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WCOC 2025 Volunteer Sign-up
FWOC is hosting the Western Canadian Orienteering Championships August 15 - 18, 2025, and we need lots of help from our club members! Please consider volunteering for a shift. You will still be able to compete in the all events. No experience necessary for most volunteer roles. All roles can be explained further on inquiry to events@orienteeringcalgary.ca.
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Printer Guru
in advance of event
Finley B.,
FULL
Registration Helper: labelling and stuffing envelopes with bibs, SIs
in advance of event, date to be coordinated with Bogi
Jennifer A.,
FULL
Site Lead
August 14 - 18
Clarence K.,
FULL
Beaver Lake Site set-up: Help Site Lead set up tables and tents for the various sections.
Noon - 16:00, Friday, August 15, 2025
Gabrielle S.,
Lennart L.,
Alda B.,
Christin L.,
SArah M.,
FULL
Beaver Lake Site take-down: Help Site Lead take-down & collect tables and tents for the various sections.
15:00 - 17:00, Sunday, August 17, 2025
Gabrielle S.,
Lennart L.,
Christin L.,
Jennifer A.,
Gabriel S.,
FULL
Sprint Site set-up: Help Site Lead set up tables and tents for the various sections.
07:00 - 9:30, Monday, August 18, 2025
Gabrielle S.,
Lennart L.,
Christin L.,
GARRY A.,
FULL
Sprint Site take-down: Help Site Lead take-down & collect tables and tents for the various sections.
14:00 - 17:00, Monday, August 18, 2025
Gabrielle S.,
Lennart L.,
Christin L.,
GARRY A.,
FULL
Middle / Long Parking Lead
Saturday & Sunday, Aug 16 & 17
Karen M.,
FULL
Middle Parking Crew: Direct participants to parking spots
9:00 - 11:00, Saturday, Aug 16
Alda B.,
1
1
Middle Parking Crew: Direct participants to parking options
11:00 - 13:00, Saturday
Angela H.,
FULL
Long Parking Crew: Direct participants to parking spots
8:30 - 10:00, Sunday, Aug 17
SArah M.,
Tory M.,
FULL
Long Parking Crew: Direct participants to parking options
10:00 - 13:00, Sunday
1
1
Sprint Parking Crew: Direct participants to parking spots
8:30 - 10:00, Monday, Aug 18
Tory M.,
FULL
Sprint: Road Crossing Marshall
11:00 - 14:00, Monday, Aug 18
2
2
Refreshment Lead: Organize refreshment table and volunteers to provide refreshment throughout the three days of events
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
robin M.,
FULL
Purchase refreshments (Gatorade, fruit, chips & cookies for participants)
prior to Saturday and bring to event by 10:15 Saturday Aug 16
Kimberly I.,
FULL
Middle - Refreshment table helper: cutting fruit, ensuring sufficient water, gatorade and munchies are available each event)
10:30 - 13:00, Saturday, Aug 16
Mike H.,
Calvin H.,
FULL
Middle - Refreshment table helper: cutting fruit, ensuring sufficient water, gatorade and munchies are available each event)
13:00 - 15:30, Saturday, Aug 16
Linda H.,
Lena C.,
FULL
Long - Refreshment table helper: cutting fruit, ensuring sufficient water, gatorade and munchies are available each event)
9:30 - 12:30, Sunday, Aug 17
Josephina I.,
Kimberly I.,
FULL
Long - Refreshment table helper: cutting fruit, ensuring sufficient water, gatorade and munchies are available each event)
12:30 - 15:30, Sunday, Aug 17
Linda H.,
Pat F.,
FULL
Sprint - Refreshment table helper: cutting fruit, ensuring sufficient water, gatorade and munchies are available each event)
9:30 - 11:30, Monday, Aug 18
Olive D.,
Claude D.,
FULL
Sprint - Refreshment table helper: cutting fruit, ensuring sufficient water, gatorade and munchies are available each event)
