2017 Walk for Hunger
Registration Volunteer Manual
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Table of Contents:
Welcome Letter……………………………………….………………Pg 4
Why Volunteering
Makes a Difference……………………………………………….…Pg 5
Fast Facts about
Hunger In Massachusetts…………………………………………Pg 6
About Project Bread and the Walk for Hunger….……...…Pg 7-8
Maps……………………………………………………………..…………Pg 9-10
Event Timeline………………………………………………..………..Pg 11
Arrival and Registration Type……….………………………….Pg 12-13
Registration Procedures…………………….………….….…….Pg 14
Google Forms………………………………….……………………….Pg 15-16
Day of Review……………………………………………………..…….Pg 17
FAQs for Walk Day……………………………………………….…….Pg 18
How to Prep for Volunteering……………………….…………..Pg 19-20
Directions (Parking and MBTA)………………………………….Pg 21-22
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Welcome Letter from Ellen Parker
Dear Volunteer,
Since the very beginning, Project Bread has relied on its supporters – both donors and volunteers – to
ensure that the Walk for Hunger is a safe and positive experience for its participants. It is because of
you that we are able to fund more than 300 anti-hunger programs across the state. For 49 years, we
have known that healthy families make healthy communities. The Walk benefits so many people and on
behalf of all those that we serve, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This year, the Walk for Hunger returns to its 20-mile tradition and we expect over 30,000 Walkers and
hundreds of volunteers like you to join us in making a powerful statement. Good food is a basic right.™
We believe that every person and community in our state should have reliable access to healthy food.
And because of you, we continue to develop a variety of solutions that help break the cycle of hunger.
Again, thank you for your dedication to, and support of families and communities in Massachusetts. The
Walk couldn’t happen without volunteers like you and your willingness to take time to help us make the
day a success is greatly appreciated! We are so proud to have you on our team!
With thanks,
Ellen Parker
Executive Director
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Why Volunteering Makes a Difference
Thank you for donating your time and talents to support this year’s Walk for Hunger. The Walk for
Hunger wouldn’t be possible without individuals, like you, who believe in taking action to build a
stronger community. The following pages contain information about Project Bread and the Walk for
Hunger and how your efforts contribute to putting an end to hunger in the great state of Massachusetts.
About Project Bread
Mission Statement:
Project Bread takes a fresh approach to ending hunger. We believe that the opposite of
hungry isn't simply full — it's healthy. And because there's no single face of hunger, we
develop multiple solutions that meet people where they are — solutions that provide people
of all ages and walks of life with sustainable, reliable access to nutritious food.
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Fast Facts about Hunger in Massachusetts:
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HUNGER IS SILENT. WE SPEAK UP.
Project Bread hopes to end hunger in Massachusetts by using a four pronged approach:
1) Community Solutions
Project Bread anticipates and responds to immediate needs in our communities with
emergency and short-term programs — provided with dignity and kindness. We also
connect people to local food resources and enable them to participate in their local food
economies and the marketplace. Community solutions are an important resource for
the nearly 675,000 people across the state who struggle with food insecurity, including
our most vulnerable populations — children, working-poor families, immigrants, the
disabled, and seniors.
2) Children and Schools
Project Bread reaches out to one of our most vulnerable populations with thoughtfully
researched and "kid-approved" programs that provide children with healthy food in the
places they learn and grow. We're committed to building good eating habits from the
start, and helping them to achieve their full potential. For more than 200,000 children in
Massachusetts, skipping a meal is not a choice: it is a very real part of their daily lives.
Children at risk of hunger and food insecurity need consistent and predictable help they
can rely on year-round.
3) Informing Public Policy
Changing public policies can make a substantial and positive impact in the lives of
families who struggle to make ends meet. Working hand in hand with the legislature
and executive branch, Project Bread is a champion for effective legislation that builds
capacity within the regions local and sustainable food system and increases access to
healthy food for all. Our perspective on solutions takes into account the need to
strengthen the regional food system, the rights of working adults to earn a living wage,
and the right for all people in Massachusetts to have access to fresh and healthy food.
