Volunteer Opportunities
The Grizzly Peak Century is staffed primarily by volunteer club members, but non-members are also welcome to help out. We need to fill roughly 300 volunteer positions to shop, prepare the food, move supplies, serve the riders, clean up, and more. The tables below show the complete list of volunteer opportunities before, during, and after the day of the century.
Why volunteer?
For helping our club put on one of the best centuries around, volunteers will receive:
- A century T-shirt
- One ride leader credit for each Volunteer job you work
- Two ride leader credits for each Coordinator position you hold
- A worker's ride and party the week following the century
GPC Members
Volunteer Online for one or more positions (login required). If yours is a family membership, you can select positions for all of your family members on the same page. If you are not able to help out this year, please let us know so we don't waste time trying to recruit you. Follow the same link above and check the box that says you are not available. If you have any problems with the online system, or if you want some personalized help selecting an appropriate position, contact our Volunteer Coordinator VolCoord at grizz dot org .
Non-Members
We would very much appreciate your help. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator VolCoord at grizz dot org to select an available position.
209 Volunteer positions still available
Positions Before the Century
Job Name | Description | Wanted | Filled | Need |
---|---|---|---|---|
As Needed, Before | Flexible? You can really help if we can get back to you with your pre-Century assignment. |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Food Prep - AM | 8:00 a.m. to Noon shift. Volunteers are needed to cut, chop and mix on Saturday, the day before century. Bring sharp knives. Located at Contra Costa College |
20 | 0 | 20 |
Food Prep - PM | Noon to 4:00 p.m. shift. Volunteers are needed to cut, chop and mix on Saturday, the day before century. Bring sharp knives. Location at Contra Costa College |
12 | 0 | 12 |
Food Shopping - Berkeley Bowl | About 2 weeks before Century, reach out to Berkeley Bowl to clarify when they need order (usually Ron Miyake at 510-843-6929). Coordinate with volunteer making the shopping list and volunteer who’s picking up the food to ensure good communication. About 6 days before Century, place order. On Friday before Century, go to BB West about 9:30 am to ensure order is accurate, pay for it and meet the volunteer who’s picking up the food. |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Food Shopping - Costco | Be a part of the crew shopping at Costco on the Friday before the Century. You need to be available Friday morning for the shopping trip followed by delivery of purchased items to Staging. You will use your own vehicle, preferably a station wagon, SUV, or truck to carry purchased items. |
5 | 0 | 5 |
Quick Breads | Each volunteer bakes 5 quick bread loaves (non-yeast, non-kneaded) and delivers them frozen to a designated drop point, Tuesday through Thursday the week before the century. You can use a club recipe or use your own recipe. You can be reimbursed for cost of ingredients. |
20 | 0 | 20 |
Route Marking | Mark course directions and hazards and sweep away glass on part of the route. Takes 3-5 hours. Done in teams of two volunteers within two weeks before the Century. Flexibility is highly desirable. |
10 | 0 | 10 |
Staging Location, Friday | Help organize & sort everything for the various sites. There will be lots of counting and light lifting, with help for the heavy stuff. Not heavy labor but expect to spend a physical few hours, roughly 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
6 | 0 | 6 |
Staging Location, Thursday | Help organize & sort everything for the various sites. There will be lots of counting and light lifting, with help for the heavy stuff. Not heavy labor but expect to spend a physical few hours, roughly 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
5 | 0 | 5 |
T-shirt Distribution | Receive T-Shirts from printer, bag-up with instructions from pre-registration, bags go out to volunteer locations. |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Transport, Storage to Staging | Load supplies at long term storage site into truck, travel to staging site, unload supplies and inventory what is there. Light lifting and help for the heavy stuff. Transport will take place on May 1. |
4 | 0 | 4 |
Truck Loading | Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to about noon. Load the truck and vans with lunch and rest stop supplies. Need two people who know how to lift carefully without tiring or injuring themselves and are good with spatial and weight reasoning. |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Positions on Century Day
Job Name | Description | Wanted | Filled | Need |
---|---|---|---|---|
