Volunteer Opportunity Descriptions
Hospitality
Place and remove signs, sell t-shirts, welcome riders, shake hands, distribute
information, and share your Viva hospitality! We’ll need volunteers from
mid-morning through evening on the day of RAGBRAI and again the day after
cheering on riders as they leave Charles City.
Information Center
This is the primary resource for riders as they seek information. Distribute maps,
answer questions, provide directions, refer to services. We’ll need help setting up
the Information Centers the evening before, we’ll staff the booths all day and into
the evening on the day of RAGBRAI and the morning after for a short time.
Beverage Garden
Sell tickets, serve beverages, and check identification for age-restricted areas.
We’ll need help with setting up on Wednesday, staffing the beverage garden on
Thursday, and clean up on Friday morning. Volunteers working in the
beverage garden are required to attend training to learn how to check I.D.’s and
identify warning signs of overindulgence of alcohol.
Campgrounds
Stake sites, check-in campers, direct riders and drivers in setting up, overseeing of the placement of RVs, patrol campground boundaries, and transfer luggage. After riders leave, remove stakes and signage and do a general clean-up of anything left in the campground areas.
Shuttle Service
Answer questions, provide route maps, and refer to activities in Charles City.
Volunteers are stationed at bus stops.
General Set Up and Tear Down
Participate in setting up RAGBRAI Central the day before and tearing down and
cleaning up the day after the event.
Sanitation
Set up and empty trash receptacles throughout the day, replace as necessary.
Monitor fresh water availability for food vendors and water disposal from food vendor booths.