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WANTED: Cycling Festival Volunteers

Ana Fajardo

Planning is underway for our 40th Annual Gainesville Cycling Festival! This year's festival will occur the weekend of November 6-7. We're looking for volunteers for a few jobs that need to be done BEFORE the festival weekend. We need to be able to spread the workload so that we don't "burn out" our core volunteers! Contact Ana Fajardo at festival@gccfla.org if you are interested in filling any of the following roles:

Aid Director - Responsible for preparation and operation of aid stops during Santa Fe Century and Horse Farm Hundred. Assists in obtaining and rewarding volunteers. Supervises the activities of the Food Director, Equipment Manager, Supply Tub Manager, Loadmaster, and Truck Director.

Truck Director - Arrange for rental trucks and manage pick-ups, handoffs, and returns. Develops a plan to specify who will have each truck at what times.

Equipment Manager - Become familiar with the equipment we use to put on the event. Make/arrange for repairs or replacements as necessary. Assist is planning what equipment is deployed where.

We're also looking to fill additional volunteer roles! See the Volunteer Page for full details on what is available and info on free bennies.