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Volunteers can help us make Big Sugar Gravel one to remember! We would love to have you join our team this fall. We appreciate everyone who sets aside some hours to help make this event memorable for each rider.
By volunteering for 10+ hours, you secure a spot in the 2027 event! Friends and family can also donate their hours to help you reach the 10-hour minimum. You are still responsible for registration fees, however you do not have to worry about registration selling out in 12 minutes.
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By volunteering for 10+ hours, you become eligible to skip the 2024 registration! Friends and family can also donate their hours to help you reach the 10-hour minimum.
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267 Positions Filled
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537 Hours
Shifts (42)
1 - 8 of 8 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed |
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| Little Sugar On-Course Marshals Afternoon Shift | 1:00pm (CT) | 6:00pm (CT) | 201 Northeast A Street Bentonville, AR Volunteer items (vests, whistles, etc) can be picked up from Arvest Bank conference room | These course marshals must be 18+.  More details on marshal points available on the map here. There are many road crossings on this course and we would like to help keep riders safe as they cross the larger/busier streets!  You will be assigned a station when you arrive at the... | 2/30 |
| Little Sugar Finish Line Support and Tear-down | 5:00pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | 201 Northeast A Street Bentonville, AR Volunteer Check-in at Arvest Bank conference room | Help welcome our riders into the finish chute and hand them their finisher items. After finish line closing, help us tear everything down and open up to traffic. | 2/8 |
| Little Sugar Downtown Marshals Afternoon Shift | 2:00pm (CT) | 6:00pm (CT) | 201 Northeast A Street Bentonville, AR Volunteer check-in at Arvest Bank conference room | These course marshals must be 16+ and accompanied by an adult. Help protect our riders as they near the finish line in downtown. We'll get you a tee, vest, and sign and assign you a marshal position upon check-in with the volunteer coordinator, Heather. Downtown marshal positions are needed along... | 5/10 |
| Little Sugar After-Party | 3:00pm (CT) | 9:00pm (CT) | 410 SW A Street Suite 2 Bentonville, AR 72712 The HUB | Help us run the Little Sugar After-Party / Awards Ceremony. The event will be in progress when you arrive. You will take over making sure things are cleaned up. Location:  The HUB, 410 SW A Street Suite 2. Bentonville, AR 72712 | 3/6 |
| LS Water Oasis #1 | 8:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) | 210 N Main St Bentonville, AR Location is NOT in Bentonville. Go to Little Sugar Trails Trailhead - Scotsdale Dr - Link in shift description | LOCATION: Little Sugar Trails Trailhead - Scotsdale Dr. Large parking lot on Cullen Hills Dr just SE of Scotsdale Dr in Bella Vista. Responsibilities: set up and operate water refill station for athletes. All equipment will be in a Uhaul truck with lock code 2006. Set up just off the... | 4/4 |
| LS Water Oasis #2 | 10:00am (CT) | 2:30pm (CT) | 210 N Main St Bentonville, AR Location is NOT in Bentonville. It is at the Rillington Dr Trailhead of the Back 40 trails on the east side of Bella Vista. Rillington Dr just south of intersection with Sunderland Dr | LOCATION: Back 40 Trails Trailhead - Rillington Dr. Gravel parking lot on Rillington Dr south of intersection with Sunderland Dr in Bella Vista. Responsibilities: set up and operate water refill station for athletes. All equipment will be in a Uhaul truck with lock code 2006. Set up just off the... | 4/4 |
| LS Aid Station #1 - TH Lumber | 7:30am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | 1451 Bella Vista Way Bella Vista, AR | Aid station at mile 31 of 100k course, mile 14 of 50k course. Tents will be set up along the south side of Pinion Drive in the parking spaces of TH Rogers Lumber company (business is closed on Sunday). Providing water, sports drink, and nutrition to resupply riders as they... | 12/12 |
| LS Aid Station #2 Veterans Park | 8:00am (CT) | 5:00pm (CT) | 151 Veterans Pkwy Bentonville, Arkansas 72712 | Aid station at mile 50 of 100k course, mile 21 of 50k course. Providing water, sports drink, and nutrition to resupply riders before they tackle the remaining 12 miles of trail into the finish. Across the street from the Veteran’s Memorial. Please keep Veterans Dr clear of any traffic, foot... | 12/12 |
1 - 5 of 5 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed |
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| Expo Load In | 11:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR The Momentary | Assisting loading in vendor brands into Expo spaces. Finishing setup of any Life Time equipment/infrastructure remaining. Helping transition into "Expo Help" shifts when expo opens at 3pm. Report to Heather at The Momentary at 507 SE E St, Bentonville, AR 72712 | 1/8 |
| Expo Help | 2:00pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | 507 SE E St, Bentonville, AR 72712 Bentonville, AR The Momentary | Assisting with any tasks needed during Expo operation. Emptying trash bins, straightening up displays, moving equipment. Report to The Momentary, Rode House with Heather.  507 SE E St, Bentonville, AR 72712 | 0/6 |
