GENERAL VOLUNTEERS
All volunteers MUST be registered to attend. Our event is 99% run by volunteers, and your role is critical to its success!
Volunteer Sign-Up Details
Please review all volunteer role descriptions before signing up and be sure you’re available for the entire shift listed. If your schedule doesn’t allow, consider selecting a role that better fits your availability.
When you register, you’ll rank your top three role preferences. Assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis—so sign up early to increase your chances of getting your preferred role! High-demand spots like Registration, Food Prep, and Dining Room Service fill quickly. If your top choices are full, you’ll be placed on our high-energy Party Crowd team—an essential part of the night’s fun!
Buddy Volunteer
Buddy volunteers are paired with our honored guests to be their friend and guide for the evening. You’ll walk the red carpet together, share a meal, enjoy entertainment, and hit the dance floor!
Parents, guardians, or caregivers are welcome to serve as buddies—either for a specific guest or multiple guests, if needed. Be sure to list the guest(s) you'd like to be paired with when signing up.
👉 See our Buddy Volunteer page for full role details.
Party Crowd
This role is crucial to the success of the event. These volunteers will bring the hype! You'll cheer as our guests walk the red carpet, get the crowd excited at our talent show and get down on the dance floor! Be prepared to do a lot of standing! YOU make our guests feel special from the moment they walk in.
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Arrival time 4:45pm
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Volunteer instructions given at 5:00pm
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Volunteer 5:15 - 6:30pm on the red carpet
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Volunteer 6:45 - 7:45pm during talent show
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Stay and dance or head out at 7:45pm
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Party crowd volunteers should be age 12 and up
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Volunteers ages 11 and under may volunteer with an adult 18 or older (up to 2 kids per adult in party crowd)
Experience Volunteers
These volunteers will be in various roles throughout the evening: game hosts, greeters, quiet room assistants, help with tear town throughout the evening and the party crowd.
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Arrival time 4:45pm
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Volunteer instructions given at 5:00pm
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Volunteer 5:15 - 6:30pm
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Volunteer 7:45 - 9:15pm
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Volunteers must be 18 and up. Volunteers under 18 must be serving with a volunteer who is over 18 (1 child per adult in Experience)
Dining Volunteers
Our dining volunteers will serve as hosts and servers during dinner serving both our honored guests and their buddies.
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Arrival time 4:45pm
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Volunteer training 5pm
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Volunteer 5:15 - 7:15pm
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Dining volunteers must be 18 and up. Volunteers under 18 must be serving with a volunteer who is over 18 (1 child per adult in Dining)
Food Prep Team
These volunteers will prepare the dinner plates for our honored guests and their buddy volunteers.
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Arrival time 4:45pm
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Volunteer instructions given at 5:00pm
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Volunteer 5:15 - 7:15pm
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Food prep volunteers must be 18 and up.
Volunteer Hospitality
These volunteers will serve in the volunteer room, serving dinner to our Great Banquet volunteers. These volunteers may also be asked to pick up food from local restaurants. This team will assist in the restoration of the volunteer room at the end of the night, wiping down tables, properly disposing of trash and vacuuming.
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Arrival time 5:00pm
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Volunteer instructions given at 5:15pm
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Volunteer 5:30 - 9:30pm
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Volunteers must be 18 and up.
Registration
Our registration volunteers are the first to welcome our guests and volunteers. This team assists with check-in and ensures guests are properly checked out at the end of the night. It is critical that you arrive on time for this volunteer role. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP HERE IF YOU CAN'T BE AT THE EVENT BY 3:45PM.
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Arrival time 3:45pm
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Volunteer training 6:00pm Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Crossroads East Side
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Volunteer 4:30 - 9:45pm
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Volunteers must be 18 and up.
Restoration
These volunteers will help us prepare Crossroads East Side for services on Sunday morning. Our goal is to bless the Crossroads staff, cleaning up quickly and efficiently after our guests are dismissed for the evening. This team has been led by The Mighty Men 501(c)(3) for the past three years.
We also utilize these volunteers throughout the event to tear down various areas no longer being utilized such as dining, red carpet and registration, vacuum and clean up trash throughout the night, return furniture to original Crossroads set up at the end of the night and help us take items back to the storage unit at the end of the night.
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Arrival time 6pm
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Volunteer instructions 6:15pm
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Volunteer 6:30 - 10:30pm
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Volunteers must be 18 and up.