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2025 Race Against Racism

Sat April 26, 2025 Fort Wayne, IN 46805 US Directions

Course Director

April 26, 2025

Details

Course Directors will be stationed throughout the course in small groups to make sure participants know where to go and to cheer participants on.

Location

Throughout the 5K course. Report to Walb Circle, the check-in tent. Parking in garage P2.

Resources Needed

Course map - 10 - 20
Instructions for emergencies? - 10 - 20

Floater

April 26, 2025

Details

Willing to volunteer and pitch in wherever help is needed.

Location

Report to Walb Circle, the check-in tent. Parking in garage P2.

Photography Assistant

At least 1 more volunteer needed.

Details

Assist with taking photos of the event, either on your personal phone camera or with a nice camera if you have one. Can be down in conjunction with other volunteer tasks.

Location

Report to Walb Circle, check-in tent. Parking in garage P2. Photos will be emailed to Kerigan at kriley@ywcaerew.org.

Resources Needed

Camera - phone or other - 1 - 5

General Setup Assistant

April 26, 2025

Details

Assisting with setting up the day of the event, including setting up tables for check-in and day-of registration, tables for snack packs, water station, tents over tables and chairs, trash cans, DJ booth table and tent, etc.

Location

Report to Walb Circle, check-in tent. Parking in garage P2.

General Packup Assistant

April 26, 2025

Details

Assisting with packing up after the event, including breaking down tables and chairs and returning them to the appropriate carts, breaking down tents and loading them on carts, assisting YWCA staff in loading supplies into vehicles, etc.

Location

Report to Walb Circle, check-in tent. Parking in garage P2.

Water Station Assistant

April 26, 2025

Details

Offer cups of water to race participants.

Location

Report to Walb Circle, check-in tent. Parking in garage P2. Water station will be located near the greenspace about a third of the way through the course.

Resources Needed

Water cooler filled with water - 1
Cups - 100
Table - 1
Tent - 1

Registration Check-in - Midwest America Employees

April 26, 2025

Details

Check participants in via the check-in app, assign bib numbers, hand out T-shirts, and distribute race packets.

Location

Report to the Walb Circle, check-in tent. Parking in garage P2.

Resources Needed

Phones with hotspots and app enabled - 2 - 4
T-shirts - 200
Backup printed copies of registration info - 2 - 4
Bibs - 200
Race Packets - 200
Paper weights for race packets - 5
Tables - 2 - 4

Day-of Registration - Midwest America Employees

April 26, 2025

Details

Assist participants with completing day-of registration, including taking card or cash transactions, completion of day-of registration forms, assigning bib numbers, and giving completed forms to the chip timer for entry into RunSignUp.

Location

Report to the Walb Circle, check-in tent. Parking in garage P2.

Resources Needed

Clipboards - 2 - 5
Day-of registration forms - 30 - 50
Square card reader - 1
Phone with hotspot to connect to square reader - 1 - 2
Petty cash - 1
Calculator - 1 - 2
Bibs - 50
Pens - 10 - 15
Race packets - 30 - 50
Table - 1
Chairs - 2 - 3

Snack Pack Distribution

April 26, 2025

Details

2 - 5 volunteers to hand racers their post-race snack packs after they cross the finish line.

Location

Just past the start/finish line. Report to Walb Circle, check-in tent. Parking in garage P2.

Resources Needed

Snack packs with waters - 200
Table - 1 - 2
Signage for snack pack sponsor - 1

Race Info Participant Tracking Race Insurance
Event Info Donate Teams
Volunteer Refund Policy Results

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