Volunteer

Keep the NYC Century Bike Tour rolling by being part of our esteemed volunteer crew! There are many opportunities for you to choose from. Whether you want to ride, set up, help out at a local park or guide cyclists through dangerous intersections, T.A. staff (and all of our NYC Century Bike Tour riders) can use your help!

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Start/Finish and Rest Stops Crews (non-bicycling)

Join us at one of seven locations, setting up tables and signs, greeting riders and volunteers and serving food and drinks. If you cannot make the exact time listed, please let us know and we will work around your schedule. Groups are welcome! Times and locations available are as follows:

Central Park, Manhattan

2:30-5 am
5-9 am
9 am-2 pm
3-8 pm

City Hall Park, Manhattan

7-10:30 am

Prospect Park, Brooklyn

4:30-11 am
9:30 am-1 pm

Marine Park,Brooklyn

6:30-11 am
10 am-2 pm

Astoria Park, Queens

7:30 am-12:30 pm
12-5:30 pm

Kissena Park

8:30 am-1 pm
12-4 pm

Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

9:30 am-2 pm
2-6 pm

Pre and Post Event Volunteer Opportunities

It takes a lot of behind-the-scenes prep to get ready for the NYC Century Bike Tour, and it can't happen without the generous help (and fun energy!) of our volunteers. The positions listed below pave the way for a successful and organized bike ride.

	Saturday Prep Crew 8 am -2 pm There's a lot to do at the office to prepare for the tour the day before it all happens! Strong volunteers can load up our vans with tour supplies at our office, while talkative, personable folks make reminder phone calls to our volunteers. This is a really fun day involving lots of teamwork, camaraderie and tasty snacks.
	Early Morning Ride-Through Starts at 4am If you wanted to volunteer as a marshal on the tour and have afternoon commitments OR just want to ride the route with fewer people, this opportunity is a great fit for you. Join a small team of people who ride through the route super early on Century day, making sure there are no last-minute road closures, street fairs, or other problems. Spray paint some worn out markings or add markings if they are worn away. This is a very important position!!
	Surprise Me! In recruiting volunteers, there will be places where we need more help than others, or a key position will be left unfilled. Sign up to help anywhere, and we'll place you where we need the most help.

Event Day Volunteer Opportunities for People with Bikes: Sunday, September 12, 2010

Marshal for the NYC Century

Marshals are volunteers on bikes or on their feet who help other riders navigate the route, negotiate tricky intersections, fix flats and find their way to the food and water, first aid and bike repair stations. Marshals are also responsible for acting as good will ambassadors, spreading the joy and excitement of America's only all-urban century to riders and onlookers. Riding marshals should be experienced cyclists with the ability to fix a flat tire. Stationary marshals do not need any prior experience.

We have a few different marshal teams during the NYC Century Bike Tour. Pick the one that fits your schedule, location and interests!

	Lead Team (Riding Marshal) Ride ahead of the tour and be at the RFK Bridge in Astoria, Queens by 9:30 am. Regulate the flow of bicyclists on the bridge and help some riders with their bikes on stairs. If there are any problems along the route, report them to the Event Director. Report to the marshal check-in by 5 am in Central Park.
	Sweep Team (Riding Marshal) Sleep in and then join the elite team of sweep riders for either the 55-mile or 100-mile route. You will be responsible for helping lost, injured or slow cyclists. 100-mile team meets at Prospect Park at 8 am; 55-mile team meets in Central Park at 9:30am.
	Brooklyn Bridge Team (Standing Marshal) Be a part of our fantastic Brooklyn Bridge Team and regulate the flow of riders on the Brooklyn Bridge. This is a very important position. Before or after your duties, you may ride the rest of the tour, if you like. This Team meets on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, for each shift. There will be 3 shifts throughout the day; when you sign up to be part of this team our volunteer coordinator will be in contact with specific shift options.
	RFK Bridge Team (Standing Marshal) Almost all of the riders on the tour go over the RFK Bridge. Due to construction, this year we need to regulate the flow of cyclists, make sure they know stairs are coming up, and occasionally assist people with their bikes up the stairs. If you choose this position, you can ride as far as you like along the tour before your assignment. Your help is greatly appreciated here. This Team meets at the Astoria Park rest stop at the start of each shift. There will be 3 shifts throughout the day; when you sign up to be part of this team our volunteer coordinator will be in contact with specific shift options.
	Prospect Park Marshal Team (Standing Marshal) Help direct riders at a key route split at Prospect Park. This is a great opportunity for marshals who live in Brooklyn and would rather start the tour there. Afterwards, ride the route of your choice or call it a day! This Team meets at 6 am at the Prospect Park rest stop.
	Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway Marshal Team (Standing Marshal) Help riders navigate two of the big splits in the tour. You will instruct all NYC Century Bike Tour riders through the stretch of the tour that proceeds through Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn and out onto Eastern Parkway. Enjoy your time near Prospect Park and the iconic Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Public Library. This is a great opportunity for marshals who live in Brooklyn and would rather start the tour there. Afterwards, ride the route of your choice or call it a day! If you volunteer for this position, you must have a bike! This team meets at 6 am at the Prospect Park rest stop.

