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Our UNBOUND Gravel event offers numerous volunteering opportunities that you can choose from based on your interests or skills. Help your community and athletes achieve their health, fitness, and bucket list goals by volunteering with us! Our volunteer program allows volunteers to work a minimum of 10 hours and bypass the 2025 lottery. Registration fees apply, you must select in the signup you are volunteering to bypass lottery, hours can be paid forward to a family or friend, volunteer hours cannot be deferred to the following year. If you have any questions, please email unboundgravel@ltevents.zendesk.com
Shifts (100)
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packet Stuffing | 6:30pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Help us put together the bags that riders will receive when they come for Packet Pick Up in the two days before the race. We will be in the top floor of the Lyon County History Center. We need to stuff about 3,500 total bags! | 16/15 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packet Stuffing | 6:30pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Help us put together the bags that riders will receive when they come for Packet Pick Up in the two days before the race. We will be in the top floor of the Lyon County History Center. We need to stuff about 3,500 total bags! | 27/28 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packet Stuffing | 6:30pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Help us put together the bags that riders will receive when they come for Packet Pick Up in the two days before the race. We will be in the top floor of the Lyon County History Center. We need to stuff about 3,500 total bags! | 19/20 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Loading | 12:00pm (CT) | 5:00pm (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | 15/15 | Over | |
| Packet Pickup Setup | 6:00pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers are needed to assist PPU setup! Tables, Hang signage, Organize t-shirts! | 14/15 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Things Gravel Expo - Wednesday Load-In | 7:00am (CT) | 1:00pm (CT) | 716 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers are needed to assist with setup and exhibitor load-in. This a physical task so wear your sneakers! The first shift will be setup and the second shift will be Check-in/Load-in of exhibitors.  | 11/15 | Over |
| All Things Gravel Expo - Wednesday Load-In | 12:30pm (CT) | 6:30pm (CT) | 716 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers are needed to assist with setup and exhibitor load-in. This a physical task so wear your sneakers! The first shift will be setup and the second shift will be Check-in/Load-in of exhibitors.  | 14/15 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNBOUND 100 & 200 PPU T-Shirts, Crew Support Lanyards and Swag | 4:00pm (CT) | 7:30pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers will hand out t-shirts to athletes and keep the t-shirt cart organized and stocked and help with Swag items. | 10/10 | Over |
| UNBOUND Gravel 100 & 200 Packet Pickup (Kiosk/laptop) & Bike Plate | 4:00pm (CT) | 7:30pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers will use laptops to check in athletes and hand out packets. | 13/15 | Over |
| All Things Gravel Expo - Thursday | 3:30pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | 716 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers will be needed for Exhibitor Check-in/Load-in, info booth and directional help. This a physical task so wear your sneakers! | 8/8 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expo Tear Down | 6:00pm (CT) | 10:00pm (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | Assist with take down of Expo and prepare for race day. Move beer garden fencing form Expo area to Finish festival area. Assist with vendor clean up and take down. | 25/25 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish Line Crossing Guards | 1:30pm (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | 2/8 | Over | ||
| Volunteer Assistant | 1:30pm (CT) | 5:30pm (CT) | UNBOUND Operations Emporia, KS 66801 | We are looking for volunteers to help with volunteer check-in. This person will be located at the UNBOUND Operations location on 11 west 8th Ave and check in volunteers, make sure they have their t-shirt and direct them to their volunteer shift. | 1/1 | Over |
| UNBOUND Gravel 200 Checkpoint #2 - Council Grove | 2:30pm (CT) | 6:30pm (CT) | Council Grove High School Council Grove, Kansas 66846 | Volunteers will be needed for setup/teardown. Also, directing crew support traffic to their assigned color selection. Some volunteers might be placed in areas to direct riders along the route through town. | 16/25 | Over |
