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Crew Captains

Being a Crew Captain has plenty of rewards. Just as many walkers participate for someone dear to them, so can you dedicate your work to those waging a very personal—and very tough—battle against breast cancer.

Each Crew Team will have one or two Crew Captains. The Crew Captains are assigned by—and will report to—their Crew Director. The Crew Captains have the responsibility to ensure that their teams have learned all necessary assignments prior to The 2-Day Walk. They will also serve as each team’s primary contact by establishing an effective line of communication with all crew members. Through group e-mail or telephone, Captains will relay all relevant information to crew members in a timely manner. In addition, the Captains coordinate with their teams to participate in 2-Day Walk activities throughout the year.

Crew Descriptions

Crew teams are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and availability is limited. We will assign you to a crew team based first 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 teams have some lifting involved, please let us know in advance if you have any physical limitations.

The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer’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 Party (held in April), 2-Day Training Walks (an opportunity for crew to train and meet walkers), festivals (information booth), and pre-event activities such as moving The 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 2-Day Walk office, and others.

Moto
MOTO, the Motorcycle Safety 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.

Bicycle
BICYCLE, The Bicycle Safety 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 Bicycle Safety 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 bicycles.

Route Marking
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 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. 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
Route Clean-up Crew drive large (17 to 24 foot) trucks along the entire route, stopping at all B’Rest Stops, Lunch and other designated areas, removing bagged trash / recycle containers and assisting in the closing of each 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 Holding, 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 Desk
The crew is responsible for maintaining a concierge desk, and serve as the point person for all information related to The 2-Day by providing information, directions to events, and assist walkers, crew, media and visitors as needed.

Registration/Early Bird Registration
Set-up, manages, and breaks down the registration.  These include the check-out and check-in area for the Walkers on Saturday and Sunday.  All crew members are required to be available the Friday before the walk for registration to recieve their credentials.

All-Crew Training

Many walkers go into training for a walk that will pay tribute to a friend or loved one whose life has been changed by breast cancer. Similarly, crews will train to make sure The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer goes off without a hitch. That’s why crew training is a year-long process.

Mandatory for new crew or changing to a new team: Crew Training will take place a few weeks prior to the event. If you are new to the event or changing crew teams, this is your training for The 2-Day Walk, and your attendance is necessary to insure that you are fully aware of your assignment and can carry out all tasks associated with your position. During this training, you will get to meet your crew and other crew teams, learn how to operate various equipment, drive a big truck, set up a B’Rest Stop, and other functions specific to your crew duties.

All-Crew Meeting: Friday Night Before The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer

The All-Crew Meeting is mandatory and will take place the Friday evening prior to The 2-Day Walk. This is an important meeting for final preparations and last-minute details. Crew members will have their final team meetings, review specific details of their assignments and receive their credentials. This is your final chance to prepare for The 2-Day Walk before the action begins early the next morning.

Medical Services

All those participating in triage, chiropractic, massage, physical therapy, podiatry must be licensed/certified in their field of chiropractic, massage therapy, podiatry, physical therapy or occupational therapy. This also applies to medical providers including doctors, RNs, LPNs, paramedics, EMTS and ATCS. All members of this crew will be expected to be capable of performing basic first aid.

Other duties include triage, basic history taking, sports medicine (overuse syndrome, sprains), and in some instances, basic and advanced life-support duties, depending on the crew member’s level of training and expertise.

Medical problems that may be encountered include, but are not limited to, sprains, sunburn, allergic reactions, abrasions, lacerations, mild to moderate dehydration, hyponatremia, asthma, some respiratory problems, hypo- and hyperthermia, and blisters.

The medical team will be assigned to the stops along the walk route as well as in the hotel.

Route Services

MOTO, the Motorcycle Safety 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.

BICYCLE, The Bicycle Safety 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 Bicycle Safety 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 bicycles.

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 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. 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.