11:30 - 14:30, Monday, Aug 18
2
2
Photographer: take photographs of participants and volunteers
11:00 - 15:00, Saturday, Aug 16
Gabor C.,
FULL
Photographer: take photographs of participants and volunteers
11:00 - 15:00, Sunday, Aug 17
1
1
Photographer: take photographs of participants and volunteers
11:00 - 15:00, Monday, Aug 18
1
1
Model - Registration / check-in helper
15:00 - 17:00, Friday, Aug 15
Garry A.,
FULL
Model - Registration / check-in helper
17:00 - 19:00, Friday, Aug 15
Garry A.,
FULL
Model Map Monitor - Advise participants of model map parameters
15:00 - 17:00, Friday, Aug 15
Cheryl A.,
FULL
Model Map Monitor - Advise participants of model map parameters
17:00 - 19:00, Friday, Aug 15
Cheryl A.,
FULL
Middle - Registration / check-in helper
9:00 - 11:00, Saturday, Aug 16
Nicki R.,
FULL
Long - Registration / check-in helper
9:00 - 10:00, Sunday, Aug 17
Nicki R.,
FULL
Sprint - Registration / check-in helper
9:00 - 10:00, Monday, Aug 18
Lena C.,
FULL
Start Leads
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Philippa H.,
Kurt E.,
FULL
Middle - Start Crew: Assist Start Leads with start
Saturday
Janet A.,
James W.,
Cheryl A.,
Anita B.,
Mark G.,
FULL
Long - Start Crew: Assist Start Leads with start
Sunday
James W.,
janet A.,
Cheryl A.,
Anita B.,
Mark G.,
Marion O.,
Finley B.,
Lena C.,
Tori O.,
1
1
Sprint - Start Crew: Assist Start Leads with start
Monday
James W.,
janet A.,
Cheryl A.,
Anita B.,
Mark G.,
FULL
Middle - spectator water station: provide elite athletes with water
10:45 - 13:00, Saturday, Aug 16
Finley B.,
FULL
Middle - spectator water station: provide elite athletes with water
12:55 - 15:00, Saturday, Aug 16
Finley B.,
FULL
Middle - Finish / download helper
11:00 - 13:00, Saturday, Aug 16
Elena T.,
FULL
Middle - Finish / download helper
13:00 - 15:00, Saturday, Aug 16
Elena T.,
Roman Y.,
FULL
Long - Finish / download helper
10:00 - 12:30, Sunday, Aug 17
Elena T.,
FULL
Long - Finish / download helper
12:30 - 15:00, Sunday, Aug 17
Elena T.,
Roman Y.,
FULL
Sprint - Finish / download helper
10:00 - 12:00, Monday, Aug 18
Finley B.,
FULL
Sprint - Finish / download helper
12:00 - 14:00, Monday, Aug 18
Colin S.,
Finley B.,
FULL
Long - Road Crossing Guard
10:00 - 12:30, Sunday, Aug 17
1
1
Long - Road Crossing Guard
12:30 - 15:00, Sunday, Aug 17
Pat F.,
FULL
Sunday - Control pick-up
15:00 - 16:00, Sunday, Aug 17
Nicki R.,
Miles T.,
Jonathan W.,
Finley B.,
FULL
Monday - Control pick-up
14:00 - 15:00, Monday, Aug 18
Miles T.,
Gavan W.,
Ewan W.,
Jonathan W.,
FULL
Safety Leads: 2 person shared role with both individuals being able to run their races
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Don B.,
Lucas D.,
FULL
First Aid Leads: 2 person shared role with both individuals being able to run their races
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Christin L.,
Magali R.,
FULL
Announcers: comfortable speaking on a microphone and entertaining an audience
Saturday
Bill J.,
JP B.,
FULL
Announcers: comfortable speaking on a microphone and entertaining an audience
Sunday
Bill J.,
JP B.,
FULL
Announcers: comfortable speaking on a microphone and entertaining an audience
Monday
JP B.,
1
1
Vettors - experienced orienteers only
Saturday
Teresa W.,
Isaac S.,
Finley B.,
3
3
Vettors - experienced orienteers only
Sunday
Teresa W.,
Isaac S.,
4
4
Vettors - experienced orienteers only
Monday
Finley B.,
5
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