Event Day
Volunteers
A quintessential part of Desi Warrior event day is its Volunteer Program (the DW VP).
Status The volunteer programme below is from the 2015–16 events. Volunteer sign-ups are not currently open.
Without it, basic event-day operations, participant management, obstacle guidance and festival-area coordination would not be possible! It's you volunteers that make the backbone of our event, allowing us to stand tall and pull off probably the greatest obstacle run the country has seen till date!
So… do you consider yourself to be a friendly person? Are you an organised person who is good at planning things? Are you good at giving other people instructions? Have you helped a blind old lady cross the street? (Okay, maybe we went a little too far with the last one, but you get the point!)
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you are an ideal candidate to be a member of the DW VP!
As a volunteer, you will have front-row seats to some of the most exciting scenes, moments and action that you have ever seen! Your role as a volunteer is to make sure every single person present at the event is having a good time, being safe and, most importantly, pushing their limits to cross the finish line. That's a pretty tall order, which is why by the end of it you will be proud to have been an integral part of Desi Warrior.
DW VP perks
As a Desi Warrior volunteer, you were entitled to the following awesome benefits:
- Free participation in the obstacle run (does it get any better than this?!)
- An additional free beer coupon
- Free snack, lunch and water
Volunteer timings
You could choose which shift you wanted to volunteer for. All volunteers had to report at least half an hour before their shift time.
Volunteers on Shift 1 ran in the 2 PM wave after completing their shift. Volunteers on Shift 2 ran in the 10 AM wave.
- Shift 1: 6:30 AM – 1 PM
- Shift 2: 12:30 PM – 7 PM
What kind of volunteer positions were there?
- Volunteer team leader
- Registration / waiver signing
- Bag drop
- Water stations
- Obstacle guidance
- Kids' course
- Warrior Arena
- Warrior Arena games
- Finish line / medal distribution
- Course cheerleaders
VP points to remember
All volunteers must wear their Desi Warrior volunteer T-shirts while on duty so participants can easily identify you and ask for assistance. Once you arrive at the venue you must check in at the volunteer tent at the start of your shift and check out at the volunteer tent at the end of your shift. In order to be eligible for all the awesome benefits, you must complete your entire shift. Desi Warriors live by a certain code of honour, and we expect all our volunteers to lead by example! So if you've volunteered for a certain position, please make sure you complete your shift and don't leave your station until your replacement relieves you.