Be a Tour Nortel volunteer on Sunday, May 4th at the Nortel Carling Campus and help support the needs of children with cancer. These children and their families need our help. As a volunteer, you truly can make a difference!

AS A VOLUNTEER, YOU’LL RECEIVE:
• Orientation
• A morning snack, a lunch, a snack bag
• A special short-sleeved Tour Nortel volunteer T-shirt
• Entry into the exclusive volunteer prize draw
• A fun time and the satisfaction of helping a great cause

• Data Entry assistants input participant information and dollars pledged onto an Excel spreadsheet. Computer and Excel experience required. (Data entry sessions are 8:30 a.m. – Noon on May 3; 7 a.m. – Noon on May 4)
• Food Services assistants, working in the main staging area, make and distribute coffee, hand out water and other refreshments.
• Registration assistants review registration forms, verify pledge dollars, issue numbered bibs, calculate prize entitlements and ballots for prize draws (based on $ collected), distribute T-shirts and prizes, tidy work area and pack-up at end of shift. (Registration sessions are noon – 8 p.m. on May 1; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on May 2; 8:30 a.m. – noon on May 3; 7 – 10:30 a.m. on May 4)
• Route assistants assemble and place barricades and pylons along the route (transportation to and from station will be provided), direct cyclists, inline skaters and walkers, inform motorists of road closures, and take down pylons and barricades following the event. Route assistants work in pairs, so why not enlist a friend to help out as well?
• Route Captains and Marshalls travel the route and provide support to the route assistants, and liaise with the route chair, police, and medical officials.
• Site assistants help out as required in the main staging area, includes: directing suppliers to exhibit area, troubleshooting, assisting with set up, take down and litter control, and assisting suppliers and exhibitors.
• Volunteer assistants provide assistance and information to all volunteers, register volunteers, hand out T-shirts, lunch coupons, site maps, and help volunteers quickly locate their work area or contact person.


Volunteers need to be on-site between 7 – 7:30 a.m. on May 4th for check-in. Most assignments are finished by 1 p.m. after which you are invited to join in the official ceremonies beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the Nortel Carling Campus.

Volunteers can register online or download a volunteer registration form which they can either mail in or fax to (613) 763-6341.

You may also mail a completed registration form to:
Tour Nortel c/o Community Relations Dept.
Nortel
3500 Carling Ave.
Ottawa, ON
K2H 8E9

You will be contacted by mid-April confirming the time and area for which you have been scheduled. For more information, call the Tour Nortel hotline at 613-765-8687 or e-mail tour@nortel.com. Your support is appreciated.