When:  Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 9:00am
Where:  Registration and post-race party at The Portland Company, 58 Fore
Street
Race Course:  Starts at East End Beach, continues along Eastern Prom Trail,
under bridge, around Back Cove, back onto Eastern Prom Trail, ending on the
Trail near the Portland Company, 58 Fore Street.

ALL VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A FREE RACE TEESHIRT.

Please fill out this form and submit. We'll be in touch with you soon!
Check the jobs you would most like to do (up to three).  We will
assign your job(s) based on that information and we'll send you an email
notifying you.  You will receive training either on race day or a few days
before, depending on your job(s).

You may also download a volunteer form and mail it in if you prefer

Name: (required) Address (required) City (required) State (required) Zip (required)   Phone: (required) Email (required) Please indicate your preferences by checking the boxes to the left of each job.   Setup/Race Day Registration : Set up registration tables and signage. Assist pre-registered runners with packet pickup.  Assist race-day registrants by collecting forms and registration fees. Handle cash and/or credit cards. Write information on runners' bibs, hand out timing chips. Mark runners who are under 21 (as beer will be served at the post-race party). Pre-Race Runner Direction : The morning of the race, direct runners to parking, registration, train, start line Finish Line : The morning of the race, assist handing out water to finishers, collecting timing chips, directing people to the Portland Company. (May involve moving large quantities of bottled water.) Water Stations : This is a great job for families. Collect water jugs and cups from PT office the week before the race. On the morning of the race, bring full water jugs and cups to your assigned position along the course. Cheer the runners on as you hand out cups of water. Flagging : Meet at the finish area prior to the race on race morning to get instructions. Proceed to specified locations to direct and cheer the runners.  Clean-Up : After the race, break down tables, assist exhibitors in breaking down, etc. Food and Beer : Pour beer, hand out pizza, and hand out Whole Foods snacks. Pre-Registration Packet Pickup at Maine Running Company:  Help racers who come into the store to pick up their race packet (bib, teeshirt, timing chip, pins, etc) Friday 9/19, 10am-6pm Sat. 9/20, 9am-5pm Yes I agree with the terms of this waiver form (required) Volunteer Waiver Form for Portland Trails 10k Race Walk I realize that participating as a volunteer at a road race and/or at an event associated with it is a potentially hazardous activity. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to participate. I assume all risks associated with volunteering including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other volunteers/participants, the effects of weather including high heat or humidity; traffic; and the conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your accepting my volunteer involvement, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release Portland Trails and sponsors, coordinating groups and any individuals associated with this event, their representatives, successors and assigns, and will hold them harmless from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs of this event for any legitimate purpose. I understand that I must be age 18 or older in order to volunteer.