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Step Up for KIDS

Sat May 4, 2024 Wichita, KS 67203 US Directions

Event Set Up

May 4, 2024

Details

Help unpack cars and set up venue for the event. Volunteers will walk the memorial course to place baby memorial signs. Volunteers must be able to drive stakes into the ground around the course. Volunteers should wear comfortable clothing, shoes and bring work gloves.

Location

Volunteer Parking (SW parking lot)

Greeters

May 4, 2024

Details

At the start of the event greeters will welcome participants and help them navigate the venue (i.e. show them or explain where check in is, water stations, restrooms, etc). Your main role is to look for people who don't seem to know where they are going. You are a navigator to help people get where they need to be. Cowtown is rather large and can be intimidating to newly bereaved. Please engage them with care and compassion while you assist them in finding their way. Greeters are one of the most important volunteers...they set the tone of the event.

At 9:30/10 greeters will assist participants with the Memorial Walk: Distribute bubble wands to every participant, instruct families to walk on the outside of the memorial walk, help families find their infant sign, and a few greeters may be asked by committee volunteers to assist with lighting the smoke stick finale.

Location

Check-in at the Empire House. Greeters are staggered through out Old Cowtown from the visitor parking lot to the participant check-in (located in front of the Empire House).

Volunteer Hospitality

May 4, 2024

Details

Assist volunteer lead with breakfast buffet set up, help check in incoming volunteers and clean up.

Location

Check-in at Empire House

Registration

May 4, 2024

Details

Assist with registration of both the memorial walk and the race, hand out packets, and door prize slips. Help with bibs, and timing chips for runners.

Location

Check in at Empire House.

5K Race Course Marshal

May 4, 2024

Details

Help get runners in position for the start of the race. Make sure runners stay on the route and cheer them on by clapping or saying encouraging words as they run/walk by. Fill water cups and pass them out to the runners as they come by.

Marshals will be given sidewalk chalk to write motivational words/drawings where you are stationed on the 5K.

Location

Check-in at Empire House then you will be shuttled along 5K race route.

May 4, 2024

Details

Help setup/clean up and hand out food and beverages to participants.

Location

Check-in at Empire House.

DJ Table

May 4, 2024

Details

Arrange DJ table with prizes, assist DJ with door prizes, label prizes with winners name in case they didn't hear their name or what they won on the PA.

Door prizes winner names will be in a large pail marked door prizes. It will be at the registration table until registration is almost done. Registration will either bring it to you or you can go get it when you start door prizes at 9:30. Reg. people will periodically bring more names as registrants check in.

Location

Check-in at Empire House and then proceed to the front of the Drug Store

Photographers

May 4, 2024

Details

Take photos of all aspects of the event with your cell phone. We hope photographers will be creative and sensitive to those who are grieving. Please send photos to KIDS Network at admin@kidsks.org. Thank you!

Location

Check-in at the Empire House

May 4, 2024

Details

Tally will be set up outside.

Location

Check-in at the Empire House.

Clean-Up

May 4, 2024

Details

Clean up any event supplies around Cowtown. Make sure trash is picked up and taken out to bins in volunteer parking lot. Wipe down and put tables and chairs back in buildings. Gather directional signs along route and around Cowtown. Pack cars with event supplies and unload at KIDS Network.

Location

Old Cowtown

Children's Fair

May 4, 2024

Details

Help set up children games and assist kiddos with games. Help clean up.

Location

Check in at the Empire House

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