Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers Make it Happen!

Our Affiliate is built on the strength of our volunteers. It is because of their tireless efforts and commitment that we are able to further our mission to save lives and end breast cancer forever!

We need over 200 volunteers for the Komen Southwest Michigan Race for the Cure®

Click here to view the Job Descriptions for Race Volunteers.

We will be holding a Volunteer Orientation on May 8, 2010 at the Bronson Athletic Club at 9:00am. Click here to download the Volunteer Orientation Flyer. Once you’ve signed up to be a volunteer for Race you will receive more information about the orientation.

After reviewing the volunteer job descriptions, follow these steps to become a volunteer for Race:

1. As a volunteer you will need to register for the Race. We encourage our volunteers to ”go the extra mile “ and fundraise for the cause. You can set up your own online fundraising page to ask family and friends to support your efforts. Download our Friends and Family for the Cure Fundraising Tool Kit and learn how easy it is to raise funds!

Follow these directions if you plan to fundraise online

• Register as a Supporter first (you will need to pay a Supporter fee – this converts to a donation, although it will not show up on the web site as a donation)
• As you register, you will establish a user name and password.
• Write your user name and password down, as you’ll use it again in a minute.
• Once you have completed registration as a Supporter and have established your user name and password, click on Volunteer Registration in the left menu bar. Enter the information requested including the user name and password you established when you registered as a Supporter.
• You are now also registered as a Volunteer and can use your online fundraising webpage to help raise funds for the race.

Register for 2010 Race for the Cure

Follow these directions if you do not plan to fundraise online

• Click here to access Volunteer Registration
• Fill out the required information
• You can still fundraise using our off-line registration system – click here to download Friends and Family for the Cure Fundraising Tool Kit.

2. Contact the Race Volunteer Chair at volunteerforthecure@gmail.com to sign up for the volunteer job that you want. Let her know that you have registered as a volunteer on the website.

3. Plan to attend the Volunteer Orientation on May 8, 2010 at the Bronson Athletic Club

Volunteer Benefits

Besides the greatest feeling of having helped further the fight against breast cancer, as a volunteer you will receive a special Volunteer t-shirt, a delicious lunch compliments of Panera Bread the morning of the Race and, of course, any pledge prizes you might earn through your fundraising efforts.