4) Building the Food System
Project Bread collaborates with others to build a robust regional food system. All
aspects of food production and distribution exist within the food system, and all of us
have a seat at the table. Projects like food rescue, double value coupons at farmers
markets, subsidized CSA shares, farm to school and urban ag boost community food
security and wellbeing. Project Bread’s work building sustainable food systems is a key
step in our efforts to build community food security. Sustainable solutions contribute to
our economic strength overall, benefit our food economies on a local level, and reliably
help those who are hungry.
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About the Walk for Hunger
We strongly believe that good food is a basic right!
Although you may not always see it, there are nearly 675,000 people in
Massachusetts who can't reliably predict where their next meal is coming from.
Among them, children are some of the most vulnerable to hunger.
Tens of thousands of people will walk on Sunday, May 7th for the 49th annual
Walk for Hunger, a Boston tradition of neighbors helping neighbors around the
Commonwealth. The Walk for Hunger is a 20-mile Walk, which begins and ends at
the Boston Common and weaves through Boston, Brookline, Newton, Watertown,
and Cambridge. Walkers do not need to walk all 20 miles to participate. There are
checkpoints approximately every two miles along the course, with complimentary
shuttle buses back to the Common.
The Walk for Hunger is a vehicle for people of all ages to make a real difference in
people's lives and take action against the local issue of hunger. Donations from
money raised by Walkers, Runners, and Volunteers provide the funds for grants
awarded to hundreds of hunger relief programs across the state, helping to
ensure that people and families of all income levels have access to nutritious food
throughout the year. Your fundraising and participation in the Walk is critical for
the continued support of these programs. Check out the list of 2016 Grant
Recipients, who received funding through money raised by last year's Walk on
Project Bread’s website.
Learn more at
http://www.projectbread.org/
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Map of the Route
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Map of Boston Common
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Event Timeline
Registration Tents:
Location
Time
5K Registration Tent
6:00 AM – 7:00 AM
Walk Registration
7:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Heart & Sole Registration
6:30AM – 9:30AM
*After 9:30AM walkers will be asked to proceed to Checkpoint #1 to
register and start the walk.
Run/Walk Start Times:
5K Run Start
7:00 AM
Walk Rolling Start
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
 The Walk will officially close when Checkpoint #9 closes at 6:30 pm
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Arrival and Registration Types
Thank you so much for your commitment to making the Walk for Hunger
possible! Your volunteering is vital to ensuring that Walkers are supported on the
day of the Walk.
Getting Started:
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2)
3)
4)
Check in with a Registration Coordinator.
Sign the Check In sheet.
Unpack supply boxes and set up each station accordingly.
Attend a brief group meeting with the Registration Coordinators
Registration Types:
Walker
Registered
with $
Unregistered
with $
Registered
withOUT $
5K Run
Registered
Unregistered will
pay 40$ day of
registration fee
Unregistered
withOUT $
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Walker Registration Procedures:
Unregistered
with $
Register with E-form (use smart phone or ipad at registration tent)
Walker fills out a donation envelope and turns it in with money
inside
Receive their 2017 Walk for Hunger Sticker, button and Route Map
Unregistered w/o
$
Register with E-formE-form (use smart phone or ipad at
registration tent
Receive their 2017 Walk for Hunger Sticker, button and Route Map
Registered
with $
Check-in with Google form E-form (use smart phone
or ipad at registration tent
Walker fills out a donation envelope and turns it in
with money inside
Receive their 2017 Walk for Hunger Sticker, button
and Route Map
Registered
w/o $
Check-in with Google form E-form (use smart phone
or ipad at registration tent
Receive their 2017 Walk for Hunger Sticker, button
and Route Map
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5K Run Registration Procedures:
*All registered runners will find their name and number on a board posted outside of the
Registration Tent. Registration volunteers will verify their ID with that number and check the
runner in.
