land work - dress in layers for your comfort. In-water volunteers: please bring a swim suit and towel.

Sign up for volunteering by contacting Elizabeth at (303) 651-8408 or e-mail.

Mud Hen 5K Run

Saturday, April 28, 2012

McIntosh Lake

Volunteer Check-in: 8:30am

Time Requested: 8:30am-11am

Position:

Registration/Water Station/Finish Line Assistance

Age requirement: without an adult, 15 years and older. Younger ages accepted with accompanying, supervising individual 16 years or older.

Responsibilities: Assist with directional guidance of runner prior to race start during packet pick-up and registration. At a water station: cheer and encourage participants in the race while keeping water cups filled and helping to pick up discarded cups. At the finish line, assist with collecting bib strips from racers after they complete the race in the finish line chute.

What to Bring: Come prepared for Colorado weather (can be hot or cool), wear sun screen and bring water bottle. If you desire hours counted towards community service or volunteer hours, please bring sheet to be signed.

Volunteers provided: Besides the satisfaction of giving back to your community by motivating and keeping the racers safe, you will receive a cool event tee!

Check-in at the registration pavilion in Dawson Park by the silver sculpture.

Sign up for volunteering by contacting Terri at (303) 774-4694 or e-mail.

 

 

Last updated 1/17/2012 by S. Dabney (303) 774-4827

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