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Want to Volunteer?

We need volunteers and or coordinators to help with the following:


Expo Help

Volunteers are needed to staff the three-day Runner's Expo which will be held on March 11th, 12th and 13th at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. Each volunteer will receive a free t-shirt. We need about 200 volunteers to adequately staff the packet pickup area. We would like volunteers to work at least two hour shifts, four hour shifts are the best. All day volunteers will receive a special Gate River Run item. If you or a group are interested in volunteering for the expo or for the race, please drop us an email at firstplacesports@mindspring.com with the date, time, number of volunteers, and also indicate job preference.

Expo Schedule

Wednesday, March 10th from 11 AM until 6 PM.

Duties: Unload t-shirts and packets, hang banners and signs, and set up/organize area.

Thursday, March 11th from 10 AM until 6 PM

Duties: Hand out t-shirts and race packets.

Friday, March 12th from 10 AM until 8 PM

Duties: Hand out t-shirts and race packets.

Saturday, March 13th from 6:30 AM until 2 PM

Duties: Hand out t-shirts and race packets, and help load up from noon until 2 PM.


Click on the links below to sign up online to be a volunteer

» I would like to volunteer myself

» I would like to set up a group to volunteer

» I would like to join a group that has already been setup to volunteer

» I would like to volunteer to be a coordinator (a leader of particular volunteer area)