Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, 5K, Mile & Dash - Volunteer Information

Thank You For Volunteering! 

We cannot thank you enough for volunteering for this year's Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, 5K, Mile & Dash! With over 12000 participants, we cannot produce such a large-scale event without YOU! From the set-up to the expo to the finish line, volunteers are there. Thank you, thank you, thank you from all of us at Atlanta Track Club. We look forward to seeing you out there!

Best Sign Contest🚨 

Volunteers can enter the "Best Sign Competition " by creating the most festive and/or fun encouraging signs for participants and submitting a photo via Instagram or Facebook using #ThanksgivingDayHalfSigns. We will repost the photos of your signs on our social media after race day, and the public will vote on their favorite!

The top 3 Winners will receive a $100 gift card. Be sure to follow us on Instagram at @atlantatrackclub, and like our Facebook pages at Atlanta Track Club and PNC Atlanta 10 Miler to see the top sign submissions.

To be considered for the sign contest, sign entries must be:

- Appropriate for all audiences and family-friendly, including no innuendos.

- Posted on social media by the person entering the contest within 24 hours of the event

- Posted on a public account with the designated hashtag #ThanksgivingDayHalfSigns in order to be seen

COURSE HYDRATION & COURSE MONITOR VOLUNTEERS
(Please note parking differences between course monitor and course hydration positions.) 

Course volunteers are so vital! You give energy to race participants as they work to reach their goal of the finish line. Atlanta Track Club will provide some cheer items, but feel free to bring noise makers, bullhorns, and encouraging signs to energize participants as they pass. Please be sure signs and language used are appropriate.

MASTER VOLUNTEER LIST 

Please click here to view your volunteer assignment and crew chief.

Volunteer Check-In

Volunteer Check-In varies on your assigned area. Your crew chief should have touched base with you on your parking and meeting location. You will go directly to your crew chief to check-in and receive pertinent information and items for the day.

Please arrive early for your shift to avoid competition with participant traffic. Volunteer Check-in opens at 4:30 AM. Volunteers will receive:

- Commemorative Adidas Volunteer T-Shirt
- Food & Fluids
- "Thank You" gift
- Cheer Items
-Triple Peach gift for qualifying volunteers
- A Digital Game Day Ticket (You will receive your ticket December 1)
- Safety Vest (must be returned at the end of your shift)
- Volunteer Lanyard (must be returned at the end of your shift)

Half Marathon Course Monitor Parking (NOT COURSE HYDRATION)

Course Monitor volunteers check in directly with their crew chiefs at volunteer check-in except 5K course and hydration. You will be placed on the course and picked up once the race has ended via buses.

Address: 1-33 Little St SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 - Purple/Media Lot right across the street near the corner of Hank Aaron and Bill Lucas

Please DO NOT take Hank Aaron to get to parking, but follow the following instructions and CLICK HERE for a visual:

  • From I-85, take Fulton ST SW to Martin ST SE, or if from I-20, take Fulton ST SE
  • Turn south onto Martin St SE and go straight until you hit Little ST SE
  • Turn right onto Little ST SE
  • Turn left onto Hank Aaron
  • Purple Lot will be located to your left-hand side

Click here for a parking visual.

Click here to access your parking pass.

Half Marathon Course Monitor Maps 
Half Marathon Course Hydration Parking (NOT COURSE MONITORS) 

Parking: Course hydration volunteers will park in the parking areas assigned by your crew chief. Please check in directly with your crew chief to receive your volunteer items on race morning.

CLICK HERE for parking locations for course hydration volunteers ONLY.

Half Marathon Course Hydration Maps 
5K Course Monitors & Hydration Parking 
5K Course Monitors & Hydration volunteers will go directly to their crew chiefs and will have different meeting locations.

5K Course Monitors will meet crew chief, Susan Darnell, at the entrance of the purple lot off Hank Aaron.

Please DO NOT take Hank Aaron to get to parking due to construction, but follow the following instructions and CLICK HERE for a visual:

  • From I-85, take Fulton ST SW to Martin ST SE, or if from I-20, take Fulton ST SE
  • Turn south onto Martin St SE and go straight until you hit Little ST SE
  • Turn right onto Little ST SE
  • Turn left onto Hank Aaron
  • Purple Lot will be located to your left-hand side

Click Here to view and print the parking pass

5K Hydration Volunteers will meet crew chiefs, John Ariail & Bindu Kandula, at the hydration station on Grant St SE & Kendrick Ave SE. Please use street parking on Grant St SE or Hill St SE. Reference address: 306 Kendrick Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30315

5K Course & Hydration Maps

Click here to view the general course map.

