Pre-Event Volunteer Needs

Pre-event volunteers who work a minimum of 6 hours receive a complimentary registration.

Wednesday Night Volunteer Work Parties:
Join us select Wednesday evenings to help us process registrations, mail and fax, pack supplies and call new CBF members. We'll provide refreshments.
Packet Pickup:
Help distribute goody bags, T-shirts, and rider numbers to participants before the event at several downtown and suburban locations during day and evening hours - exact times and dates are TBD.
Event Set-Up:
Join our hard-working set-up crew on Saturday, May 24, the day before the ride. Help set up tables, arrange T-shirt boxes and unload boxes.
Outreach:
Be a bike messenger for a day and help distribute information to large residential buildings along the lakefront on Saturday, May 12 and Saturday, May 19.
Daytime Office Help:
Help us keep our office together during this busy time by answering phones and managing administrative projects.

Day-of-Event
Day-of-event volunteers receive a complimentary breakfast, BoA Bike the Drive
T-shirt and inclusion in the volunteer raffle.

Course Marshal:
Join a team to help direct riders safely along the course while offering encouragement. Course marshal teams will be stationed along the entire length of Lake Shore Drive.
Ride Marshal:
Cyclists experienced in bike repair and first aid are needed to patrol the route, fix flats and encourage safe bicycling for event participants. A limited number of ride marshals will be chosen based on experience. Attendance at a volunteer orientation is required.
Bike Ambassadors:
Similar to ride marshals, experienced cyclists ride along with participants to encourage safe bicycling, patrol the route and serve as an event representatives.
Rest Stop:
Be part of a team setting up a rest stop and serving fruit, snacks and water to our participants.
Festival:
Help our participants enjoy their event experience. Volunteers are needed to assist with registration, T-shirt and goody bag distribution, recycling and more.
Reunion Volunteers:
Volunteers supervise young riders who may have become separated from their loved ones. 
SAG Support:
We need safe drivers to rescue participants and bikes that break down. Don't have a car? That's OK. We have vehicles that need safe drivers.
Truck Drivers:
We’re seeking two people to drive the 18 ft. rest stop trucks from Columbus and Jackson to their designated locations, assist at the rest stops and then return the truck after the event. No trucking license required.
Signage Team:
We need a handful of folks to help hang signs in the festival area and along Lake Shore Drive before the event begins and to help collect them after the event is over.

Post-Event
Event Tear Down:
Join our hard-working breakdown crew on Sunday, May 25 after the ride. Help break down tables, repack supplies and load boxes onto trucks.
Signage:
Volunteers help remove signs at the festival, rest stops and along the route.

Management & Leadership Positions:
We still have a variety of manager and leadership positions to fill for Bank of America Bike The Drive. If you are interested in learning about the opportunities available please contact Christine at (312) 427-3325, ext. 223, or send her an e-mail.

Do you have a special skill that you think might be useful?
Or do you need more information?
Call Christine at (312) 427-3325, ext. 223, or send her an e-mail.