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Volunteer at the Univest Grand Prix


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Please join us on Friday, September 10 for the stage 1 team trial Trial in Allentown, Saturday, September 11 for the 2009 Univest Grand Prix and Sunday, September 12 for the Univest Criterium of Doylestown.

Volunteers get an inside look at one of North America's top cycling events and help the sport of bicycle racing grow. Volunteers are needed in Allentown, Lansdale, Hatfield, Upper Gwynedd, Franconia, Lower Salford, Upper Salford, Lower Frederick, Upper Frederick, Upper Perkiomen Valley, Marlborough, Salford, the Harleysville area and the Souderton/Telford area. See descriptions of volunteer positions below.

To Volunteer

Please apply to volunteer online.

You can also fill out a volunteer application and return it by fax to 267-517-3550 or mail to Jen King, Penn Foundation, 807 Lawn Avenue P.O. Box 32, Sellersville, PA 18960.

An informational meeting for marshals will be held the week preceding the race at the Penn Foundation at 807 Lawn Avenue, Sellersvile (get directions).

For more information, contact Jen King at the Penn Foundation at tel 215-257-6551 x383.

Volunteer Position Descriptions

COURSE MARSHAL
This is a key post in the overall race promotion. Course Marshals serve as aids to the Police and Fire Police in their control of the race course. Course Marshals are assigned intersections on the race course and are provided with race timetables, event t-shirts, and whistles. Course marshals keep the course clear of pedestrians, spectators, cars, etc. Course Marshals help control traffic as the race approaches, asking motorists to wait about the 10 minutes needed for the race to pass by, and offering suggestions on alternate routes for the motorists to take. Course Marshals are also a PR Ambassador for the race and can suggest people listen in to race action on WNPV 1440. Course Marshals are a key part of a safe, successful racing event, and Univest Grand Prix couldn't happen without them!

  • Course Marshal Captains: Course Marshal Captains are Course Marshals who take responsibility for 8-10 intersections and those marshals on race day, ensuring appropriate coverage and communicating with those marshals and with race offices. This is a great way for a volunteer group leader to involve their group!
  • Friday: 10:30am - 2:30pm
  • Saturday Outer Loop Assignments: Outer Loop Course Marshal have an approximate half-hour assignment at their intersection sometime between 10:30 am and 1:30 pm.
  • Saturday Inner Loop Assignments: Inner Loop Assignments are for the Souderton/Telford Circuit of the race, and marshals are needed for the entire length of the circuit between 12:30 pm and the finish of the race, about 3:00 pm.
  • Sunday: 10:30am - 2:30pm

BANNER SET-UP AND TEAR-DOWN
For the early birds! Get to the Start/Finish (Broad and Main Streets - Rt. 113) area by 5:30am on Race Day in Souderton and help zip-tie the banners up onto the fences. You will be finished by 7:30 or so. Feel free to come back at the end of the race at 3:00 p.m. and tear down, but if you have to choose one, please come for set-up.

  • Friday Setup: 5:30am - 9:30am
  • Friday Teardown: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Saturday Setup: 5:30am - 7:30am
  • Saturday Takedown: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Sunday Setup: 7:30am - 10:30am
  • Sunday Takedown: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

REGISTRATION, CYCLOSPORTIF RIDE
An assignment for the early birds! Cyclo Riders can register on Race Day, and volunteers are needed to help with check-in at the registration table from 5:00 am - 8:00 am.

FEED ZONE, CYCLOSPORTIF RIDE
Help the weekend warriors make it through the challenging Cyclosportif 100K ride and raise funds for Penn Foundation. We have two locations at mid-points along the route for riders to refill their water bottles and get some food. We will set up the zones but ask you to staff them, setting out the supplies and keeping the area tidy, for about a two-hour period (8:00 am to 9:30 am and 10:00 am to noon).

ANTI-DOPING CHAPERONE
Escort athletes to and from testing area for post-race testing. These volunteers will be asked to attend a brief training the afternoon of the race and then must be present at the finish line to escort racers.

  • Friday: 10:30am - 3:30pm
  • Saturday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Sunday (if needed): 12:00pm - 2:30pm

HOSPITALITY TENT
There are two shifts for volunteers at the Hospitality Tent (9:00 am - noon and noon - 3:00 pm). Cyclosportif Riders registration includes entrance and lunch at the Hospitality Tent, and volunteers for this position help set up, staff the entrance, ensure riders have the correct meals, and keep the area tidy.

  • Friday: 10:00am - 2:00pm
  • Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00pm and 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Sunday: 10:00am - 1:00pm

VOLUNTEER TENT
There are two shifts for volunteers at the Volunteer Tent (9:00 am - noon and noon - 3:00 pm).
Volunteers are provided a complimentary box lunch, and they can pick up their supplies if they haven't already done so. Volunteers can also gather here to socialize before or after their shift. Volunteers here help set up, distribute lunches, and ensure volunteers know where they are supposed to be and when.