GIVE n' GOBBLE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We'd Love to Have You Join Our Team!
Whether you'd like to help cheer on runners to keep them on the course or help give out Bib #s at the Stadium there are lots of fun spots!

Be a Volunteer ... Make a Difference!

Thanks for your interest in volunteering to help with the Give n' Gobble. We would love to have you help our team!  

All volunteers will receive a FREE t-shirt...and lots of "warm fuzzies" :)
This fun & heart-warming run/walk & community food drive on Thanksgiving morning benefits the Helping Hands food bank. 

Thanks to volunteers like you, each year we donate thousands of dollars and a truckload of food to the local food bank!  In addition, the money raised at the Give n' Gobble, funds the Backpack Meals for Kids Program, for children who do not have access to meals at home over the weekend. So far they have provided over 50,000 nutritious meals. Currently they pack over 100 backpacks a week for local elementary school children. It also provides funding for the Lunch & Learning Summer Program, in partnership with the Sherwood Library.

"For many kids on the schools' free or reduced meal program, the meals they receive in school is possibly the only meals they get. Making weekends unbearable. To date we have prepared tens of thousands of nutritious meals for kids in our community!"  says Gerry Edy, Helping Hands Co-Director. 

Our mission is to help make sure no child goes to bed hungry!  We would love to have your help ! 

What to Expect as a Volunteer

Most volunteer positions only require 2 hours of your time and minimal training.  We are happy to help you in any way possible to ensure this is a fun & rewarding experience for everyone.  Our goal to offer a heartwarming and fun event so people of all ages can gather together on Thanksgiving morning to kick-off their holiday with a happy, festive, safe & well-organized run or walk. We value being a part of their Thanksgiving tradition. 

We have a variety of areas both before and during the event where volunteers can help!
*Indicates a volunteer position that would also allow you to participate in the walk/run.

​VOLUNTEER POSITIONS:
  • Community Awareness:  Distribute and post banners/signs to promote event (prior to event)
  • Pre-Reg Pick-up:  Manage bib pick-up for pre-registrations @ SHERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM - Sunday before Thanksgiving from 11-3pm 
  • Stadium Set-up Team: Set-up tables, tents, banners, signage 
  • On-Course Marshall: Cheer on participants, and keep them on course and safe 
  • Registration: Help with new registrations and bib# pick-up
  • Refreshment Area Openers: Secure donations; set-up and organize booth at event 
  • Refreshment Area Closers: Manage booth at event; tear down, clean-up post event 
  • Raffle: Secure donations and manage booth at the event 
  • T-Shirt Area:  Collect t-shirt tickets, verify bibs & distribute
  • Food Donations: Collect food donations and pass out t-shirt tickets
  • Greeter*: Welcome participants to the event, pass out visors & answer questions 
  • Work with Sponsors*:  Pick-up banners, help sponsors register, etc.
  • Course Set-up*:  Put out course markers/signage
  • Course Tear-down*: Collect cones and signs on course
  • Stadium Closing Team*: Help take down tables, tents, signs, pack-up, etc.

Give n' Gobble Volunteer T-Shirt Pickup is the Sunday before Thanksgiving @ 3-3:30pm, at the Sherwood HS Stadium :)

You will be able to pick-up your free volunteer t-shirt as our THANK YOU for helping make this event a huge success and a fun holiday tradition!   We will provide detailed information about the area where you will be helping for the Give n' Gobble, the time you need to arrive, and tips to help make it a fun, safe day for everyone.

Important: course volunteers will also receive their safety vests and the map for their spot on the course - on Thanksgiving you can go directly to your post on the course so it is especially important that you stop by on Sunday.  Feel free to make your spot on the course FUN, FUN, FUN - music, signs and of course your Civil War gear.    

If for some reason you cannot attend on Sunday, or fill your volunteer position on Thanksgiving, please let us know as soon as possible.  Please remember to dress according to the weather.