Become a Strutt Volunteer!

We are looking forward to strutting on Sunday, October 3 for the 31st Annual Strutt With Your Mutt Run/Walk event! To ensure a smooth event, we need volunteers to help make that happen! Please see below the volunteer options leading up to Strutt and on event-weekend.

To sign-up or for additional questions, please contact Amanda Smasal at asmasal@waysidewaifs.org or call 816-986-4409.

Volunteer Roles Pre-Event Weekend

Setup a Fundraising page: You can sign-up to be a volunteer fundraiser. What does that mean? Register here, select Virtual Fundraiser as your registration type (no fee to register), and complete the remaining registration questions. Once completed, a fundraising page will automatically be created for you which will enable you to:

Customize your own Strutt fundraising page. Tell us your connection/story at Wayside Waifs. You can even upload a photo!
Set your fundraising goal! Could be $500 or $1,500! Every bit counts to helping the homeless animals at Wayside!
Send out e-mail messages to your contacts using one of our already-created templates - found in your participant center.
Track your donations! You'll get a notification when someone donates to your page. It's so much fun to see how much closer you are to reaching your goal!
Share on social media! Create a post, call to action, asking your closest friends and family to support you in your race to save the homeless animals!

Need help setting up a page? Contact Amanda Smasal at asmasal@waysidewaifs.org.

Canvass For Strutt: Pick-up Strutt flyers or posters from Wayside Waifs and help us spread the city with event information! You never know who will have a connection to Wayside or who will be interested in participating! We are always looking for first-timers to participate! Email Amanda Smasal at asmasal@waysidewaifs.org to arrange flyer/poster pick-up.

Setup a Strutt Giveback Party/Event: Help us raise even more funds for Strutt With Your Mutt by setting up giveback events leading up to Strutt. Examples include restaurants and retailers - many will donate a portion of sales back to charities.

Setup a Tour at Wayside: Signed up as a group to volunteer at Strutt? While you're waiting for Strutt event week, schedule a tour at Wayside for your group to attend. Learn additional information about Wayside and how your involvment is impacting the animals. To setup a tour please contact Amanda Smasal at asmasal@waysidewaifs.org.

Volunteer Roles Event Week

Packet Pick-up: Wayside will host early packet pick-up on Friday 10/1 (Location TBD) and regular packet pick-up on Saturday 10/2 at Wayside Waifs from Noon-5pm. Looking for volunteers to fill slots for both days.

Setup (event day): Help the Wayside team setup the event starting at 4:30 am. Includes setting up tables, chairs, table clothes, etc.

Registration (event day): Help at one of the registration tables; finding participant's packets and giving them their t-shirt and goodie bags.

Course Monitor (event day): Help Wayside keep the route safe and make sure participant's are staying on course.

Water Stop (event day): Fill up cups of water for both humans and dogs to get a sip of water half-way through the race.

Finish Line (event day): Hand-out water as participant's cross the finish line.

Clean-up (event day): Break down tables and chairs, trash, etc.

Contact Amanda Smasal for availability and to sign-up at asmasal@waysidewaifs.org.