| Finish Line Crossing Guards Afternoon | 4:00pm (CT) | 6:30pm (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | Assist with keeping the finish line area clear of pedestrians. | 8/8 | Over |
| Downtown Emporia Traffic Marshals | 2:30pm (CT) | 7:30pm (CT) | UNBOUND Operations Center Emporia, KS 66801 | It is the role of downtown traffic marshals to ensure no wayward automotive drivers find their way to the end of the race course. New for 2024, we will have full road closures from the edge of town all the way to the finish line. This is still a long... | 15/15 | Over |
| USADA Chaperones | 3:00pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | 11 West 8th Avenue Emporia, Kansas 66801 | You will stay with your assigned athlete after the race until they get drug tested. More information and training will be provided the day of. | 3/12 | Over |
| Water Oasis Alta Vista | 3:00pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | Alta Vista City Park Alta Vista, Kansas 66834 | A small town oasis to save a rider's day! This course point is a spot where 200 Mile and XL riders can refill on water and buy snacks from the local convenience store and/or local fundraiser. It is not a location that riders' individual support crews are allowed to come... | 10/15 | Over |
| Finish Line Items | 3:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | 11 West 8th Avenue Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Cheer in our riders as they finish their events! We will have several tents set up outside the back of the finishing chute with recovery drink, snacks, and finisher items (stickers, patches, glasses, etc). It is the duty of this role to offer these nutritional amenities to riders as they... | 15/15 | Over |
| Volunteer Assistant | 5:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | UNBOUND Operations Emporia, KS 66801 | We are looking for volunteers to help with volunteer check-in. This person will be located at the UNBOUND Operations location on 11 west 8th Ave and check in volunteers, make sure they have their t-shirt and direct them to their volunteer shift. | 1/1 | Over |
| Finish Line Crossing Guards Evening | 6:30pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | Assist with keeping the finish line area clear of pedestrians. | 5/20 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Cleanup Section 5 | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Eskridge, KS | -Near Eskridge- Let's keep the Flint Hills beautiful! Help us go out the day after the UNBOUND race finish to clean up the course. And we don't mean just the dropped wrappers and ejected bottles, we mean EVERYTHING. We have found car tires, mattresses, fence posts, many many beer cans... | 5/5 | Over |
| Course Cleanup Section 4 | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Eskridge, KS | -Near Eskridge- Let's keep the Flint Hills beautiful! Help us go out the day after the UNBOUND race finish to clean up the course. And we don't mean just the dropped wrappers and ejected bottles, we mean EVERYTHING. We have found car tires, mattresses, fence posts, many many beer cans... | 5/5 | Over |
| Course Cleanup Section 3 | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Emporia, KS | -Near Emporia- Let's keep the Flint Hills beautiful! Help us go out the day after the UNBOUND race finish to clean up the course. And we don't mean just the dropped wrappers and ejected bottles, we mean EVERYTHING. We have found car tires, mattresses, fence posts, many many beer cans... | 5/5 | Over |
| Course Cleanup Section 2 | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Eskridge, KS | -Near Emporia/Eskridge- Let's keep the Flint Hills beautiful! Help us go out the day after the UNBOUND race finish to clean up the course. And we don't mean just the dropped wrappers and ejected bottles, we mean EVERYTHING. We have found car tires, mattresses, fence posts, many many beer cans... | 5/5 | Over |
| Course Cleanup Section 1 | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Emporia, KS | -Near Emporia- Let's keep the Flint Hills beautiful! Help us go out the day after the UNBOUND race finish to clean up the course. And we don't mean just the dropped wrappers and ejected bottles, we mean EVERYTHING. We have found car tires, mattresses, fence posts, many many beer cans... | 5/5 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canceled | 10:00am (CT) | 10:01am (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | This shift is no longer needed. We appreciate your willingness to help out. Have a great summer! | 6/0 | Over |
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Nyla Gibbons wrote on February 29th, 2024
I have heard that organizations can volunteer and receive a donation to the organization. Is this a possibility?