Registered
Unregistered
• Verify Runner name and #
• Give Runner bib, send them to tshirt volunteer
• Runner picks up tshirt and their bib is marked
with an X using a red sharpie
• Pays the 40$ day of fee (cash/check or credit)
• Runner fills out a paper registration form
• Give Runner bib, send them to tshirt volunteer
• Runner picks up tshirt and their bib is marked
with an X using a red sharpie
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Google Form (Registered)
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Google Form (Unregistered)
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Day of Review
Please read this within 24 hours before you volunteer.

E- form: All Walkers need to sign-in using this form, whether they registered online or not. They can fill
out the form on their smart phones. If they have filled it out, they will show you their confirmation
email. If they have not filled it out on a phone here on the Common, they can fill it out on the iPad.
Check out the E- form for yourself by following this link. www.projectbread.org/checkin
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Give: Every Walker should receive a sticker, button, and route map. Fill in the number of years the
Walker has been participating with a sharpie and hand it to them. Throw the trash in the bags on the
back of your chairs.
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$500: If someone has raised $500 or more, they are a Heart & Sole Walker and MUST register at the
H&S tent to get their fundraising incentives today. Don’t have them fill out the iPad or turn in any
money to you.
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$100: If someone has raised $100 or more by May 1st, they should have received an email telling them
to go to the Walk Shop tent to get a free water bottle. The water bottles will not be at the registration
tent, direct the Walkers to the Walk Shop tent.
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Groups: If someone asks for group registration or zones, please direct them to the area behind them.
Groups may register at the main registration tent regardless of how large the group is.
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Matching Gifts: If someone gives you a matching gift form, please collect it and turn it in to one of the
Registration Coordinators.
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Envelopes: All checks and cash need to be put in an envelope. The information really needs to be filled
out on the outside of the envelope. As soon as the Walker hands you the envelope, immediately put
your hand up and keep it up until a Runner takes it from you. This is to protect you, so there is no
confusion about where the money goes.
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Children: Parents are asked to report how many kids they are walking with. You can give them stickers
for themselves and each child reported on the form.
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Community Service Forms: Those will be signed at Checkpoint 9 (Finish Line/Boston Common
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Rolling Start: Walkers are asked to start between 8am and 9:30am.
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Technical Issues: If you have any problems with the iPad, please see Margaret Sloat or Scott Hagerty.
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No Email: If someone doesn’t have an email address they may use [email protected] or fill out a
paper form.
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Walker FAQs
Walkers will ask you questions as they check-in. Here are some of the more common
questions you’ll hear during the morning.
1) I don’t have any donations to turn in. Do I have to check-in?
Yes, if you haven’t registered please access the electronic form: www.projectbread.org/checkin on your smart
phone or on one of the ipads at the registration tent. If you use your smart phone you will receive a confirmation
email, show the email to the volunteer, receive your Walk sticker, button, and Walk Map
2) I registered online. Why do I have to check-in?
All Walkers will check-in and will receive a Walk Sticker, map, and button. Check in also allows people to turn in
any cash or checks that they have collected.
3) I am a Volunteer. Where do I check-in?
Sign in at the Volunteer Tent (see map).
4) What is a Heart & Sole Walker?
Heart & Sole Walkers have raised $500 or more. If you have raised $500+, check-in at the Heart & Sole Tent
(see map).
5) How do I turn in cash and checks that I don’t have with me today?
Mail them to Project Bread at 145 Border Street, East Boston, MA 02128 to the attention of the data office. You
can give the Walker a Business Reply Envelope for their convenience to mail cash and check pledges.
6) When does Registration open & close?
7:00AM – 9:30AM
7) Where is the start line and when does the Walk start?
On Charles St. at 8:00AM. It is a rolling start from 8:00 – 9:30AM.
8) Where are the bathrooms?
Port-a-potties are located along the walk way parallel to Beacon Street (see map).
9) Do I have to walk all 20 miles?
No. There are shuttle buses at all Checkpoints that will return you to the Common. You will still receive credit for
walking all 20 miles!
10) Why did the route change back to the 20 miles?
