Volunteer Guidelines

Thank you for signing up as a volunteer with the 2010 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle!  We appreciate your commitment to helping us make this year’s race a successful event.  The Shamrock Shuffle could not take place without the help of our volunteers. 

To help make this year’s race a memorable experience for everyone, we ask that all volunteers keep in mind the following guidelines:

1. Please arrive on time. Volunteer Group Leaders will inform event volunteers of their arrival times.  All event volunteer race locations must follow their schedules to ensure that they are prepared for their role.

2. Stay alert and listen to the instructions given by your Volunteer Captain and stay alert. Each Volunteer Captain has received specific training on their area’s respective volunteer positions. Please listen carefully to your Captain’s instructions and comply to what they ask you to do. Volunteer and participant safety is our first priority, so we need you to be prepared and aware of your surroundings at all times.

3. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact your nearest Volunteer Captain. 

4. Treat all spectators, volunteers and race participants with courtesy and respect. Never block the path of race participants, throw items or argue with participants or other volunteers.

5. Check the weather and dress appropriately. It is important to prepare for the weather if you are volunteering outside, so pack enough to ensure that you will be comfortable for the duration of your scheduled shift.

6. We ask that you wear your event volunteer uniform. Your event uniform and credential must be visible at all times so that event officials, participants, spectators and other volunteers can easily identify you as an event volunteer.

7.  Youth under the age of 16 years old. Due to large machinery and crowd control concerns, and for participant and volunteer safety, we ask that youth under the age of 16 do not work or assist event volunteers.

8. Regulations for volunteers working with any food and/or liquids. 

    A) Volunteers must wear gloves at all times, pull long hair back in a secured ponytail, and wash
    their hands before working and after visits to the restroom.

    B) Individuals shall NOT volunteer with food if they have infected cuts, burns or boils on their
    hands, have diarrhea, are carriers of food borne illness, have a respiratory infection or have
    been ill in the last two weeks prior to the event.

    C) If you are sick stay home from work, school or errands. You will help prevent others from
    getting sick.

    D) Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

    E) Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, elbow or upper arm when you cough and sneeze

    F) Wash your hands often with soap and water
        i. Wash with soap and arm water for 20 seconds (Happy Birthday song)
        ii. Scrub all surfaces well; even under fingernails
        iii. Rinse hands under running water
        iv. Use a towel to turn off faucet after hands are clean
        v. Use an alcohol based hand sanitizer when you cannot wash your hands.

    G) Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth

    H) Practice good health habits

9. Enjoy your time as a volunteer, Have Fun! You are the reason that race participants love coming back every year!  We highly value your kindness and commitment. 

We are excited to have you as a volunteer at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle! Thank you for your support!