COURSE CREW CHIEFS 

Please view the list below of course crew chiefs for you to report to on the morning of the race.

Volunteer Opportunity Name Crew Chief Staff Lead
Hydrations Stations
Hydration Station 1- Mile 2 Valencia Vinson
Brantley Sherrer
Hydration Station 2 - Mile 4 Kaelen White Brantley Sherrer
Hydration Station 3- Mile 6 Dinnie Rogers Brantley Sherrer
Hydration/Clif Station 4 - Mile 8 Dennis Burgess & Brantley Sherrer
Hydration Station 5 - Mile 10 Marilyn Teague Brantley Sherrer
Hydration Station 5 - Mile 10 Robert Leonard Brantley Sherrer
Hydration Station Delivery Coordinator - Chief Mike Idacavage Brantley Sherrer
Hydration Station Delivery Coordinator - Co-Chief Lanette Cousineau Brantley Sherrer
Communications Elliot Dennis
Brantley Sherrer

Cones Bill Abballe
Brantley Sherrer
Bob DeLorme
John Prevost
Corey DeLorme
Course Vehicle Staff Led Rich Kenah
Bike Team Mark Schmitt Brantley Sherrer
Course Director Bill Strickland Brantley Sherrer
Section A: Start thru Mile 3 (monitors = 26) Walter Kolis Brantley Sherrer
Zone 1 Walter Kolis Brantley Sherrer
Section B: Miles 2 thru 6 (monitors = 48) Mike Cook Brantley Sherrer
Zone 2 Robert Elliott Brantley Sherrer
Zone 3 Robert Elliott Brantley Sherrer
Zone 4 Robert Elliott Brantley Sherrer
Zone 5 Robert Elliott Brantley Sherrer
Zone 6 Ben Hines Brantley Sherrer
Zone 7 Ben Hines Brantley Sherrer
Zone 8 Ben Hines Brantley Sherrer
Zone 9 Gwendolyn Irvin Brantley Sherrer
Section D: Miles 10 thru 12 (monitors = 30) Yvonne Bryant Brantley Sherrer
Zone 10 Gwendolyn Irvin Brantley Sherrer
Zone 11 Gwendolyn Irvin Brantley Sherrer
Zone 12 plus Split Walter Kolis Brantley Sherrer
Hydration Station 5K Course
John Ariail & Bindu Kandula Joey Epperson
Course Monitors 5K Susan Darnell Joey Epperson


Emergency Protocols 

Click here to view emergency information for race day.

Bag Policy 

No backpacks, coolers or bags of any kind are allowed at the start, on course or in the finish area. Anyone at the start with a bag will be asked to surrender it and its contents. All bags in the finish area will be subject to search and emptied into a clear plastic bag which we will provide. We ask that you leave bags and other extra items at home to ensure safety and security and expedite movement throughout the day.

Prohibited Items

•Firearms
•Glass containers
•Wheeled conveyances
•Pets
•Backpacks
•Rolling bags and other luggage
•Costumes that are not form fitting
•Weight vests
•Military equipment
•Firefighter equipment
•Drones

Remember: See something, say something. Be vigilant. If you see something suspicious, contact the nearest police officer or call 911.

START/ FINISH/ GOT QUESTIONS/ WILL CALL/ TRIPLE PEACH/ GREEN TEAM/  MILE & DASH AREA VOLUNTEERS 

If you are a course volunteer, please park in your designated parking area assigned by your crew chief. Please check-in directly with your crew chief.

Volunteer Parking 

Address: 1-33 Little St SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 - Purple/Media Lot right across the street near the corner of Hank Aaron and Bill Lucas

Please DO NOT take Hank Aaron to get to parking, but follow the following instructions and CLICK HERE for a visual:

  • From I-85, take Fulton ST SW to Martin ST SE, or if from I-20, take Fulton ST SE
  • Turn south onto Martin St SE and go straight until you hit Little ST SE
  • Turn right onto Little ST SE
  • Turn left onto Hank Aaron
  • Purple Lot will be located to your left-hand side

Click here for a parking visual.

