PRE-PRODUCTION:

Goodie bag stuffing
Saturday, June 1st, 10am-2pm
LACBC headquarters, 634 S. Spring St., downtown Los Angeles, 90014

• 20 high school volunteers + Volunteer Coordinator put materials provided by our sponsors into individual goodie bags. The stuffed bags then go into boxes to be transported to the event
• Pizza, soda and snacks will be provided

Route Marking
Saturday, June 7th, 8am
Meeting location TBA

• 15-20 volunteers hang signs marking the route. Orange signs are for southbound and yellow signs are for the return trip, heading north
• Some volunteers hanging signs in the downtown area can use their cars. Most volunteers must use bikes as many signs are hung along the river bikeway
• Though it is a big job, the right type of volunteer has fun doing it

Pit stop check & Porta-potty lock

• 1 to 3 people
• Quick check of all the pit stops insuring that they are in shape and ready for us. Toilets are dropped off at the pit stops the Friday before the event

Truck driver
2 people need to assist in picking up the truck, and gather registration materials, t-shirts, goodie bags, registration materials, cones, etc and bring the truck to the event the morning of June 8th. The truck is picked up Saturday June 7th.

Route check

• 2 to 5 people
• Check the route the morning of. Someone should start from Long Beach and ride the ride backwards. Using cell phone, call us if there is any trouble on the path (ie work being done) and fix any signage that has fallen. Another should check the downtown part of the path via vehicle and do same. Someone else should ride from the river center to the start
• Another person needs to put up directional signs for people heading to the park, the start/finish line.

Pre-registration
6-8 people to man pre-registration at designated REI shops.

PRODUCTION:

Set-up

• 20 high school students
• 5-6 adults
• Put up pop-up tents at start/finish line, set out boxes, tables and chairs, put together registration tables, various sponsor signs and banners, other signs.
• LACBC booth
• Raffle
• Food booths
• Snacks and water
• Volunteer check in
• Set out trash cans
• Recycling cans
• Open porta-potties
• Decorate

Kids' ride

• We need someone great with kids to set-up a course in the parking lot with cones and sidewalk chalk.
• One or two extra volunteers should make sure area is coned off before anyone arrives so no one will park there.
• Clown or other entertainer working with children preferred

Registration

• 10 adults plus 20 kids to man registration
• Volunteers should be cheerful and level headed

Crowd control
3 commanding and funny people keeping everyone in line before the ride begins, can also double up this job with caboose and/or registration.

Ride Marshals

• Must be experienced riders and able to do quick minor repairs on bikes
• Must have cell phones

Caboose

• Last riders, close the ride
• 3-5 people who are experienced riders and know how to do small repairs
• 1 caboose rider rides the path and informs pit stop volunteers that the ride is over and they can clean up the pit stop
• 2 caboose riders follow behind that caboose and remove signs from the path. They must carry something to put the signs in

SAG Support

• 4-5 people in cars with water and room enough to put bikes on or in their car along with tired or injured riders
• Must have cell phone

Pit stops

• Each pit stop needs a captain and approx 5 people manning it
• Hand out food and water, make sure pit stop remains clean, put recycling in separate containers.
• At least one volunteer per pit stop has a car to run to the store for food, water or toilet paper if necessary

Clean up

• 20 high school kids to welcome the riders home and help with clean up
• Tear down tents, tables and chairs, picking up garbage/recycling

Raffle/Food
5 people, assisting and checking tickets.