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Volunteer Guide • Best Buddies Friendship Walk2026 April 18 |
In this Guide:
- ℹ️ General Things to Know
- 🚨 Emergency Guidance & Contact Information
- 👥 Volunteer Roles and the Area Leads
- 🕗 Schedule of Events
- 📍 Layout of the Friendship Walk Event Venue
- 🧭 Friendship Walk Route
ℹ️ General Things to Know
- Check in at the Volunteer Tent before starting your shift(s).
- Please wear your Volunteer T-Shirt and lanyard (if one is provided to you) while on shift.
- At the end of shift, please wait to leave your area until after your relief has arrived, and you have handed off what they need to know. Then check out at the Volunteer Tent.
If you are the last shift for your area or you are the only shift, please do not leave until a member of event leadership relieves you. - Please do not tape, tie, or attach anything to SFRP property (benches, trees, railings, etc) – all signs must be free-standing, attached to Best Buddies property or rental items or held by volunteers.
- Please do not dump trash into park trash – all trash must be properly sorted into Best Buddies Event bins (we have marked Recology bins in the Main Event Area and one small trash can at the Course Turnaround).
- Food is available for everyone at the Food Tent. Volunteers are exclusively welcome to the food at the Volunteer Tent. Only VIFs (individuals with purple wristbands) may access the VIF Tent and the food and beverages served there.
- Water is available for all at (1) Food Tent, (2) First Aid, and (3) Course Turnaround.
- 🌤️🌡️ Golden Gate Park Weather Forecast
👥 Volunteer Roles and Area Leads
📋 View this reference for descriptions of volunteer roles and to look up who the area lead is for each role.
🕗Event Schedule
| 6:15 – 8:15 am | Set-up |
| 8:30 am | Registration opens |
| 9:00 am | Opening Ceremonies begin |
| 9:30 am | The Walk starts |
| 10:30 am | Festival of Friendship starts |
| 11:00 am | Closing Ceremonies (& Awards) begin |
| 11:45 am | Dance Party begins |
| noon | Event ends • Tear down and Clean up begins |
🚨 Emergency Guidance & Contact Information
For minor issues like needing water or a bandaid, you can send participants and volunteers to the First Aid Tent in the Main Event Area or to the Course Turnaround where First Aid Kits are available.
Call 911 without delay for any situation that could endanger the safety or well being of you or anyone around you. Immediately after calling 911, reach out to one of the event contacts listed below for further guidance.
If you have any incidents that don’t endanger you or others, call the contacts listed below for response and resolution.
To make a call, tap on the desired phone number. Long tap on the phone number to choose messaging:
| Name | Role | Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Preziosi | Event Manager | (415) 300-0624 |
| Ken Seto | Event Chair | (805) 242-6198 |
| Swiss McCann | Event Staff | (415) 910-6451 |
📍 Layout of the Friendship Walk Event Venue
Click on the thumbnail below to view a larger image of the Friendship Walk event layout.
🅿️ Parking:
- Recommended: Free street parking along Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. and Nancy Pelosi Dr. Closest street parking will be on Martin Luther King Jr Dr @ Music Concourse Dr.
- There is also underground parking for an hourly fee that opens at 7am. Enter from Music Concourse Drive.
- ♿ An ADA-only parking lot is located directly behind the Bandshell. Enter the lot from Music Concourse Drive, first driveway on the left.
🧭 Friendship Walk Route
Tap on the thumbnail below to view a larger image of the Friendship Walk route.
