Sign Up Online, After You Select Your Parade Day Job, Review the Description, & Check In Times

Banner Carriers: Check in @10:30. Follow Instructions of Ray Pulver as to where you will line up. Volunteers needed are 36 total at 2 per banner

Balloon Handlers: Check in @ 9:30. Follow Instructions of Ray Pulver as to where you will line up. Volunteers needed are 15-50 total or 8 to 10 per platform.

Tasks:

You and your team will be assigned to one of three 20-foot Cold Air Balloons that sit on 10x10 wood Platforms. They are to be pulled by ropes attached. We have gloves for your comfort. Follow Instructions of Ray Pulver as to where you will line up.

Participant Parking Areas in Staging: Check in @8:30. Follow Instructions of Ray Pulver as to where you will line up. . Volunteers needed 2

Tasks:

• Direct traffic flow of vehicles in and out

• Direct parking locations

​​​Staging Booth/Ray Pulver Team: Assist Lead to place Volunteers at their positions. Check in @9:30. Follow Ray Pulver’s Instructions. Volunteers needed 4-6

Tasks:

• Receive pre-checked in volunteers from SCPOC Main Event Booth.

• Direct volunteers to assigned areas based on Job.

• Remain on site following the parade to pack up booth.

• Assist with cleanup of area.

Place Parade Car signs on Dignitaries’ Vehicle: Check in @9:30. Follow Instructions of Ray Pulver. Volunteers needed 2

• Place Identifying car sign on Community Dignitaries/honored guests’ cars with Blue Tape. The tape should not be visible, and signage must be straight for Photos Ops, Video production and News Media

• Greet passengers and take them to meet their driver of their assigned car

• After Parade, Collect the car signs and give to SCPOC person in charge at end of the Parade. We recycle.

​​Sponsor Banners and Collection: Check in @ 9:30. Follow Instructions of Ray Pulver as to where you will line up. Volunteers needed 4

• Unroll Parade banners and lay out banners in order to match of List of Parade Entries. Ask for the list from our Person in Charge Ray Pulver and his team.

• Follow Instructions of Ray Pulver and Team, and line up pairs of Banner Carriers in order based at Start of Parade line up. Wait for Ray Pulver’s instructions on that location.

• If we are short of Banner Carriers, we often Recycle Banner Carriers by picking them up by Golf Cart and return them to Start of Parade to walk again for the next leg of Parade. Your help in keeping this organized and running smoothly s appreciated.

• Give your banners at end of parade to be placed on a U-Haul Truck destined for Storage. Our Team member, Dan Meyberg is responsible for the Uhaul Truck.

​Parade Route Marshals at street intersections: Check in @10am. Follow instructions of your Supervisor. ADULT 18 and over needed 20 Volunteers

• Help monitor Traffic Pedestrians or cars with SCPC traffic control along the parade route. You will have a safety vest and a Name tag with Contact info of Parade Team for urgent issues.

• Monitor parade flow so that each group is maintains 10ft-15ft behind the group in front of them while in the parade. Ensure parade units are moving forward at a low pace without problems. See list of contacts for help on your Name tag.

• Public Safety is our priority. Report to Parade Team any problems from non-parade pedestrians running into the parade that interfere with Parade Flow, fall and need assistance.

​Block leader: Reports to Parade Marshal. Located mid-Block and support Parade Marshalls at Intersections: Check in @10am. Volunteers needed 15

• Ensures parade flow continues forward with no Gaps exceeding 10ft-15ft between parade groups.

• Ensures parade units proceed forward without a problem

• Report any problems to Parade Marshal. See your name tag for Contact info for Parade team.

​​De-staging on Washington Street and Peddlars Parking lot at END of the PARADE: Check in @10am Volunteers needed 6

• Ensure parade flow continues forward to end of parade to avoid bottlenecks.

• Assist entries to location to disembark any riders, out of traffic Show location of participant parking.

• Report any problems.

​​​​​Main Event Stage Runner: Support Main Event Lead regarding Set ups for Judges and Emcee Stage and VIP bleacher seated area. Check in @8am

Volunteers needed 4

• Stage Set ups: You will report to the Main Event Supervisor for instructions. Set up 2 qty 6 foot Tables and Chairs for Judges at front of Stage. Help hang banners on back of Stage and front of stage at ground level. Complete set up of signage and amenities for the VIP grandstand Bleachers area—help make area Photo Ready for a day of pictures and videos of the Stage.