| Expo Vendor Load-In | 8:00am (CT) | 3:00pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR 72712 The Momentary | Assisting in any way needed for vendor brands to deliver and assemble their expo booths. You may just be able to score a bit of swag before any of the expo attendees get a shot at it ;-) Location: The Momentary - 507 SE E St, Bentonville, AR 72712 | 4/4 |
| Expo Setup | 8:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR | Setting up Life Time equipment & infrastructure and assisting with Expo vendor load-in. Report to Heather at The Momentary at 507 SE E St, Bentonville, AR 72712 | 6/6 |
| Big Sugar Packet Pick Up | 2:00pm (CT) | 7:30pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR 72712 The Momentary, Rode House | Setup from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, Packet PickUp from 3:00pm to 7:00pm Working at Packet Pick Up booth within Big Sugar Expo. Assist riders to check in for the race, pick up their race packet, t-shirt, and goodie bag. Check in at the Momentary Rode House with Heather, then report to... | 15/15 |
1 - 6 of 6 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed |
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| Expo Tear Down / Start Line Convert | 5:00pm (CT) | 10:00pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR 72712 The Momentary | Assisting packing up Expo infrastructure and rearranging for race day configuration at The Momentary. For Start Line set up, we will be moving barricade fencing, banner towers, feather flags, sandbags, etc. This will be located in the downtown square, so having a vehicle or being able to walk to location... | 2/8 |
| Expo Help | 2:00pm (CT) | 7:30pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR 72712 The Momentary, Rode House | Doing whatever is required during the operation of the Expo. Moving equipment, fixing decorations, emptying trash bins, and helping throughout the expo and packet pick up events. Report to Heather at The Momentary Rode House to check in, grab a volunteer tee, and get set up for your shift.  | 1/6 |
| Big Sugar Gravel Packet Pick Up | 12:30pm (CT) | 4:30pm (CT) | The Momentary Bentonville, AR 72712 | Work PPU assisting athlete check in! The Momentary, 507 SE E St, Bentonville, AR 72712. | 10/15 |
| Big Sugar Gravel Packet Pick Up | 4:00pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR The Momentary, Rode House | Working at PPU booth within Big Sugar Expo. Assist riders to check in for the race, pick up their race packet, t-shirt, and goodie bag. Report to Heather to check-in for your shift and grab a volunteer tee. Then you'll report Treva at PPU booth in the Rode House for... | 11/15 |
| Expo Help | 10:30am (CT) | 2:30pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR The Momentary | Setting up and launching day 2 of BSC Expo. Helping make sure everything is tidy and ready to go before 11am opening, then assisting with daily operations. Report to Heather at the Rode House and get a volunteer tee. Then we will take you to your location to check in... | 4/6 |
| Big Sugar Gravel Packet Pick Up | 10:30am (CT) | 1:00pm (CT) | The Momentary Bentonville, AR The Momentary, Rode House | Working at Packet Pick Up booth within Big Sugar Expo. Assist riders to check in for the race, pick up their race packet, t-shirt, and goodie bag. Report to Heather at the Rode House and Treva at PPU booth. The Momentary, 507 SE E St, Bentonville, AR 72712 Please come... | 15/15 |
1 - 10 of 14 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed |
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| Finish Line Tear Down | 5:30pm (CT) | 10:30pm (CT) | 100 North Main Street Bentonville, AR | We get to pull stuff apart at the end of the day! Packing up tents, flags, other decorations, tables, loading barricade fencing back onto its trailer, and pulling apart the banner towers. Help out the exhausted event crew pack up at the end of the day! | 1/20 |
| Downtown Marshals - Afternoon | 1:30pm (CT) | 6:00pm (CT) | 201 NE A St Bentonville, Arkansas 72712 | These course marshals must be 14+ and accompanied by an adult. We'll get you a tee, vest, and sign and assign you a marshal position upon check-in with the volunteer coordinator, Heather. Downtown Marshals, unlike other on course marshals, ARE empowered to direct traffic to a certain extent. We will... | 1/10 |
| Drug Testing Chaperones - USADA | 11:00am (CT) | 5:45pm (CT) | 210 N Main St Bentonville, AR | Professional racers will be randomly drug tested after the finish.You will be assigned a rider finishing placement upon arrival at the event (ex: male 6th place). It is the chaperone's job to find and stay with your assigned athlete after the race until they get drug tested. Volunteer Check-in and... | 4/10 |
| Finish Line Setup | 8:30am (CT) | 10:30am (CT) | 201 NE A St Bentonville, AR Arvest Bank, Downtown Bentonville | We will have a short window of time (around 3 hours) to build out our finish line after the 50 mile race takes off. We will need to shift the placement of our banner towers, lay out the finishing straight barricade fencing, decorate the fencing with sponsor branding "pillowcases" and... | 7/10 |
| Downtown Marshals - Morning | 9:00am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | 201 NE A St, Bentonville, AR 72712 Arvest Bank, Downtown Bentonville | These course marshals must be 14+ and accompanied by an adult. We'll get you a tee, vest, and sign and assign you a marshal position upon check-in with the volunteer coordinator, Heather. Downtown Marshals, unlike other on course marshals, ARE empowered to direct traffic to a certain extent. We will... | 8/10 |
