Be a part of history and join us in the 15^th annual AIDS Walk Boston!! Your time, energy and talent can make a difference in putting together a successful Walk. June 4th is just around the corner, and we need your help for the big event!

Volunteers fill a great need at the Walk. Give us a few hours, or more, a month, and well give you an opportunity to meet great people and to help your community.

The following are a list of volunteer opportunities available. For more information on any of these, please call Paul Tonnessen, Walk Volunteer Coordinator, at (617) 450-1561.

Office Crew (March-June, day or evening): Be at the heart of it all - assist with work in the Walk office at the AIDS Action Committee.

Team Captain (March-June): Start now! Recruit walkers to raise money by forming a team at work, school, church, synagogue - anywhere!

Art Crew (March-June, select times): Add color to our life! Build and paint art installations for the Walk route.

Promotions Crew (March-June, day or evening): Use your social skills and enthusiasm to promote the Walk at rallies, special events, clubs, and social gathering places.

Phone-Bank (March-June, select times): Like to talk on the phone? Call last years walkers and encourage them to raise money and walk again this year.

Sandwich Making (Sat. 6/3): Be a chef for a day! Prep, set up, and box food for the volunteers.

Logistics ("Muscle Crew"; Sat. 6/3 and Sun. 6/4): Show us your muscle! Pack, unpack, load, unload food, water, tables, chairs, and other equipment for the water stops and the Hatch Shell.

Monitors (Sun. 6/4): Obey me! Ensure the safety of walkers along the route by directing them on foot or bike.

Green Patrol (Sun. 6/4): Keep it green and clean! Recycle and keep the Walk route clean!

Cheerleading (Sun. 6/4): "Give Me An A...!" With high spirited cheers and lots of smiles, thank thousands of walkers as they cross the finish line.

Walk Crew (Sun. 6/4): Are you a know-it-all? Provide information and directions to walkers along the route, and at the Hatch Shell.

Walk Shuttle (Sun. 6/4): Lend a helping hand. Help walkers who cannot finish the Walk on foot aboard the shuttle vans.

After Walk Data Entry (June 6th-30th day or evening): Let your fingers do the typing! Enter pledge sheet information into our databases. Typing skills a must. Database knowledge helpful, but not required.

Check Counters (Tues. 6/6, and Wed. 6/7, select shifts): Show us the money by helping to count donations and verify the information on the envelopes completed on the day of the Walk.

For directions or general information about volunteering, please contact Paul Tonnessen at

617-450-1561 or ptonnessen@aac.org. Volunteer opportunities begin 3/1 and continue through 6/30.