On-Tour Riding Marshal

Ride along with our riders and stop to help out with flat tires, minor mechanical problems and injuries. In order of priority, the positions are as follows:

Marshal on any team!
We'll assign you to where we need the most help. This is the most helpful position to sign up for!

15-mile marshal
Arrive at Central Park at 7:30 am. No Prospect Park start.

35-mile marshal
Arrive at Central Park between 7 am.
Arrive at Prospect Park at 7:30 am.

55-mile marshal
Arrive at Central Park at 6:30 am.
Arrive at Prospect Park at 7 am.

75-mile marshal
Arrive at Central Park at 6 am.
Prospect Park at 6:30 am.

100-mile marshal
Arrive at Central Park at 5:30 am.
Arrive at Prospect Park at 6 am.

Additionally, we ask that you attend a fun [non-mandatory] pre-ride on Sunday, August 29, 2010 followed by a relaxing picnic in Central Park where we'll do a quick orientation session. This pre-ride helps you get a sense of the route, helps us make sure the route is marked correctly, and is a fun way to bond with your other marshal teammates. Don't worry; the pre-ride won't start at the crack of dawn!

If you plan to ride any portion of the NYC Century Bike Tour, you MUST sign the waiver below. Only volunteers who have signed a waiver will be given a bib on ride day.

Release and waiver of liability, assumption of risk and indemnity and parental consent agreement. 
In consideration of being permitted to participate in any way in Transportation Alternatives ("Club") sponsored Bicycling Activity, the 2010 NYC Century Bike Tour ("Activity"), I, for myself, my personal representatives, assigns, heirs and next of kin: 

1. ACKNOWLEDGE, agree and represent that I understand the nature of Bicycling Activities and that I am qualified, in good health and in proper physical condition to participate in such Activity. I further acknowledge that the Activity will be conducted over public roads and facilities open to the public during the Activity and upon which the hazards of traveling are to be expected. I further agree and warrant that if at any time I believe conditions to be unsafe, I will immediately discontinue further participation in the Activity.

2. Fully understand that: (a) bicycling activities involve risks and dangers of serious bodily injury, including permanent disability, paralysis and death ("risks"); (b) these risks and dangers may be caused by my own actions or inactions, the actions or inactions of others participating in the Activity, the condition in which the Activity takes place or the negligence of the "releasee" names below; (c) there may be other risks and social and economic losses either not known to me or not readily foreseeable at this time; and I FULLY ACCEPT AND ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH LOSSES, COSTS AND DAMAGES I incur as a result of my participation in the Activity.

3. HEREBY RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE the Club, the League of American Bicyclists, their respective administrators, directors, agents, officers, members, volunteers and employees, other participants, any sponsors, advertisers and, if applicable, owners and lessors of premises on which the activity takes place, (each considered one of the "releasees" herein) from all liability, claims, demands, losses or damages, on my account caused or alleged to be caused on whole or in part by the negligence of the "releasees" or otherwise, including negligent rescue operations; and further I agree that if, despite this release and waiver of liability, assumption of risk, and indemnity agreement, I, or anyone on my behalf, makes a claim against any of the Releasees, I will indemnify, save and hold harmless each of the releasees from any litigation expenses, attorney fees, loss, liability, damage or cost which any may incur as the result of such claim.
I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, fully understand its terms, understand that I have GIVEN UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT and have signed it freely and without any inducement or assurance of nay nature and intend it to be a complete and unconditional release of all liability to the greatest extent allowed by law and agree that if nay portion of this agreement is held to be invalid the balance, notwithstanding, shall continue in full force and effect.

I have read and agree to the waiver of liability,
and fully understand its content.

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