Crew teams are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and availability is limited. We will assign you to a crew team based on the needs of the event, taking into consideration your skills and capabilities. We will make every effort to assign you to the crew team of your choice. Functions and physical requirements vary from team to team. Some crew teams have some lifting involved. Please let us know in advance if you have any physical limitations.

It’s The Journey’s office also requests additional crew participation throughout the year. E-mails will be sent requesting volunteers for specific events that may include, but are not limited to, the Kick-Off event (held in March), 2-Day Training Walks (an opportunity for crew to train and meet walkers), festivals (information booth), and pre-event activities such as moving the Atlanta 2-Day Walk office to a staging area, assembling credentials, assigning/tagging rental vehicles, taking inventory of the warehouse after the event, moving back into the Atlanta 2-Day Walk office, and others.

Moto
Moto, the Moto Crew, assists walkers along the entire route by being stationed at intersections and by patrolling the route, ensuring the safety of walkers during the event. In addition to assisting walkers, Moto will assist local law enforcement personnel with vehicular traffic control.

Moto members should also watch for signs of fatigue and/or injury that may require a walker to be picked up by a sweep van. Crew members must provide their own motorcycles and hold valid motorcycle endorsed drivers license.

Bike
Bike, the Bike Crew, assists walkers along the entire route by patrolling the route, ensuring walkers’ safety during the event. In addition to assisting walkers, members of the Bike Crew will identify both the lead walker and the last walker to all other crews. This ensures that all walkers are safe and accounted for. Bicyclists are to also watch for signs of fatigue and/or injury that may require a walker to be picked up by a sweep van. Crew members must provide their own bikes.

Route Marking
The Route Marking Crew is responsible for marking the entire walkers’ route with directional signs, safety cones, repairing/replacing signs as needed, and clearing the signs/cones after the walkers have passed and the route is closed.

Sweep/Taxi
Sweep/Taxi consists of several vehicles, each with a driver and navigator. This crew patrols a section of the route between the B’Rest Stops and lends a hand to injured/disabled participants. This team will be utilized in the event of an evacuation. Sweep/Taxi consists of several vehicles that assist in the non-medical transportation of staff and volunteers to assigned areas.

Traffic Security/Law Enforcement
The Uniformed Law Enforcement Crew assists walkers along the entire route, directing traffic at major intersections. To be a member of the Uniformed Law Enforcement Crew you must be a Georgia certified Law Enforcement Officer, in uniform, have the permission of your employer and be within your legal jurisdiction.

The Uniformed Law Enforcement Crew will work with the Moto Crew ensuring the safety of the walkers while on the route. This crew controls both vehicular and pedestrian traffic for the host hotel, registration, opening, day-one evening and closing (Sunday afternoon), and provides security as needed. This crew will maintain safe traffic flow, manage the parking lots and staging areas, keep an eye out for participants needing guidance, and provide open access for emergency vehicles.

B’Rest Stop
B’Rest Stop Crews set up and operate rest areas at designated intervals along the route, providing hydration and snacks, and limited medical service.

Lunch
The Lunch Crew provides the biggest B’Rest Stop along the route, with hydration, food, snacks, and limited medical service.

Clean Up/Recycling 
The Clean Up/Recycling Crew drive large (17 to 24 foot) trucks along the entire route, stopping at all B’Rest Stops, Saturday Lunch and other designated areas, removing bagged trash/recycle containers and assisting in the closing of each B’Rest Stop.

Hydration
The Hydration Crew distributes and replenishes water, sports drinks, snacks, and ice as needed to all areas of the event, including B’Rest Stops, Lunch and the Holding Area (before Closing), with particular attention to the medical service areas.

Ceremonies Production
The Ceremonies Production crew will design and setup the Saturday night events. All crew members will also be responsible for the setup and breakdown of Opening and Closing Ceremonies. This will include stages, banners, PA systems, chairs, lighting, roping, cones, decorations, speakers, etc.

Concierge
Concierge, part of the Event Services Crew, is responsible for maintaining a concierge desk and also serving as the point person for all information related to the Atlanta 2-Day Walk by providing information, directions to events, and assist walkers, crew, media and visitors as needed.

Event Services
The Event Services Crew set-up, manage, organize, and break down the check-in, registration, and 2-Day Walk store throughout the entire walk weekend.  The Event Services Crew is also responsible for checking in walkers from the Saturday route.  All crew members are required to be available the Friday afternoon/evening before the walk for early bird check-in and registration.

Learn more on our Crew Training page.