Route Marshal
Walk - ONT - Ottawa
2960 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
We are seeking encouraging and motivational individuals to join our volunteer team as a Route Marshal for our upcoming 2025 Ottawa MS Walk scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 25th at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility. As a Route Marshal, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and guidance of participants during the MS Walk. Your responsibilities will include setting up directional signage along the designated route, alerting participants to potential hazards or route changes, managing traffic flow at intersections, and providing encouragement and support to participants throughout the event.
Route Marshals should not attempt to stop any oncoming traffic.
MS Walk is a one-day event happening in over 50 in-person locations across Canada, where people living with and/or affected by multiple sclerosis come together. Whether you live with MS or know someone who does, MS Walk is the best place to forge meaningful connections and build lifelong relationships, bringing us closer to a world free of MS.
Volunteer Responsibilities:
· Help set up directional signage along route
· Cheer on participants
· Alert participants at heavy traffic areas, hazards or changes on the route
· If needed, alert traffic that participants are crossing intersections.
*Route marshals should not attempt to stop oncoming traffic
Skills:
· Event Management
· Attention to Detail
· Communication and People Skills
Good for:
· Adults
· Youth
· Post-Secondary Students
Support & Resources:
· Orientation with event overview and specific volunteer role information
· Ongoing connection to the Volunteer team, with training and support on an as-needed basis leading up to event day
Volunteers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult (18+).
For more information, please contact our Community Volunteer MS Staff Karli:
Email: karli.cowden@mscanada.ca & Telephone (343) 643-4759