About Volunteering~

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a collective of passionate individuals, moving together to create a world free of MS. Bike MS volunteers help provide key support to the Bike MS events all year, from serving on planning committees and calling past participants to compiling goodie bags and providing overall support at the event. Volunteers are the helping hands that make the event run smoothly, contributing their time as Greeters, Registration volunteers, Rest Stop help and many more! When you join the Bike MS Volunteer Team, you become a part of the powerful movement that will end MS forever! Join the movement now!

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Volunteers Receive Great Benefits~

• Chances to win great prizes!
• Free commemorative 2008 Bike MS Volunteer T-shirt
• Free food and drinks
• Opportunity to make new friends and meet new people
• Volunteers who register online can create customized online personal pages to tell the story of why you volunteer and encourage others to join the movement!

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Volunteer Opportunities~

Pre-Event Planning:

If you are interested in any of the pre-event planning opportunities, please email volunteer@mig.nmss.org or call 248-351-2190 ext. 210.

• Join the Bike MS Committee
• Help load event trucks days before the ride

Check-In: 

• Participant Check-In: Check-in participants and hand out T-shirts (Training is available prior to the event).
• Team Check-In: Check-in teams and hand out t-shirts (Training is available prior to the event).

Event Support:

Volunteer Care Team:Check-in volunteers and hand out t-shirts, direct volunteers to their stations and be a leader for other volunteers at the Bike MS site (Training is available prior to the event).

Set -Up and/or Break Down:Assist with general set-up of tents, tables, chairs, banners, decorations, etc... Help break down the event by taking down tents, tables, etc… and assisting the staff with the loading of the trucks.

Greeters:Greet participants as they enter the start location and direct them to the appropriate areas. Help answer questions.

TeamMS Volunteer:Assist the TeamMS photographer with team photos and TeamMS staff with tent and signage placement.

AM and PM Food Servers: Set-up breakfast and lunch and help serve to participants.

Rest Stop Support: Set-up and serve snacks and beverages to participants.

Finish line Crew:Cheer, distribute goodie bags and hand out medals to participants as they pass through the finish line.

Safety Crew:

• Parking Safety: Assist with event parking and safety.
• Intersection Safety: Assist with intersection and route safety.
• Support Assistance Vehicles (SAG):Drive designated routes assisting/shuttling participants when needed.
• Route Marking and Unmarking: Help keep our participants safe by marking the Bike MS route the day before the ride.
• Truck Drivers and Ride-A-Longs:Drive supply truck and pick-up and drop-off supplies on Bike MS route.

Entertainment:

If you are interested in donating any of the entertainment opportunities below, please email volunteer@mig.nmss.org or call 248-351-2190 ext. 210.

• Music
• Massage Therapy
• Photographers
• Or anything else that will help our Bike MS events more festive and fun!

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Volunteer Resources~

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Volunteers Can Fundraise Too~

Volunteers are the arms and legs of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Without volunteers, the Society would not be the organization it is today -- funding more multiple sclerosis research, offering more services for people with multiple sclerosis, and providing more professional education programs than any other multiple sclerosis organization in the world. Your helping hands are greatly appreciated and needed to create a successful Bike MS event. We already appreciate your generous donation of time more than you can imagine, but sometimes volunteers want to take additional steps in the fight against multiple sclerosis.

While not required, volunteers often want to do more than help at the event or work on a planning committee -- they want to raise money to help end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. If that's what you want to do -- we are making it easy for you once you register as a volunteer and when you fundraise as a volunteer, you will be eligible to win the same great prizes available to cyclists!

You can login to your Participant Center with the username and password you created when you registered. Create your own personal web page with photos and your story about your connection to multiple sclerosis and Bike MS.  You can also send emails to family and friends asking them to donate or volunteer with you, send thank you notes, track your fundraising progress and enter gifts received offline. If you would like addition fundraising materials or ideas, please contact Liz at 248-351-2190 ext. 210.

Take another step closer to finding a cure for multiple sclerosis and become a fundraising volunteer today!

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