Route Marshal
Walk - ATL - St. John's-Mount Pearl
126 Smallwood Dr., Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
We are seeking encouraging and motivational individuals to join our volunteer team as a Route Marshal for our upcoming 2026 St. John's-Mount Pearl MS Walkscheduled to take place on Sunday, May 31st at the REID COMMUNITY CENTRE. 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. Additionally, you will assist with post-event cleanup to ensure the venue is left in great condition.
Route Marshals should not attempt to stop any oncoming traffic.
MS Walk is a one-day event happening in over 50 in-person locations in 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 that bring us closer toward a world free of MS.
Volunteer Responsibilities:
- Help set up directional signage along route
- 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
- Cheer on participants
- Help to clean up the walk route and overall site after event
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 Engagement Coordinator: Brittany Pretty at bpretty@mscanada.ca, 782-800-9887