These are major events for our club and we will need a lot of volunteers to make them successful. Please take a look at the available positions and consider helping in whatever way you can. Thanks in advance!

Benefits of volunteering

• You will help us create a great experience for our participants
• Most jobs will also allow you to participate in the event
• Some jobs will allow you to practice your navigation skills
• You can earn volunteer points, which you can redeem for event entry or club gear (you must have a free account with the COC registration system in order to earn volunteer points)

How to volunteer

Sign up directly

If you have a COC registration account, you can sign up directly for a volunteer slot.

• Volunteer Friday, June 12 at South Quincy Lakes
• Volunteer Saturday, June 13 at Moses Lake Sand Dunes
• Volunteer Sunday, June 14 at Fisk State Park

Note: If you don’t have an account, you can create one. If you prefer not to create an account, email marmot@cascadeoc.org and let us know how you’d like to help.

Volunteer role descriptions

Below is a description of the types of volunteer roles we have. Additional roles may be added as needed. More details, such as shift times, can be found by clicking the above links once they are available.

• Parking monitor: in accordance with a parking plan, direct vehicles to appropriate parking locations. Volunteer will not be sheltered and should prepare for inclement weather.
• Check-in: hand out pre-assigned bibs, rental epunches, answer questions. Volunteer will be under a tent.
• First aid: Based at the download tent. Be prepared to offer first basic aid to any participant as needed, most likely an occasional cut or sprain. Some event venues are not close to cities, so some wilderness first aid training is preferred.
• Start line: staff the start tent, ensure that people have cleared and checked their e-punches, hand out maps, and start competitors at appropriate intervals for the event. Volunteer will be under a tent, but should be prepared to stand for most or all of their shift
• Vetting: Verify the correct location of the control markers, confirm the control code for each control, and verify that the E-punch unit is operating correctly (listen for beep and look for flash from the E-punch unit). The vetter must be at the event early (or a day or two before, if possible), and be ready to run immediately after the course setter has finished setting controls. Most likely vetting will mean that the vetter will run their course as Non-Competitive. The vetter should be a fast, experienced orienteer.
• Control pickup: Under direction of the event director, retrieve some of the controls and return them to the meet director after all competitors have finished. This is an excellent opportunity to improve your orienteering skills, or just get more time on the map.