• Assist with Grandstand seating assignment: These seats must be purchased or were purchased online. Person should have tickets or a wristband from the Breakfast of Champions so check them before seating them. Report to your Main Event Supervisor if there is an issue.

• If a walk up wants to buy a bleacher ticket direct them to Main Event Lead and she can process payment. She will give them a wristband at point of purchase. Then help to seat them.

• Monitor Parade flow for delays of a minute or longer for issues in front of Stage. We are a slow, forward moving parade but groups stop in front of the Stage, to perform for the Judges who are ranking their performance by points for the Contest Prize money.

• It is visible role as cameras and videographer are working, please be professional.

• Report any problems to Main Event Supervisor. On your name tag you have contact info.

• After the parade retrieve judge’s tabulation sheets for awards from Stage and Give to Main Event Lead. Go to the Volunteer Check in to be Reassigned of check out from your shift.

​​Main Event area: Breakfast of Champions Meet the Grand Marshals Service. Check in @7am for assignment. You will report to your Supervisor for instructions. At end of Breakfast at 10am after cleaning up, you will return to Volunteer Check in for next Reassignment.

Volunteers needed 8 total at the American Legion 419 Hall

• Breakfast of Champions VIP/Sponsors arrive at 8am at the American Legion Hall located at 958 Homestead Rd. We will need support with Check in at the Hall, encourage photo booth pics, directing the crowd to order and seating, and help with Clearing tables. These are Sponsors, Mayor, City Council, Dignitaries, Grand marshals, please be professional and helpful.

​SCPOC Main Event Volunteer Check Team is located at 960 Monroe Street. Check in @ 6:30: Volunteers 4-6

• Your role is to help orient the volunteers and direct them to their assigned roles throughout the day and to their Area Supervisors. Volunteers were notified by email of their job assignment and start time. Your Process starts with checking in Volunteers by finding their name on the spread sheet: look up their job assignment, give them a SCPOC T shirt, a name tag with Contact info and event map and help direct them to their location. They will be assigned to one of the several Areas at scheduled times, including Breakfast of Champions “Meet the Grand Marshals”, Main Event Grandstands, the Community Village, Route Marshals and block captains, End of Parade De-Staging area and Green Team.

• For Full time volunteers inform them they get lunch at 1pm and a Lunch Coupon for a $10 Mountain Mike’s Pizza lunch.

• For students needing Community service hours, they must bring their paperwork to get signed by a SCPOC Board member at the end of their shift.

• Parade Program: Set ups are 7am. Tear Down for Parade and Community Village start at 3pm. The Main Event Stage area with food trucks and LIVE MUSIC ends at 5pm. Green Team stays to clean after Street dance until 6pm. Check with your area Supervisors for instructions.

​Community Village Volunteers: Vendor 10x10 spaces and Food Trucks. Check in @6:30: Volunteers 6-8

• Early morning Set up at 7:00 am and Tear Down by 3pm except for Food Trucks who stay until 5pm.

• Your Village Supervisor will tell you location of # booth, Vendor parking and provide instruction and leadership. This info was mailed by Village Supervisor/Coordinator 10 days before Parade Day to these vendors.  

• We have PreSet vendor purchased white Canopy booths includes 2 chairs and 6ft Table. All others chose to bring their own Canopies, booths and chairs. Your village Supervisor has the list.  

​Green Team/Trash and Recycle all day 6am to 6pm. We have part- and full-time shifts: Volunteers 20

• Confirm if you have a driver’s license.  There will be a Golf Cart Driver position available.

• All others who are not driving will be assigned to a Golf Cart Driver to assist. We want 10 volunteers per Shift.

• You will be Provided with a Map with Trash Locations check points.   Route to be check once an hour.  Change garbage bags and drop off at Designated dump drop throughout the day. Morning team does sets up and Late shift does tear down.

• Report issues to Green Team Event Supervisor 

• Final Trash Pickup is 5PM shift end is 6PM