The construction project that forced us to change the route last year was completed ahead of schedule. We also
surveyed our Walkers and while some Walkers liked the shorter route others felt the shorter route was congested
and they generally missed the traditional 20 mile route.
11) There were no cups for water last year.
We apologize that this was your experience last year. In an effort to reduce trash we are encouraging
Walkers to bring reusable water bottles. However, I assure you that this year we will also have enough
cups for all Walkers.
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How to Prep for Volunteering
Walk Day Reminders:
 Dress comfortably (sneakers, jeans, athletic apparel, etc.). Your
Registration Coordinator will give you a Volunteer T-shirt when you
arrive!
 Arrive on time for your assigned shift. Allow time to park, check-in, and
familiarize yourself with the Checkpoint. If you use public transportation
please remember that the T doesn’t open til 6:00 am.
 Bring only what you can carry with you at all times. Leave large bags and
backpacks at home. There will be no secure place to store valuables.
 You will report to a Registration Coordinator on Walk day. He or she will
be available throughout your shift to provide necessary information and
guidance.
 Bring a bagged lunch if you are volunteering during lunch time!
Depending on your location you may be able to buy food at a near by
establishment.
When you arrive at your volunteer location:
 If you are volunteering at the Registration Tent, at the Walk Start Area,
The Walk Finish Line or at the 5K Race, please check in at the Volunteer
Tent when you arrive on Walk day.
 If you are at a Checkpoint, please check in with your Checkpoint
Coordinator, who will be wearing a large Walk Day Coordinator badge.
 Checkpoint Coordinators may assign you to specific tasks that differ from
what you registered for depending on the demand at the event. Please be
flexible and assist where you are needed.
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 Any volunteer handling unpackaged food or beverage must wear gloves
at all times.
 Take initiative! If your task is complete you may find something else to do
within your assigned location, or seek to be reassigned by your
Registration Coordinator to an area that needs more support.
 Commit to work your full shift from beginning to end. If you need to leave
your assigned location for any reason, please let your Checkpoint
Coordinator know ahead of time.
 Connect and share your Walk for Hunger experience on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat:
@projectbread
#WalkforHunger
#WFH49
Check out our snap chat filters along the route!
Your support, energy, and time are vital to the
success of the Walk for Hunger.
Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!!!!
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For Parking Garages:
*Although we highly encourage using public transport!
Reserve your parking in advance and get there on time, stress free!
To book convenient and affordable parking, we recommend using SpotHero, the nation’s
leading parking reservation app.
To reserve your parking spot today, visit the Walk for Hunger SpotHero Parking Page and book a
spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up. You can also use SpotHero to park all over Boston —
learn more here.
New to SpotHero? Download the SpotHero iPhone | Android app and enter promo code
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Boston Common/ Checkpoint #9
T Directions to Boston Common
*Please remember that the T doesn’t open until 6 AM!
Take the Green or Red Line to Park Street station or the Green Line to Boylston station at the
Boston Common.
Take the Orange Line to Downtown Crossing and take the Red Line one stop to Park Street
station at the Boston Common. Or walk to the Common via Winter Street.
Take the Blue Line to State Street and Walk the Common.
From Boston Suburbs
For the Commuter Rail schedule, please call the MBTA at (800) 392-6100, or visit their website
at http://www.mbta.com.
Parking
Parking availability near the Boston Common is extremely limited. For communities not served
by early Sunday morning commuter rails, use of the MBTA's Blue, Green, Orange and Red Lines
is highly recommended. Large parking facilities with rates from $4.00 to $7.00 for the day are
located at the following T stations:
Blue Line
Wonderland
Green Line
Riverside
Woodland
Orange Line
Oak Grove
Wellington
Red Line
Alewife
Braintree
North Quincy
Quincy Adams
Expect serious traffic delays and detours in the Beacon Hill and Back Bay neighborhoods
between 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. We highly encourage public transportation, but there are several lots
located near the Common. Be warned they are often at capacity and costly.
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Thank you so much for
donating your time and
talent!!!
This day wouldn’t be
possible without you!
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