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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Truck Loading | 12:00pm (CT) | 5:00pm (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | 15/15 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNBOUND Gravel 25 & 50 Packet Pickup (Kiosk/laptop) & Bike Plate | 9:00am (CT) | 1:00pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers will use laptops to check in athletes and hand out packets. | 10/10 | Over |
| All Things Gravel Expo - Thursday Load-In | 7:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (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 |
| Volunteer Assistant | 7:00am (CT) | 10:00am (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 |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Things Gravel Expo - Friday | 9:00am (CT) | 1:00pm (CT) | 716 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers will be needed for info booth, directional help, and teardown. This a physical task so wear your sneakers! | 7/8 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish Line Crossing Guards | 11:00am (CT) | 1:30pm (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | Assist with keeping the finish line area clear of pedestrians. | 6/8 | Over |
| Aid Station 25 / 50 Mile - Americus | 7:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | Americus City Park Americus, KS 66835 Meet at the south end of Americus City Park | Volunteers will be needed to for setup/teardown. Also, supporting riders with refilling water bottles and restock on nutritions, discarding of trash, and cheering them on. | 25/25 | Over |
| Water Oasis Eskridge | 7:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | Eskridge Park Eskridge, KS 66423 | Water refill location only, for 200 mile riders. Mile 41 of their course on the way to Alma Checkpoint at mile 70. Will be set up near water spigot in Eskridge City Park Duties are: setting Water Monster tank and spout system that attaches to it, helping riders refill their... | 12/12 | Over |
| Start/Finish Line Setup | 9:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | 11 West 8th Avenue Emporia, Kansas 66801 | 10/10 | Over | |
| Finish Festival Setup | 8:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | 11 West 8th Avenue Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Assist with conversion of start line to finish line setup. Move start/finish towers, set up fencing around finish chute, set up rider medals and finisher item area, etc | 9/15 | Over |
| UNBOUND Gravel 200 Checkpoint #1 - Alma | 7:00am (CT) | 11:30am (CT) | Wabaunsee County Offices Alma, KS 66401 | 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. | 35/45 | Over |
| UNBOUND Gravel 100 Checkpoint - Council Grove | 7:00am (CT) | 11:30am (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. | 17/32 | Over |
| Volunteer Assistant | 6:30am (CT) | 10:30am (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 |
| Saturday Morning 25 & 50 Packet Pickup | 7:00am (CT) | 9:00am (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Check in 25 and 50 Mile and hand out t-shirts to athletes and swag | 12/12 | Over |
| Start Line Setup | 4:00am (CT) | 8:00am (CT) | 11 West 8th Avenue Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Assist with build-up of infrastructure for rider starts. Start/Finish towers, fencing, signage, etc. Help with corral management during 200 mile and 100 mile line-ups | 7/10 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Truck Unloading | 9:30am (CT) | 1:00pm (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | 12/12 | Over | |
| Drop Bag Pick-up | 7:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | 714 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Helping riders retrieve their supply bags that were dropped with the Crew For Hire teams. The CFH crews will deliver them to the back garage door of Unbound HQ at the alleyway. Volunteers will need to organize bags by rider bib number and help riders pick them up! | 8/8 | Over |
| Finish Line Tear Down | 2:00am (CT) | 4:00am (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | Assist with finish line tear down. Help move all fencing and trash cans. Take down tents and make sure Commercial Street is ready for motorists. | 3/10 | 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?