| The Gravel Rave - Party Volunteer | 5:00pm (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | 507 SE E St Bentonville, AR The Momentary | This shift is a BLAST! Help host our newest, most exclusive event - The Gravel Rave!  As a volunteer, you will use an iPad to check in athletes using an app, checking IDs for 21+ guests, and welcoming guests to the party. Each volunteer will receive 1 hot meal ticket,... | 15/16 |
| Finisher Item Help | 10:30am (CT) | 2:30pm (CT) | 100 North Main Street Bentonville, AR | This is a super fun job within the event! You get to cheer for riders as they come across the finish line and help hand out their finisher items. Make sure to let them recover a bit first, riders don't always want to have something thrust into their hands immediately... | 5/5 |
| Finisher Item Help | 2:30pm (CT) | 6:45pm (CT) | 100 North Main Street Bentonville, AR | This is a super fun job within the event! You get to cheer for riders as they come across the finish line and help hand out their finisher items. Make sure to let them recover a bit first, riders don't always want to have something thrust into their hands immediately... | 5/5 |
| Oasis Station 1 | 8:30am (CT) | 1:15pm (CT) | 6645 Pine Logging Rd Rocky Comfot, MO 64861 | Water station for Big Sugar. This shift will require one "Lead" who will be responsible for driving a Uhaul with the water station materials. The team will all need to help unload, set up, and load the Uhaul for this shift. This will be at mile 56.2 at Stella Rural... | 6/6 |
| Oasis Station 2 | 9:45am (CT) | 4:45pm (CT) | 10542 Blue Jay Rd. Pea Ridge, AR 72751 Start of the event will be in downtown Bentonville, but there are numerous locations for volunteering! | This shift will require one "Lead" who will be responsible for driving a Uhaul with the water station materials. The team will all need to help unload, set up, and load the Uhaul for this shift. Location will be at Blue Ridge and Mariano in Pea Ridge. | 6/6 |
1 - 1 of 1 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sugar Packet Stuffing | 3:00pm (CT) | 8:00pm (CT) | 3103 Southwest I Street Bentonville, Arkansas 72712 Life Time Warehouse | Join us to help prepare for Big Sugar Classic stuffing the goodie bags athletes will receive at Packet Pickup! This fun and essential task takes at Trailblazers Warehouse, 3311 SW I St, Bentonville, AR 72712 | 8/25 |
1 - 3 of 3 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sugar MTB Packet Pick Up | 2:30pm (CT) | 6:30pm (CT) | Coler Camp Grounds Bentonville, AR 72712 | Working at Packet Pick up booth. Assist riders to check in for the race, pick up their race packet, t-shirt, and goodie bag. PPU starts at 11AM-6PM | 0/15 |
| Little Sugar MTB Packet Pick Up | 10:00am (CT) | 3:00pm (CT) | Coler Camp Grounds Bentonville, AR 72712 | Working at Packet Pick up booth. Assist riders to check in for the race, pick up their race packet, t-shirt, and goodie bag. PPU starts at 11AM-6PM | 3/15 |
| Little Sugar MTB Packet Pick Up / Vendor Set Up | 9:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) | Coler Camp Grounds Bentonville, AR 72712 | Setup Packet Pick up for the MTB event- Assorting t-shirts, goodie bag items and tables. | 9/11 |
1 - 5 of 5 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed |
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| Little Sugar On-Course Marshals Morning Shift | 7:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | West Bentonville Trail Bentonville, Arkansas 72712 Volunteer marshal items (vests, whistles, etc) can be picked up from Arvest Bank conference room | These course marshals must be 18+.  More details on marshal points are located on the map here. There are many road crossings on this course and we would like to help keep riders safe as they cross the larger/busier streets! You will be assigned a station when you report to... | 3/30 |
| Little Sugar Downtown Marshals | 8:00am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | 201 Northeast A Street Bentonville, Arkansas 72712 | These course marshals must be 16+ and accompanied by an adult. Help protect our riders as they near the finish line in downtown. We'll get you a tee, vest, and sign and assign you a marshal position upon check-in with the volunteer coordinator. Downtown marshal positions are needed along A... | 2/10 |
| Little Sugar Finish Line Support | 12:00pm (CT) | 5:00pm (CT) | Bentonville Bentonville, Arkansas 72712 | Welcome our riders in as they finish their race! Cheer them in, hand them their finisher items, and keep the finish chute clear of clutter. | 1/6 |
| Little Sugar Finish Line Setup | 7:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | Finish Line is near Arvest Bank in Downtown Bentonville | Help build Finish line structures and decorations, put up barricades, help sponsors with assembling their tents, etc. After setup, help us to welcome in riders at the back of the finish chute! | 6/10 |
| Little Sugar Start Line Assistance | 5:00am (CT) | 10:00am (CT) | Airship Coffee at Color Mountain Bike Preserve | Help us put together start line decorations, manage rider lineup and corrals, and clean up afterward. | 4/6 |
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