Expo Volunteer Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo. The Health and Fitness Expo is often the very first stop for many participants and brings months of planning and preparation to life. Be a part of the excitement by joining us and sharing the marathon experience with 45,000 runners and their family and friends from around the world. Volunteer positions and available shift times can be found below. Please review the Volunteer Guidelines before registering to volunteer.
Location and Transportation
McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Hall D
2301 S. Martin Luther King Dr.
Chicago, IL 60616
Click here for a Google map of McCormick Place. For free shuttle, public transportation and parking information for the Expo, click here.
Volunteer Positions and Descriptions
Click on the shift and time to access the registration link. Please note that you must register in order to volunteer.
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Greeters
Volunteers will welcome visitors, serve as source of general information near entrances and will direct visitors to the Expo hall. A general knowledge about McCormick Place is helpful but not required. This job requires good customer service skills. Volunteers must be able to stand for four (4) hours.
Friday
All shifts are full
Saturday
All shifts are full
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Participant Packet Distribution
Volunteers will welcome participants, verify the information on their Confirmation Ticket and distribute Participant Packets. Volunteers must be able to stand and be active for four (4) hours.
Friday
All shifts are full
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Chicago Marathon Booth
Volunteers will distribute complimentary event posters at the Chicago Marathon booth
Friday
All shifts are full
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All shifts are full
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Information Services
Information Services Volunteers will be responsible for answering participants' and visitors' general questions at the Expo. Volunteers will need to be familiar with the Marathon, Expo and general points of interests and transportation options in downtown Chicago. Volunteers will need to be able to quickly familiarize themselves with the event-issued binder that they will receive prior to their shift.
Friday
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Bank of America Booth
Volunteers will assist with Customer Upgrade, cheer supply station and green screen photo station.
Friday
All shifts are full
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Runner Tracking
Volunteers will assist visitors in registering for Runner Tracking. Runner Tracking allows family and friends to receive text messages for a participant(s) regarding his/her time and location on the race course.
Friday
All shifts are full
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All shifts are full
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Participant Bag and T-Shirt
Preparing and distributing the Participant Bag and T-Shirt is a two step process for the volunteers at this station. Some volunteers will welcome runners, scan the barcode on Participant Packets, stamp the packets and distribute the Participant Bag and t-shirt to runners. Others will put event t-shirts into Participant Bags and group the bags by t-shirt size for quick and easy distribution. Volunteers must be able to stand for four (4) hours and are asked to be flexible when working in this area. Those individuals with good customer service skills and computer literacy, as well as some strong individuals to move heavy boxes are encouraged to volunteer at Participant Bag and T-Shirt.
Friday
All shifts are full
Saturday
All shifts are full
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ChronoTrack D-Tag Verification -
Formerly 'Chip Check'
Volunteers will help participants by verifying that their names and bib numbers correspond with their ChronoTrack D-Tag timing devices. Volunteers will electronically scan participants timing devices at the D-Tag Verification station and participants will verify the information that appears on the computer screen is correct.
Friday
All shifts are full
Saturday
All shifts are full
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Participant Services
Volunteers will welcome participants to the Expo, verify identification, look up registration confirmation numbers and print out Confirmation Tickets. This position requires excellent customer service skills and computer literacy. If you apply for this position, please be certain that you are able to commit to the shift that you request as this is a key role.
Friday
All shifts are full
Saturday
All shifts are full
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Important Notices
Uniform
Volunteers will receive a Bank of America Chicago Marathon long-sleeved t-shirt and credential to be worn during their volunteer shift. Please dress casually and wear comfortable shoes. We recommend that you avoid bringing valuables and larger items (bags, backpacks, etc.) to the Expo. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
Age Requirement
We realize that the opportunity and actual experience of working on an event can have a positive impact on children and young adults of all ages; however, due to the unpredictable and physical nature of many of the event roles, we require that the minimum age of all of our individual volunteers be 16 years of age or older on the day they are volunteering.
For those same reasons we also ask that children and young adults under the age of 16 do not accompany individual volunteers when they are working on race day or at the Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo.
Volunteer Group Registration
If you are part of a group, please contact your group leader for the unique registration link. If you are interested in bringing a group of volunteers, please contact April Janssen at
april.janssen@bankofamerica.com Forgot Your Assignment?
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Contact
If you have any questions, please contact: april.janssen@bankofamerica.com