This week is National Volunteer Week, the perfect time to recognize our amazing Susan G. Komen 3-Day® crew and volunteers. Today, we’re spotlighting one of our 2013 Route Safety crew teams in another inspiring video.

This video shows one small slice of the Komen 3-Day crew experience. We wish we could give you a video snapshot of every crew team, because the truth is, the 3-Day® would not be possible without the work of the crew—the entire crew. No job is more important than another, and the selfless service of every crew member is the backbone of the incredible, life-changing experience that every walker has on the 3-Day.

So, as a fun way to shout out to every one of our crew teams, please enjoy my attempt at short-form poetry. I give you – 3-Day Crew Haikus.

 

Bus Liaisons
Lift you back to camp,
while lifting your spirits too.
We’re so proud of you!

Camp Hydration
Camp is full, but your
water bottle is empty;
Get your refill here!

Camp Logistics
We come in early;
we turn this park into camp –
a site for sore thighs.

Camp Services
Pins, camp mail, your lost
pink tutu…we’ve got ‘em! First,
let me scan you in!

Camp Signage
Gear, left; showers, right;
dining tent is this a’ way –
the signs are all there.

Event Support
Any job that calls—
yeah, we’re pretty much ninjas
ready to say “Yes!”

Food Service
Food’s hot, you’re hungry.
More bacon? Second dessert?
We say, “You got it!”

Gear & Tent
Leave us your stuff, it
waits for you at camp, the best
baggage claim ever.

Grab & Go’s
Don’t have to stop long,
we’ll still treat you like a star.
Quick drink, then you’re off!

Lunch
You made it halfway!
Relax, have a meal with us,
we serve with a smile.

Medical/Sports Medicine
No blister too big,
no aches or pains too daunting.
Your health in our hands.

Pit Stops
At just the right time –
which way to the grahamwiches?
(Oh, and water too.)

Route Clean-up
Scores of walkers, but
you’d never know; not a scrap
of trash left behind.

Route Hydration
Pit stops, Grabs and Lunch –
water delivery! From
us to them to you.

Route Marking
Poles, zip ties, arrows,
left, right, straight ahead for miles.
Lost walkers? No way.

Route Safety
Walking on two feet
is what you do. We watch you,
riding on two wheels.

Support Services
Event Staff’s right-hand.
Transports, tent issues and more –
we’ve got you covered.

Sweep
Can’t go one more step?
We’re your rolling pick-me-up.
Like, literally.

Traffic Control
Park here, don’t park there.
This way to walker drop-off.
No jams with this role.

Youth Corps
(by 10-year-old guest poet Caitlin D. – 2014 Youth Corps member)
Cheer for the walkers,
have fun in our yellow shirts,
do good as a team!

 

 

To read more detailed descriptions of all of the 3-Day crew teams, click here. Then, let YOUR creativity show! Post your own Crew Haiku in the comments section.

 

**2014 Crew registration is closed for all events except Twin Cities and Seattle, which have limited openings left. We are still recruiting qualified health services professionals to join our Medical and Sports Medicine teams in all cities. To register for one of these Health Services Crew teams, or learn more about the 3-Day Crew, please contact one of our coaches at 800-996-3DAY.