Click here to access your parking pass.

MASTER VOLUNTEER LIST

Please click here to view your volunteer assignment and crew chief.

Volunteer Check-In
  • Please arrive early for your shift to avoid competition with participant traffic.
  • Volunteer Check-in opens at 5:00 AM
  • Volunteers will receive:

- Commemorative Adidas Volunteer T-Shirt
- Coffee, Bagels, and Snacks
- "Thank You" gift
- A Digital Game Day Ticket (You will receive your ticket December 1)
- Safety Vest (must be returned at the end of your shift)
- Volunteer Lanyard (must be returned at the end of your shift)
- Cheer Bells and Glow Foam Tube
- Triple Peach gift for qualifying volunteers (Qualifying pacers will receive their gift at the Triple Peach Tent)

Start/Finish Area Crew Chiefs

Please view the list below of finish crew chiefs for you to report to after leaving the volunteer check-in the morning of the race.


Volunteer Opportunity Crew Chief Staff Lead
Start
Start Line Support 1/2 & 5K (Non-race participants) Marylyn Key Megan Faulkner
Start Wave A Catherine Danforth Megan Faulkner
Start Wave B Elizabeth Harrell Megan Faulkner
Start Wave C LaToya Thompson Megan Faulkner
Start Wave D Jeanette Arroyo Megan Faulkner
Start Wave E Martrice Stinson Megan Faulkner
Volunteer Check-In/Gear Check Leatha Cooper Miller Kristin Lide / Korri Palmer
Volunteer Guide Danielle Crawford Kristin Lide / Korri Palmer
Pace Team Carol Gsell, Chrystal Akor, Susan Jones Kristin Lide
Got Questions Crew/Crossing Guard Jan Strenk- Gbur
Will Call Tent Donna Cager // Lanai Devos Veronica Armendariz
Finish
Finish - Food & Powerade Cee Cee Johnson/PJ Johnson Eric Nelson
Finish - Water & Medals Kim Barnett Eric Nelson
Finish Area - Bag & Fluid Distribution Christine Watts // Deborah Watts Eric Nelson
Finish Area - People Movers Cynthia Starke-Jones Eric Nelson
Finish Area- adidas VIP Chute John WIlliams Eric Nelson
Green Team David Coole Eric Nelson
Triple Peach Tent Donna Roberts Emily Little
Medical Team Staff Led
Pete the Peach Handler Staff Led Rachel Schrensky
Pete the Peach Staff Led Rachel Schrensky
5K
Start Wave 1 Amy Malcom Megan Faulkner
Start Wave 2 Renee Campbell Megan Faulkner
Start Wave 3 Alton Evans / Quovadis Nelson-Evans Megan Faulkner
Youth Mile / Dash
Triple Peach Jr. Medals & Youth Festival Area Staff Led Caryn Lamphier/Kathleen Schellman
Track & Field Zone Rhonda Ward Caryn Lamphier
Mile Lead/Sweep Claudia Duron Caryn Lamphier
Kids Dash - Start/ Finish Tiffany Addison Caryn Lamphier
Mile Monitors April Payton Caryn Lamphier
Kids Run - Parent Finders/ Child Pickup Area Randy Stroud Caryn Lamphier
START/ FINISH AREA MAPS

Click here to view the Start/Finish Area Map

Emergency Protocol

Click here to view emergency information for race day.

Bag Policy

No backpacks, coolers or bags of any kind are allowed at the start, on course or in the finish area. Anyone at the start with a bag will be asked to surrender it and its contents. All bags in the finish area will be subject to search and emptied into a clear plastic bag which we will provide. We ask that you leave bags and other extra items at home to ensure safety and security and expedite movement throughout the day.

Prohibited Items

•Firearms
•Glass containers
•Wheeled conveyances
•Pets
•Backpacks
•Rolling bags and other luggage
•Costumes that are not form fitting
•Weight vests
•Military equipment
•Firefighter equipment
•Drones

Remember: See something, say something. Be vigilant. If you see something suspicious, contact the nearest police officer or call 911.

CPR Safety Video

Please click here and take a moment to watch a CPR video in the case of an emergency.