2017 Walk for Hunger
Coolidge Corner Course Monitor 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
Map of Route………………………………………………..…………Pg 9
Event Timeline………………………………………………..………..Pg 10
Checkpoint Open/Close Times………………………………....Pg 11
Course Monitor Procedures…………….……………………….Pg 12
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Checkpoint Details…………………………………………………....Pg 13-14
Reports and Forms…………………………………………………….Pg 15-17
How to Prep for Volunteering……………………….…………..Pg 18-19
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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 Route
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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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Checkpoint Open and Close Times
Checkpoint
2017 Open
2017 Close
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Arrival
(1hr before
Open)
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7:30 AM
12:00 PM
6:30 AM
8:00 AM
12:30 PM
7:00 AM
8:30 AM
2:00 PM
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
2:30 PM
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
4:00 PM
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
5:00 PM
9:30 AM
5:30 PM
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
6:00 PM
10:30 AM
10:00 AM
6:30 PM
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11:00 AM
*These are the official close and open times of the
Checkpoints; your volunteer may differ from these times.
 Please be sure to check in with your Course Monitor
Coordinator on arrival to receive instructions.
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Course Monitor Procedures
Thank you so much for your commitment to making the Walk for Hunger
possible! Your volunteering as Course Monitor is vital to ensuring that Walkers
stay safe on the day of the Walk.
When you get to your Checkpoint:
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Check in with your Course Monitor Coordinator
Sign in and put on your safety vest and volunteer t-shirt
Attend a brief group orientation with your Coordinator
Receive intersection location
Reporting Checkpoint activity
You will receive:
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A safety vest
A whistle
A Stop and Go sign
A volunteer t-shirt
When you arrive at your assigned intersection:
1. You and your partner will stand on either side of the assigned
intersection
2. Using your Stop and Go signs you will direct groups of Walkers
when it is safe to cross the intersection.
*Please keep in mind that you are directing Walkers not traffic!
End of Shift:
1. Bring all materials back to Checkpoint
2. Check out with your Coordinator and give back materials
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Checkpoint Details
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Directions to Checkpoint #2
Cleveland Circle
Address: 2400 Beacon St, Chestnut Hill
Meeting Place: In the parking lot down the road from the DCR Reilly Rink
Nearest T-Stop: Cleveland Circle on the Green C Line
Taking the T:
Via the Green Line, Red Line, Orange Line or Blue Line
For Blue Line alternatives to Government Center, due to construction, please see the MBTA
website: http://mbta.com/riding_the_t/default.asp?id=26899#Commute
Take the Green Line C (Cleveland Circle) trolley from Park Street (Red and Orange Line
connection), or Boylston station to Cleveland Circle stop. Walk down Beacon Street (heading in
the direction of Dunkin’ Donuts) and then take a right on Chestnut Hill Avenue.
Alternative route: Take the Green Line D (Riverside) trolley from Park Street (Red and Orange
Line connection), Government Center (Blue Line connection) or Boylston stations to Reservoir
stop. Turn right on Chestnut Hill Avenue and walk to the corner with Sutherland Road.
Little or no parking is available at this location.
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
HUNGER17 for an extra $5 off your first park!
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Reports and Forms
Please be sure to sign in when you arrive at your Checkpoint!
 Course Monitor Volunteer Check In Form
 Community Service Hours Form
*The Volunteer Coordinator will be emailing out a survey after the Walk for
Hunger to gather best practices for next year.
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Course Monitor Volunteer Check In Form
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Community Service Hours Form
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How to Prep for Volunteering
Walk Day Reminders:
 Dress comfortably (sneakers, jeans, athletic apparel, etc.). Your
Checkpoint 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 Checkpoint 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.
 Any volunteer handling unpackaged food or beverage must wear gloves
at all times.
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 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
Checkpoint 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.
 Volunteers in Newton are required to have a photo ID (driver’s license,
school ID, any form of ID with a picture) with you at all times.
 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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Thank you so much for
donating your time and
talent!!!
This day wouldn’t be
possible without you!
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