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24th Annual Head for the Cure 5K - Kansas City
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Overland Park, KS
Details
Date:
August 23, 2026, 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Available Times:
Weekends (daytime)
Time Commitment:
A few hours
Recurrence:
One time only
Volunteers Needed:
100
Cause Areas:
Community Development, Health & Medicine, Sports & Recreation
Benefits:
Training Provided
Good For:
Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+, International Volunteers, Private Corporate Groups
Wheelchair Accessible
Description
Join us for our 24th Annual Head for the Cure 5K - Kansas City as we raise funds, awareness, and hope for the Kansas City brain tumor community! Funds raised through this event will locally benefit KU Cancer Center, Saint Luke's, Children's Mercy, Solace House, Children's Brain Tumor Project, Path to Hope, and other national brain cancer programs, education, and initiatives.
Below are examples of duties we need help with:
Course Monitors:
- Must be 18+
- Stand on course and direct runners and walkers
- Cheer them on as they pass *Helpful if you are familiar with area, but not required, we have a course map on Google that can direct you to your area *
Packet Pick up Check In:
- Check in participants already registered
- Give them their running bibs and event t-shirt
Day of Registration:
- Take day of registrations, make them a timing bib
- Take day of donations
Water:
- Place water in troughs, refill water and ice as needed, hand water to the participants as they cross the finish line
Set Up:
- Set up tents, tables and decorations before the event starts
- Help unload everything from the truck
Tear Down:
- Fold up tents, tables and put away decorations
- Help load everything back onto the truck
- We need help from all volunteers for Set up and Tear Down. It is OK if you cannot do heavy lifting, there are still small things to set up and many ways to help **
Food Tent:
- Set up and staff food tent for the entirety of the event. Refill items, keep station clean, help serve guests, etc.
Wall of Hope Set up:
- Set up tent and station for Wall of Hope/Celebration of life. This is a tent displaying memorials of loved ones lost, and where people can come and write who they run/participate for.
Location
On-site
Corporate Woods Building 40
9401 Indian Creek Pkwy, Overland Park, KS 66210, USA
