Volunteering for TeamAIDAsha
TeamAIDAsha program has been running in Boston area since 2003 thanks to the support of numerous volunteers, most of whom are alumni runners of the program or volunteers from our parent organizations- AID and Asha, Boston/MIT chapters. If you can spare a few hours this summer to help the program or the runners, please sign up here. You can help with water support, web/graphics programming, publicity, photography/video or mentoring (alumni volunteers).
Water Support
Most of our volunteering effort goes into water support. If you can spare about 2 hours once in 6 weeks on a Saturday, this is the best help you can give to our runners.
Signing up for water support
Two days before your target water support date
On the day of the water support
- If you are not in the TAA_Volunteers email list, please make sure to sign up for volunteering at this page
- You will be added to a Google email list for TAA volunteers
- You will see announcements in this list asking for water support volunteers for specific dates. Note that water support is needed only on Saturday mornings.
- We will try to announce the date and duration of each water support stop well in advance
- Respond to the email to sign up and make sure to mark your calendars for the target dates and times.
- Please try to make sure to stick to your signup date/time to avoid last-minute confusion
Two days before your target water support date
- Make sure you have confirmed the target date, time and location for your water support point by Thursday evening before the target Saturday
- Make sure to check the location on your GPS or online map to confirm that you can get there before time
- Buy supplies by Friday : 2 gallons of Gatorade, 2 Gallons of water, 30 paper cups. Refrigerate any of the remaining water or Gatorade for a future water support session.
- Please save the receipts, scan and email to info at teamaidasha.org if you would like to get refunded for your expense. Refunds are processed at the end of the season.
On the day of the water support
- Make sure that you arrive at the target location on time with the Gatorade, water and cups. You may want to bring a book/magazine to read and a lawn chair to sit while waiting for runners.
- Note that start and end times are estimates based on the runners' start time and approximate paces. It is possible that the runners will come a few minutes earlier or later.
- If you don't see any TeamAIDAsha runners within 40 minutes of the target time for your spot, try to call your main contact for water support to confirm that you are at the right location
- You can ask runners approximately how many runners are behind them. They MAY be able to give you a rough idea. You can leave after you can confirmed that the last runner has passed your water stop. If in doubt, please make sure to stay as long as the suggested time by the water support coordinator, or call them to confirm.
- On some water support stops you may be a double water stop for runners who are heading out in one direction and returning in the opposite direction. Please make sure that you are not expected to stay longer for the returning runners.
