
clothes-pin is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that facilitates the donation of cast-off marathon clothing to homeless shelters. To date they have collected in excess of 50,000 articles of clothing and thousands of pairs of sneakers.
When
Friday, October 5th and Saturday, October 6th
Where
Along the race course
Time Commitment
Shifts are 4-6 hours
Duties
- Crowd Control
- Course Direction
- Exchange Point Mgnt
- Time Keeping
- Course Supervision
Perks
- Race Official T-shirt
- Race Packet
- Access to all events
Volunteer Requirement
All LOCAL teams must provide three (3) volunteers to help along the race course (sorry, van drivers do not count as volunteers). Teams are considered local if they have 1 or more team members within 100 miles of any point on the course.
If no one on your teams lives within 100 miles of any point on the course, contact the race director to receive an exemption from your volunteer requirements.
Volunteer Sign-Up
Volunteer shifts open 6 - 8 weeks prior to the race date. Team captains can login and invite volunteers to join their team, using the “Invite Volunteers” feature.
Volunteer Prerequisites
Volunteers must:
- Be at least 16 years old and have a valid drivers license
- Be physically able to perform their assigned duties; walking, lifting, etc.
- Provide their own transportation to and from their assigned location
- Wear their official volunteer T-shirt while at their assigned location
- Committ to fulfill assigned volunteer time at assigned location
Pay for Volunteers
Having trouble recruiting volunteers? Want to make a difference in your community? Now you can take care of both.
As an alternative to recruiting your own volunteers, teams may pay to have volunteers recruited for them. The charity receives a donation when they provide a volunteer for your team.
Deadline: October 1, 2012
Required Amount: $120.00 per volunteer
Team Captains can pay for volunteers from the team page. Login.
Teams that have not raised the required amount by October 1, 2012 will be required to provide their own volunteers.


