Our Century has always been wonderful, but to make it so we rely on club members to volunteer. We need to fill 250 to 275 slots to prepare all of the great food we serve and to run the Century. We also need a few people to support the Workers Century the following weekend.
Here is a list of jobs that take about 4 hours, but you can double your fun by signing up for more than one slot. For example: you might sign up to help at the Lunch Stop, but since you like baking, you will also make quick breads; or you can help all day instead of half a day. The appropriate coordinator will contact you a week or so before the century to verify times and answer questions.
If you are considering Quick Breads, our website has many of our favorite recipes.
| As Needed, Before | Flexible? You can really help if we can get back to you with your pre-Century assignment. |
| Food Prep | Volunteers are needed to cut, chop and mix. Bring sharp knives, cutting boards and food processors. (Start at 8:00 AM to about 4:00 PM) Sign up for AM (8:00 AM to Noon) or PM (Noon to 4:00 PM). |
| Food Shopping - Costco | Help shop at Costco on Friday before the Century. You need to be available during the day. |
| Quick Breads | 30 people are needed: Each to bake 5 quick bread loaves (non-yeast, non-kneaded) and deliver them to a designated drop point. You can use a club recipe or use your own recipe. You can be reimbursed for cost of ingredients. Club recipes are at http://www.grizz.org/members/centrecp.pdf |
| Route Marking | Mark the Route. Takes 4-6 hours. Done one or two weekends before the Century. Flexibility is highly desirable. |
| Staging Location | 1 person Thursday May 3rd, 3 or 4 hours PM; 2-3 people Friday May 4th 3-4 hours PM. help organize & sort everything for the various sites. Light lifting, some heavy with help. Not heavy labor but the volunteers are going to be spending a physical afternoon. |
| Supplies Transport | Load and drive pickup trucks. |
| Truck Loading | Help organize and load the truck on Saturday, May 5th (9 am to noon or a bit later) to be ready to deliver all supplies to the rest stops and lunch. |
| As Needed, Day Of | Flexible? You can really help by signing up here, and we'll get back to you with your Century-day assigment. |
| Clean Up | Many hands make light work. Volunteers needed from 3:00 PM till finished (~8:00 PM). You can ride the century and still help out. 2 from 5-7:30 must be non-riders |
| Composting | Help make our Century green. Based at Campo Lindo, educate riders and volunteers of the recycling and composting procedures and empty compost containers. Two shifts: 6:15 to 1 pm (filled), 12 noon to 7 pm. |
| First Aid Station | Help coordinator at the first aid station. Early and late shifts. Volunteer should have some experience in dealing with people who might need MINOR medical assistance or are not bothered by the sight of road rash or bleeding cuts, wounds. |
| Lunch | Volunteers needed (~4 hr shifts) throughout the day. Activities may include truck unloading, food station set-up/take-down, food prep (veggies, fruit, chicken), and food service. Will interact with century riders. Prefer members with cheery dispositions who are able to safely wield a kitchen knife and/or servicing spoon. |
| Parking | Help direct traffic early in the morning. (Start at 6:00 AM). You can help out early and still ride the century. |
| Registration - Island | Check-in Riders who are starting from the Island, car-free start. |
| Registration Table | Work the registration tables. Many registrars are needed at 6 AM to keep the lines short, and a smaller number of registrars are needed all day. |
| Rest Stop - Briones | (9:30 AM to 12:30 PM) or (12:00 PM to 3:30 PM) |
| Rest Stop - Island | (6:30 AM to 11:30 AM) |
| Rest Stop - Port Costa | (7:30 AM to 11:30 AM) or (10:30 AM to 2:30 PM) |
| Rest Stop - Proctor | (11:30 AM to 3:30 PM) or (3:00 PM to 7:00 PM) |
| Rest Stop - Wayside | (10 AM- 2 PM) or (12 noon - 4 PM) |
| Restock | Need fresh volunteers to return truck, supplies etc. You can ride the century, have a massage, relax and still help out. Fresh = not ridden or worked earlier in day. |
| Sag | Volunteers needed for AM and PM (6 in AM, 4 in PM) shifts or all day. (Need a vehicle that can carry bikes and riders, and a cell phone) |
| T-Shirt Table | Help hand out the prepaid T-shirts and sell extra T-shirts. AM shift, PM shift or All Day. Need 3 for AM shift 10 am -1 pm, 2 for PM, 1-4pm. |
| Truck Driving | Truck driving: Drive the supply/food trucks where they're needed and help load/unload. One volunteer needed for Saturday. Others on Sunday. |
| Un-staging | Need 4 volunteers on Monday am, May 7 to unload truck to storage in Oakland |
| Workers Century | The Workers Century is held the Saturday after the Century, May 12. A few people are needed to help with food and sag. |
This page last modified on Feb 1, 2012 9:04:42 PM by Beverlee French