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A01 Set Up - SATURDAY
Sat Sep 26, 2026
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with various aspects of set-up for the full event, depending on site specific needs. Tasks may include but are not limited to: table/chair set up, popup tents, staging and/or placing event barricades, placing signage, banners, and decorations, moving supplies as needed, and setting up water stations and/or food and beverage areas. Volunteers must be available to work the entire shift and be able to perform all duties. Must be able to lift 25 lbs. May experience down time while waiting on deliveries.
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A02 Volunteer Check In Prep - SATURDAY
Sat Sep 26, 2026
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will help to set up the volunteer check in tent for Sunday, and will receive training about the plan for event day.
A03 Cheer Zone Walkthrough - SATURDAY
Sat Sep 26, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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B01 Volunteer Check In
Sun Sep 27, 2026
5:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will help to support and manage the event day volunteers! Specifically, volunteers will help staff the volunteer check-in tent, process folks who arrive to volunteer, hand out t-shirts, and direct volunteers to where they are needed during the event (including any needed redeployment).
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B10 Top Fundraisers
Sun Sep 27, 2026
5:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with the set-up, activation, cleaniness, and tear-down of the Top Fundraiser Area – a designated area to honor:
Top Fundraisers - individuals who have raised $1,000 or Teams/Captains* for teams that have raised ($2,500+). This area’s guest are incredibly valuable to Komen and volunteers should treat them with the highest level of customer service and gratitude.
The area is celebratory atmosphere with ample opportunity to THANK those that are funding Komen’s mission. Volunteers will manage the area activation and welcome and serve VIPs within the area, while making sure the area is reserved for team members.
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B11 Event Day - Set Up
Sun Sep 27, 2026
5:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with various aspects of set-up for the full event, depending on site specific needs. Tasks may include but are not limited to: table/chair set up, popup tents, staging and/or placing event barricades, placing signage, banners, and decorations, moving supplies as needed, and setting up water stations and/or food and beverage areas. Volunteers must be available to work the entire shift and be able to perform all duties. Must be able to lift 25 lbs. May experience down time while waiting on deliveries.
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B20 Registration Cashiers (adults only please, must consent to background check)
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with the set-up, activation and tear-down of the Registration and Check-In area where participants can register for the event, turn in donations, make self-donations and pick up participant materials. Volunteers participating as cashiers must be at least 18 years old and are required to submit a background check to qualify for this role. Volunteers should be able to operate with a high degree of confidence and assert a level of respectful authority to facilitate a smooth flow, dealing with bottlenecks and backups. Volunteers will be required to attend a pre-event training.
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B21 Registration Support (adults only please)
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with the set-up, activation and tear-down of the Registration and Check-In area where participants can register for the event, turn in donations, make self-donations and pick up participant materials. Volunteers should be able to operate with a high degree of confidence and assert a level of respectful authority to facilitate a smooth flow, dealing with bottlenecks and backups. Volunteers will be required to attend a pre-event training.
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B22 Info Booth & Activation
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Info Booth - Volunteers will assist participants with questions regarding the route/course, event site, schedule of events, maps, along with a frequently-asked-questions document.
Activation - Volunteers will assist with helping participants sign a banner that will be used during the Opening Ceremony.
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B30 Parking
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with setting directional barricades at parking lots. They will direct participants to the appropriate parking areas and assist with traffic flow. This is the introduction participants have to the event, so a friendly and smooth process makes for a great first impression!
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B40 General Support
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will be assigned to a specific area upon check-in based on event needs. They may assist with staging and/or placing event barricades, setting up tables, setting up water stations , placing signage and banners, etc. Volunteers must be available to work the entire shift and be able to perform all duties. Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
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B41 Hope Village
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with the set-up, activation, cleaniness, and tear-down of Hope Village – a designated area for survivors and those living with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Hope Village will have a decorative and celebratory atmosphere and serves as the gathering place for those participating in the Pathway of Hope entrance to the Opening Ceremony. Volunteers will manage the area activation and welcome and serve survivors within the area. Survivors can be recognized as those wearing pink event shirts. MBC thrivers can be recognized by those wearing teal shirts.
