SPECTACULAR VENUE CHANGE: Wednesday March 1st Meeting of Indy Ambassadors 6:00pm – 8:00pm – SILO AUTO CLUB and Conservancy 644 E Washington St., Indianapolis, IN

COME SEE FOR YOURSELF- NEW SPECTACULAR VENUE for the Indy Ambassador’s monthly meeting on Wednesday March 1, 2023 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm to hear all about the volunteer opportunities the 500Festivals  has leading to the running of the Indianapolis 500.  Heather Williamson, 500 Festival Volunteer Coordinator, will be present to give us all the information needed to volunteer.

NOTE: the meeting is now being held at the SILO Auto Club and Conservancy at 644 E Washington St., Indianapolis, IN with FREE PARKING ON SITE. You DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS VENUE!  After the 500 Festival presentation we will tour the facility.

The 500 Festival, a not-for-profit community organization, was created in 1957 to organize civic events celebrating the greatest race in the world. Over the past 60+ years, the 500 Festival has grown to become one of the largest festivals in the nation.

Each year, 500,000 Hoosiers and visitors participated in festival activities throughout the month of May. Whether they were athletes running the Mini, fourth grade students participating in the Education Program, families enjoying the state’s largest festival for kids, or spectators being dazzled by one of the nation’s premier parades, they were there, celebrating the legacy. Opportunities to volunteer are needed for all these events.

The Indy Ambassadors have committed as an organization to service a Pit Station for the 10-Miler presented OrthoIndy.  Sign-up prior to the meeting or at the meeting.

1. Visit 500Festival.com/Volunteer: https://www.500festival.com/volunteer/ Scroll to the bottom of the page where the events are listed and SELECT 10-Miler.
2. If you have not done so already, you will be prompted to create a new profile after inputting your first name and email address. After profile creation, in the future you will just need your first name and email.
3. After creating profile / signed in, at the top of the event page you will see a box where you can input an access code. Your access code is IndyAmbassadors. Click Submit. Opportunity will be highlighted below within the other opportunities.

Pit Station – Indy Ambassadors
Hand out water and Gatorade to all our participants out on the course. Please dress accordingly as this position is outside for the entirety of the event 7:30am-11:30pm Location TBD. Race begins in Downtown Indianapolis at Monument Circle – Check In at Volunteer Registration. More information will follow.

4. After you have selected your shift, click Submit Volunteer Registration at the bottom of the page. If you have any issues signing up, please do not hesitate to reach out!

Heather Williamson, Program & Event Manager: hwilliamson@500festival.com – 317.460.9449
Jenna Browning, Volunteer Program Intern: jbrowning@500festival.com – 317.614.6113

All Indy Ambassadors and Newcomers are all welcome. There are no fees to join. Go to Indy Ambassadors website: www.indyambassadors.org or go to www.meetup.com/indyambassadors/ and join the group.

RSVP on Meetup for this meeting or send an email to Chris Blair at volunteeradmin@indyambassadors.org.

Afterward, Everyone is invited to go to Livery-Indianapolis, a Latin American Restaurant at 720 N College Ave: 5 miles North of the SILO Auto Club up College Ave.