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Ride the Drive
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Volunteering for Ride the Drive is a great way to help make this a successful event and have a lot of fun at the same time!

Over 250 volunteers are needed for Ride the Drive. As a volunteer you will receive a really cool Ride the Drive t-shirt, an informational training, snacks and so many smiles it will make your summer!

Thousands of people will be out enjoying walking, biking, running and rolling in the traffic-free streets.

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Group Registration
If you are interested in signing-up as a group to volunteer for Ride the Drive, please contact the the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin at (608) 251-4456

Questions?

Contact the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin at (608) 251-4456

Volunteer Opportunities

Get the Word Out: Dates to be determined

  • Help us inform and notify everyone, especially our ‘event neighbors’ along and near the route for Ride the Drive, about this great new event in Madison. We will need volunteers to help ‘flyering’ the isthmus with information about the event.

Art/Activity & Event Helper: Assistance throughout the day of event , 7-11am. 11am-3pm

  • Assist participating groups and individuals to set up and take down activity areas along the route. Provide direction and information about activity. Encourage participation.

Intersection Marshals: 7am - 11am, 11am – 3pm

  • Help set up or take down barricades at your intersection, assist with participation traffic flow, answer participants’ questions, and redirect neighborhood traffic. Some volunteers will have the added duty of counting participants at different intervals.

Comfort Station Volunteers: 7am – 11am, 11am - 3pm

  • Help set up and take down comfort stations, answer people’s questions, and hand out brochures.
  • Help take down tables, chairs and canopies. Remove signage and banners. Basic clean up of the event area.

Volunteer Captain: Throughout day of event

  • Volunteer captains will play an integral role in the success of Ride the Drive. As a captain, you will manage the volunteers in your area, maintain the safety and quality of the route in your area, and help coordinate communications. Volunteer captains are expected to be at Ride the Drive for the entire day and attend a training session prior to the event on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 25 with Mayor Dave. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Conger at (262) 483-7204.

Bike Ambassadors: 7am -11am, 11am – 3pm

  • Bike the route making sure that everything is progressing smoothly and safely in your designated 1 mile ride zone. Communicate with Ride the Drive participants, volunteer captains and intersection marshals to maintain the safety of the route and enhance participant experience. At the start of the event and throughout the day, make sure that intersections and signage are functioning properly and the route is free of debris. At the close of the event, bike the route to make sure that intersections are ready to be opened to cars. Bike Ambassadors will need to use their personal cell phone for communication during the event.