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B42 Mission (adults only please. explain Komen's mission to people)
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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The Mission Area volunteers assist with set-up, activation & tear-down of the mission area. They will encourage participants to sign up to volunteer with Komen or organize a Go Pink for the Cure event in their communities, share information about metastatic breast cancer and Komen's Patient Care Center, and invite people to take action by becoming a Komen Advocacy Insider. Volunteers will further assist by taking pictures of participants at the area’s selfie station. Volunteers must be open & encouraging in speaking to participants about Komen’s mission.
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B43 We Remember Tent (adults only please)
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with the set-up and tear-down of the reflective We Remember Tent. They’ll manage the area activation and encourage participants to enter and participate in honoring the memory of a loved one by writing a note or placing a photo on ribbons hung in the tents. Volunteers in this tent must be 21 or older and open and encouraging in speaking to participants about this area as it relates to Komen and breast cancer.
B44 Face Painters
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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B45 ShareForCures
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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The ShareForCures unicorn (dressed in a unicorn costume) serves as a walking conversation starter, drawing attention and creating memorable, lighthearted moments for event participants.
Volunteers serving as the SFC unicorn should be open, approachable and encouraging when speaking to participants about this activation as it relates to Komen and breast cancer.
Volunteers in these roles must be 18 or older.
Volunteers must speak with the Development Engagmenet Manger prior to being approved for role.
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B50 Course Monitor (one volunteer per location, must be able to split up from group)
Sun Sep 27, 2026
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers’ primary responsibility it to ensure the participants stay on the assigned course/route. They will alert participants to any route obstacles or changes as well as cheer them on. This job is a great opportunity for parent/child teams! You will be stationed throughout the course, so be prepared to stand and bring water and sunscreen with you.
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B60 Water Station
Sun Sep 27, 2026
7:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with the set-up of the water station, handing out water to participants, helping maintain a clean area by collecting and emptying trashcans, and break down of the water station at the end of the event. This is a great activity for groups of volunteers that want to work together on Event Day. Must be over the age of 10.
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B70 Finish Line
Sun Sep 27, 2026
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers are responsible for replenishing drinks/food, maintaining a clean area & emptying trashcans when needed and acting as host/hostess to our participants looking for a light snack and beverage.
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B80 Tear Down
Sun Sep 27, 2026
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will assist with various aspects of tear-down & clean-up of the full event, depending on site specific needs. Tasks may include but are not limited to: table/chair clean up, popup tents, moving event barricades, taking down signage, banners, and decorations, moving supplies as needed, collecting and emptying trashcans, and cleaning up water stations and/or food and beverage areas. Volunteers must be available to work the entire shift and be able to perform all duties. Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
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C01 Volunteer Photographers (must bring your own equipment, pro bono)
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Photographers are needed to help capture the celebration and emotion of the event. Photographers will receive shot assignments the week of the event and will be asked to download all photos taken onto a Komen hard drive before leaving the event, if possible. By signing up as a volunteer photographer, photographers acknowledge that Susan G. Komen has an unlimited irrevocable license to use, edit, and publish all photographs for any purpose and on any medium. Photographers also acknowledge that Susan G. Komen may grant a limited license for its partners to use the photographs solely to promote the partnership and attendance at the event. Photographers must have their own camera - no smart phones please.
C02 Ghostbusters
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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C03 Dove Release
Sun Sep 27, 2026
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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C04 We Remember Tent - Harp Player
Sun Sep 27, 2026
6:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will play the harp to creat a warm and welcoming enviorment for participants at the We Remember Tent.
D01 Area Leads & Organizing Committee
Sun Sep 27, 2026
Main Check In - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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E01 Cheer Station - Official Cheerleaders/Song Teams/Pep Squads (please wear uniforms)
Sun Sep 27, 2026
7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Finish Line Cheer Zone - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will cheer participants at Finish Line!
Feel free to bring pompoms, noise makers, homemade signs, etc. to add even more spirit to your cheer station.
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F01 Cheer Station - Open For Everyone (please wear pink from head to toe, clappers/cowbells/pompoms/posters encouraged)
Sun Sep 27, 2026
8:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Finish Line Cheer Zone - Pacific Life Newport Beach
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Volunteers will cheer participants at Finish Line!
Feel free to bring pompoms, noise makers, homemade signs, etc. to add even more spirit to your cheer station.
G01 Entertainment
Sun Sep 27, 2026
Marica will e-mail you instructions
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