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Active Aug 4, 2006 to Sep 10, 2006

Go Wild! Return the Volunteer Registration to: Join the Cycling Cyclura and help the Zoo host our second annual bicycling fundraiser, the Wild Ride!  With an estimated 1,000 riders traveling route distances as few as 14 miles or as many as 100 miles, we need many energetic people to volunteer for this event on Saturday, September 9.  To register, please read the following Job Descriptions and complete the Wild Ride Volunteer Registration form.    Indianapolis Zoo, Office of Volunteer Services, 1200 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222, e-mail to volunteer@indyzoo.com or fax to 317-630-5119. For more information, call 317-630-2041.   Wild Ride Volunteer Job Descriptions     Event Set-Up (Friday, September 8)   Set Up Set up tables and chairs in Zoo parking lot 1-4pm   Day of Event (Saturday, September 9)   Volunteer Check-in Direct Volunteers to their shift location. 5:30am-10:30am     Rider Registration Check-in participants and help move out tables and chairs at end of shift. 5:30am-10:30am     Course Marshals (various locations) Stationed at key intersections on the course in Marion, Boone, and Hamilton Counties, these volunteers will direct the riders to the next section of the course.  Volunteer must provide own transportation to the site. Shift times vary with location     Rest Stop Assistants (various locations) Stock tables with drinks and snacks for riders. Cheer and encourage riders to continue.  Help clean up area at end of shift.   Shifts vary between 7am-5pm   Oversight Team Assist with final event details.  Monitor area to offer assistance to bike shops, direct riders, keep area clean, etc. Help set up tables and chairs 5:30am-10:30am or 10:30am-3:30pm     T-Shirt/Jersey Distribution Hand out T-shirts and sell jerseys.  5:30am-10:30am     Massage Tent Hosts Direct guests to open massage chairs, help answer questions about activities Noon-5pm     Zoo Volunteer Naturalists Interpret artifacts and animal exhibits (Zoo Volunteers trained as Naturalists only) Various locations and shift times     Zoo Mascots and Guides Cheer on the riders as they arrive back at the Zoo (Must be trained as a mascot or guide) Various locations and times     Cheer Squad (various locations) Cheer on the riders as they arrive at the rest stops and back at the Zoo-bring signs, pom poms, noise makers, etc. Shift times vary with location       Due to the magnitude and multiple locations of this event, it is necessary for all Volunteers to attend Wild Ride Orientation.  We are offering three dates to accommodate Volunteer schedules (August 26, August 30, and August 31).  All Orientations will be held in the Zoo Education Center, which is located just to the right of the Zoo Admission Gate.  Please confirmation date of Orientation on Registration Form. WILD RIDE VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORM     Name                                                                   Address                                                                   City/State/Zip Code                                                                   Day Phone                            Evening Phone                                                                   E-mail   (Must be over 16 years of age to volunteer)   Emergency Information:     Contact Name                                                                   Relationship to You                                                                   Day Phone                                                                                              Evening Phone                                                                   T-Shirt Size   (Please Circle) S       M         L       XL     2XL   Volunteer Experience or Comments:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Physical concerns/limitations: ________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ If you have any questions, please contact the Zoo’s Office of Volunteer Services at volunteer@indyzoo.com, or call (317) 630-2041.   Form must be received by August 25, 2006.  We will do our best to schedule you for your preferred choice of interest, but cannot guarantee assignments.   Please select areas of interest (label 1,2,3)   Event Set-Up (Friday, September 8) 1 Set Up 1-4pm   Day of Event (Saturday, September 9) Indianapolis Zoo: 1 Volunteer Check-In 5:30am-10:30am 1 Rider Registration 5:30am-10:30am 1 Oversight Team 5:30am-10:30am 1 Oversight Team 10:30am-3:30pm 1 Massage Tent Host Noon-5pm 1 T-Shirt/Jersey Distribution 5:30am-10:30am 1 Zoo Mascot/Guide 10:30am-3:30pm 1 Cheer Squad 10:30am-3:30pm 1 Cheer Squad 3-6pm 1 Zoo Naturalist 10:30am-3:30pm       Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 1 Rest Stop Assistant 7am-Noon           1 Zoo Naturalist 7am-Noon 1 Zoo Mascot/Guide 7am-Noon 1 Cheer Squad 7am-Noon   Eagle’s Crest (off Raceway Road at Eagle Creek): 1 Rest Stop Assistant 7:15am-Noon   Perry Worth Elementary, Lebanon, IN: 1 Rest Stop Assistant 8:15am-11:30am 1 Zoo Naturalist 8:15am-11:30am 1 Cheer Squad 8:15am-11:30am   Elizaville Christian Church: 5745 N 500 E, Lebanon, IN 1 Rest Stop Assistant 9:15am-12:30pm   Stuckey Farms ( 19996 Co. Line Rd, Sheridan, IN ): 1 Rest Stop Assistant 9:15am-1:30pm   Zionsville Middle School: 1 Rest Stop Assistant 10am-3:30pm 1 Zoo Naturalist 10am-3:30pm 1 Zoo Mascot/Guide 10am-3:30pm 1 Cheer Squad 10am-3:30pm   Snacks Crossing Elementary: 5455 West 56th St, Indianapolis : 1 Rest Stop Assistant 10am-5pm 1 Zoo Naturalist 10am-5pm 1 Cheer Squad 10am-5pm   Course Marshals 1 Railroad Tracks at 10th Street or 16th Street 1 Railroad Tracks at Michigan Street 1 16th and Main Street (Speedway) 1 Dandy Trail (near Eagle Creek airport) 1 82nd St. and Lafayette Rd. 1 Rd. 400 East & Rd. 100 South (Southeast of Lebanon) 1 Rd. 200 South & Rd. 950 East (Northwest of Zionsville)   When complete, if you would like to e-mail the application, be sure to save it to your computer and send it as an e-mail attachment to volunteer@indyzoo.com  or Fax the application to (317) 630-5119 or mail the application to:   Office of Volunteer Services, Attn: Wild Ride Indianapolis Zoo 1200 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46222   Mandatory Orientation: Each Wild Ride Volunteer must attend one of three mandatory Volunteer Orientations to be held in the Zoo Education Center (located to the right of the Zoo Admission Gate).  Please select the Orientation you will attend:   1 Saturday, August 26 from 10-11:30am  1 Wednesday, August 30 from 6-7:30pm 1 Thursday, August 31 from 6-7:30

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