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. |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Assistant Cashier | Process sales at the T-shirt table from 1:30 pm until the table closes. They will work with the lead cashier to set up their iPhone for use as a Square POS register. Prerequisites: They should possess an iPhone X or later running IOS 15.5 or later and be able to meet a few days before the century to get set up. |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Clean Up | Many hands make light work. Volunteers needed from 3:00 p.m. till finished (~8:00 p.m.). You can ride the century and still help out. Two from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. must be non-riders. |
8 | 0 | 8 |
Course Marshall in Kensington | Stand at the Kensington Elementary School gate and direct incoming riders to pass through the schoolyard and out the far gate. Caution them to look out for children and dogs if there are people in the play area. One volunteer for 8:30 - 10:30 and one from 10:30 - 12:30. |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Lunch 10am - 2pm | Volunteers needed at St Mary's College (~4 hr shifts) throughout the day. Activities may include truck unloading, food station set-up/take-down, food prep (veggies, fruit), and food service. Will interact with century riders. Prefer members with cheery dispositions who are able to safely wield a kitchen knife and/or serving spoon. |
10 | 0 | 10 |
Lunch 2pm - 6pm | Volunteers needed at St Mary's College (~4 hr shifts) throughout the day. Activities may include truck unloading, food station set-up/take-down, food prep (veggies, fruit), and food service. Will interact with century riders. Prefer members with cheery dispositions who are able to safely wield a kitchen knife and/or serving spoon. |
10 | 0 | 10 |
Parking | Help direct traffic early in the morning. (Start at 6:00 a.m.). You can help out early and still ride the century. We need to work on getting more barriers up before 6:00 a.m. for the parking lots (especially the back lot) |
4 | 0 | 4 |
Registration - St Mary's College | Work the registration tables. Many registrars are needed at 6:00 a.m. to keep the lines short, and a smaller number of registrars are needed all day. |
8 | 0 | 8 |
Registration - Island | 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Check-in riders who are starting from the Island rest stop in Tilden Park. Also assist with the gear drop. |
4 | 0 | 4 |
Rest Stop - Briones AM | 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. shift |
7 | 0 | 7 |
Rest Stop - Briones PM | 1:00 pm to 4:45 p.m. shift |
7 | 0 | 7 |
Rest Stop - Crockett AM | 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Clean and slice the food, hand out the food to the riders. One person will be filling water jugs and mixing in the GU powder. The 1st shift puts out the tables and tents. Two volunteers working the early shift will also help with setting up the McEwen signs. |
7 | 0 | 7 |
Rest Stop - Crockett PM | 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Clean and slice the food, hand out the food to the riders. One person will be filling water jugs and mixing in the GU powder. Take down the tables and tents at the end. |
6 | 0 | 6 |
Rest Stop - Island | 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. |
8 | 0 | 8 |
Rest Stop - Ivy Park (South Loop) | 6:30AM - 10:30AM |
5 | 0 | 5 |
Rest Stop - Ivy Park PM (South Loop) | 11 am - 2pm |
4 | 0 | 4 |
Sag - AM | Morning shift. Need a cell phone and a vehicle that can carry bikes and riders. |
4 | 0 | 4 |
Sag - PM | Afternoon shift. Need a cell phone and a vehicle that can carry bikes and riders. |
4 | 0 | 4 |
T-shirt Table AM | 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Help hand out the prepaid T-shirts and sell extra T-shirts. |
3 | 0 | 3 |
T-shirt Table PM | 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Help hand out the prepaid T-shirts and sell extra T-shirts. |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Truck Reloading after Century | At St Mary's , unload supplies from vans returning from rest stops and transfer supplies to the truck. Also load supplies from St Mary's into the truck. 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
2 | 0 | 2 |
Positions After the Century
Job Name | Description | Wanted | Filled | Need |
---|---|---|---|---|
Truck Unloading into Storage | Meet on Monday a.m. (day after century) at our storage location at 1834 Delaware St in Berkeley. Move century supplies from the truck to the upstairs of storage area. Time estimate 2 hours. |
4 | 0 | 4 |
Workers' Century | The Workers Century Picnic will be held Saturday, May 11th - the following weekend after the Century - at Sports Basement in Berkeley. Volunteers needed to help lead rides, and prepare and serve food for both pre- and post-ride meals. Also volunteers needed to shop for food day before the event and pick up pizza |
8 | 0 | 8 |