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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
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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 | 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 100 & 200 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. | 9/12 | Over |
| UNBOUND Gravel 25 & 50 Packet Pickup (Kiosk/laptop) & Bike Plate | 12:30pm (CT) | 4:30pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers will use laptops to check in athletes and hand out packets. | 5/10 | Over |
| UNBOUND Gravel 25 & 50 Packet Pickup (Kiosk/laptop) & Bike Plate | 3:30pm (CT) | 6:30pm (CT) | 711 Commercial Street Emporia, Kansas 66801 | Volunteers will use laptops to check in athletes and hand out packets. | 4/10 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNBOUND Gravel 200 Checkpoint #2 - Council Grove | 10:30am (CT) | 2:30pm (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. | 19/40 | Over |
| UNBOUND Gravel 200 Checkpoint #2 - Council Grove | 6:00pm (CT) | 11:00pm (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. | 10/40 | Over |
| UNBOUND Gravel 200 Checkpoint #1 - Alma | 11:00am (CT) | 3:00pm (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. | 13/45 | Over |
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Unloading | 9:30am (CT) | 1:00pm (CT) | UNBOUND HQ Warehouse Emporia, KS 66801 | 12/12 | Over | |
| Course Cleanup Section 8 | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Alma, KS | -Near Alma- 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... | 4/5 | Over |
| Course Cleanup Section 20 | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Americus, KS | -Near Americus/Kahola- 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... | 4/5 | Over |
| Course Cleanup Section 11 | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Alta Vista, KS | -Near Alta Vista- 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... | 5/6 | 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?
