Columbus Marathon Race

SDFM Community Service Volunteer Opportunity

What: Annual Columbus Marathon Race

It takes thousands of volunteers working together to create a world-class event like the annual Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon. Join the SDFM Buckeye Chapter this year and together we can help make a difference in our community!

When: Volunteer opportunities begin on Friday, October 17th and continue through Sunday, October 19th.

Where: Friday and Saturday will mostly be at the Columbus Convention Center to assist in providing the runners with their t-shirts and packets when they show up at the Expo. Sunday is RACE DAY – for this event, volunteers are needed both on the course and the start/finish line. On the course, you would be a water stop volunteer or a course marshal. At the start/finish, you will be a food distribution volunteer and assist with gear check. As you can see, they really have a great variety of opportunities available.

If you would like to know more about specific volunteer areas, please visit www.columbusmarathon.com/volunteer. From there, click on ‘REGISTER HERE’.

You can then scroll through all areas available for volunteering. Each activity will provide you with the details, including date, time, location and description of volunteer duties. On the final page prior to submission, you will see a list of groups to choose from. Please feel free to choose “American Society of Military Comptrollers – Buckeye Chapter OR Society of Defense Financial Managers”.

All are welcome and children 12 and up are welcome too.

Reasons to volunteer for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon:

• You are volunteering for the most meaningful race in the country! All proceeds from this event go directly to Nationwide Children’s Hospital and its’ patients.
• You will be supporting over 11,000 runners converging on to central Ohio for the event.
• They offer 3 days of volunteer opportunities, at various times and various locations in order to accommodate your schedule.
• Free Swag! Each volunteer will receive a free volunteer shirt and a gift card for Columbus Running Company
• Feel GREAT about giving back! This event would not be possible without the 1800 + volunteers

Once you sign up to volunteer, please reach out to Danielle Stanley at danielle.m.stanley5.civ@mail.mil so that she can track your volunteer hours.