Coaching:  See coaching page for full description of coaching responsibilities

• Participation as a Running Buddy is contingent upon clean background check.
• Meet the girl you will be running with once prior to 5K - this means going out to the school she runs with and meeting her the week before the race at her last practice.
• Running or walking with your participant at the 5K, cheering her on, helping her do her very best!
• If you would like to be a Running Buddy, please download the registration form (page 1 and page 2) and send, fax or email using the contact information on the first page of the form.
• We will contact you when we receive it with more information.
  

• Making and hanging decorations,
• Setting up the Start and Finish lines
• Handing out goody bags and medals to the finishers
• Staffing water stops and tables
• Food service and preparation
• Course volunteers to set up, direct and cheer on the girls
• Registration and check-in volunteers
• Clean up!
• If you are interested in joining us for the 5K as a support volunteer, please please download the volunteer form and send, fax or email using the contact information on the first page of the form.

• Have experience in marketing, outreach or communications
  
• Attend monthly meetings and events
  
• Have a desire to build relationships with community organizations
  
• Know the community and its strengths and how these would support the Girls on the Run mission.

• 1 year commitment
  
• Once a month for 1 hour
  
• Staffing community events (2-4 hours/month)
  

To join the Outreach Team, please click here to fill our the volunteer questionnaire. Please mail, email or fax the form to the address on the first page.

• Have experience in hiring and working with staff and/or volunteers
  
• Have knowledge of volunteer recruitment, retention and communication
  
• Be interested in the nuts and bolts of our program (training coaches, putting together materials, etc.)
  
• Be reflective
  
• Understand and/or be willing to learn how our program is delivered and be open to improving upon the model with each season.
  

• 1 year commitment - 2 seasons
  
• Once a month for 2 hours
• 2-3 times a week 2 to 3 weeks out from the start of the season
  
• 3 hours the weekend of Coaches Training
• 3-6 hours the 2 weeks before Coaches Training
  

To join the Programming and Personnel Team, please click here to fill our the volunteer questionnaire. Please mail, email or fax the form to the address on the first page.

Together with GOTR of WNC staff, the Development Team is charged with implementing successful fund-raising thru highly visible events, building economic sustainability and finding strategic, diverse financial support for the organization.  Volunteers interested in serving on this team will:

• Be interested in planning and organizing fundraising events
  
• Attend monthly meetings and events (1-3 hours a month)
  
• Solicit donations, market Girls on the Run and personally network
  
• Have the ability to follow-through on short-term and long term projects
  
• Be an innovative thinker!! Marketing and Sales skills a plus
  
• Have the knowledge of, or desire to learn, about grant writing process
  
• Have the ability & desire to research sources of funds and communicate convincingly the value of GOTR® -WNC

To join the Development Team, please click here to fill out the volunteer questionnaire.  Use the contact information on the first page of the form to return it via fax or mail.

The 5K Team organizes, plans and implements 5K day activities. This committee works hand in hand with the GOTR Staff to ensure a successful Girls on the Run end of season event for our over 500 girls and their running buddies. Volunteers interested in this team will:

• Be interested in planning and organizing events
  
• Attend monthly meetings and events
  
• Have a desire to recruit, train and retain volunteers
• Enjoy working with others to complete a multi-faceted task
• Use their knowledge of the community to promote the event

• 1 year commitment - 2 races
  
• Once a month for 2 hours
• 2-3 times a week 2 to 3 weeks out from the race
• 3 hours the Friday before the race
  

To join the 5K Team, please click here to fill our the volunteer questionnaire. Please mail, email or fax the form to the address on the first page.