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Johns Hopkins Below the Belt Stride and Thrive 5K, Presented by 2Moms Media

Sunday, June 1, 2025 at the Maryland Zoo Baltimore, MD 21217 US Directions

Early Packet Pickup

You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

May 31, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Helping check participants in and provide them with their t-shirt and bib assignment. Provide any Purple Heroes Club members their incentive. Help with large team pick up which will be pre-boxed. For this assignment, you will be required to download an app on your phone upon arrival for easy participant check-in (you can delete after your shift).

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Council Grove Pavilion which is the large pavilion prior to the zoo entrance. There will be signage.

Set Up

May 31, 2025

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: You will help us make the Stride & Thrive event village fabulous! Setting up décor, ensuring supplies and boxes are in appropriate tent.

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - 5/30: Check in at Council Grove Pavilion which is the large pavilion prior to the zoo entrance. There will be signage. 6/01: Check in at the Waterfowl Pavlion.

Race Day Packet Pickup Assistant High Priority

You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Helping check participants in and provide them with their t-shirt and bib assignment. Help with large team pick up which will be pre-boxed. For this assignment, you will be required to download an app on your phone upon arrival for easy participant check-in (you can delete after your shift).

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion. After checking in, you will be assigned to help at the registration tent which is located in front of the zoo entrance.

T-shirt Distribution

You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Support for those managing race check-in. You will be pulling appropriate t-shirt sizes as participants check-in and handing them off to your assigned counterpart in the tent. Also help with managing Purple Heroes Club incentive distribution.

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion. After checking in, you will be assigned to help at the registration tent which is located in front of the zoo entrance.

Course Marshal High Priority

You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Responsible to helping direct runners and walkers along the course. The race management company will be able to get you out to your assigned spot along the route and explain your specified area. And don’t forget to cheer on our participants as they go by!

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion. After checking in, you will be taken out to the race route on a golf cart.

Water Distribution

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Responsible to ensuring runners and walkers grab water along the route. For ease, we will be providing bottles of water along the route, so you will need to keep the area organized, refreshed, and ensure the ground is bottle-free. The race management company will be able to get you out to your assigned spot along the route. And don’t forget to cheer on our participants as they go by!

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion.

Food & Beverage Tent

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Ensure water and snacks are secure in tent. Help cut bagels and prep food. Move water to finish line area. Once participants finish you will be handing our snacks and beverages and ensuring they are refreshed and area remains clean.

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion.

Incentives Distribution

You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

June 1, 2025

Details

Hand out fundraising incentives to individuals and teams who qualify. We will be providing incentives to $100, $250, $500, and $1,000 fundraisers, and the top 3 teams.

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion. After checking in, you will be stationed at the Incentive Pick-Up area.

Survivor Tent High Priority

You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Make our cancer survivors feel welcome in the Survivor Tent. Monitor the entry so only survivors and their career givers can enter the tent. Help with refreshing and keeping our hot breakfast looking nice our survivors. Ensure each survivor receives their special gift bag. Help monitor massage signups onsite.

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion. After checking in, you will be assigned to help at the Survivor Tent.

Volunteer Tent

You must be 18 or older to volunteer for this task.

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Check-in volunteers upon arrival. Ensure they receive their t-shirt and direct them to the lead volunteer captain for their assigned area. Monitor snacks and coffee in tent.

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion.

Cheer Squad

June 1, 2025

Details

Youth/children are able to participate in this volunteer activity, as long as they are accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older. They will be provided with cheer items to help encourage runners/walkers at the Start and Finish lines.

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion.

Break Down

June 1, 2025

Details

Responsibilities: Help with moving leftover food., beverages and other supplies into vehicles. Ensure all vendor tent areas are clean. Help box up signage and other supplies to be used for next year.

Location

Maryland Zoo, 1 Safari Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217 - Check in at Volunteer Tent in Waterfowl Pavilion.

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