Volunteer | New Orleans Fit Fete / Community Games & WellNXT Festival
Fit Fete is a new annual event that combines the WellNXT Wellness Festival, the New Orleans Marathon, and the newly created Community Games. The Community Games brings together companies and organizations throughout the city together to compete, connect, and celebrate through team games and online point-earning challenges.
Click the links below to find volunteer opportunities for both Fit Fete / Community Games & the WellNXT Festival
The description for each of the roles will be displayed once you hit the volunteer button. Make sure that you read the full description as some roles are more physical than others.
The description for each of the roles will be displayed once you hit the volunteer button. Make sure that you read the full description as some roles are more physical than others.
Roles & Responsibilities
Community Games Roles Check-in Captains: You will oversee one of the following duties for the full day:
• Athlete Check-in: ensure that all athletes check-in and proceed to credentials
• Credentials: give athletes their credential, SWAG ticket, and passport
• SWAG: take SWAG tickets and distribute SWAG bags Check-in: You will assist Check-in Captains and ensure all athletes receive their
credentials. Greeter Captain: You will oversee guiding athletes and fellow volunteers to their
areas/arenas and ensuring athlete waivers are signed Greeters: You will be stationed to help guide athletes towards check-in, waiver signing,
and to sports venues. Sport Captains: You will oversee sports arenas and the volunteers within. You will help
guide sports volunteers and sports activities. You will be placed in one of the following
arenas:
• Tennis Center: Pickleball and Tennis
• Lakeview Playground: Kickball and Dodgeball
• Great Lawn: Yoga
• Tad Gormley: Bocce, Cornhole, Disc Golf
• Big Lake/Christian Brothers: Basketball and Run/Walk Sport Assistants: You will assist will stamping passports, shagging balls, and helping
guide athletes Free Play Zone: volunteers will be responsible for ensuring that all equipment remains in
the free play area. They will also help others understand games rules and facilitate the
checkout process for the equipment.
Festival Roles Festival Check-in Lead: Leads will oversee and manage check-in volunteers, as well as
help distribute credentials to festival goers and staff. Festival Check-in: This position will manage entrance flow and resolve issues, while
distributing wristbands and badges. Festival Floor Ambassadors: Floor Ambassadors rove the event space helping attendees
with directions and general assistance. Stage Managers: Run the program schedule and stage introductions for both stages. Stage Support: This position manages mic running and audience management Booth Coordinators: This position supports exhibits across all the booths with supply
runs, troubleshooting, and general exhibitor needs. Info Desk: the info desk is a stationary point within the festival that will handle schedules,
maps, FAQ, and lost & found throughout the event. Setup/Breakdown: Setup Crew will handle Thursday load-in and event preparation.
Breakdown Crew will assist with teardown and loadout.
