Volunteer Benefits

Cascade appreciates the time, effort, and hard work of our volunteers. We show our gratitude with complementary ride registrations and membership, our annual volunteer party, classes, delicious food, thank yous, high fives, and more!

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Event Registration

Volunteers can exchange their volunteer hours for signature ride registrations.* We always save spots for our volunteers, so please do not pay for rides online if you plan to use volunteer hours to register. 

6 Hours

• Chilly Hilly
• Ride for Major Taylor 
• Seattle Bike-n-Brews
• Woodinville Wine Ride
• Seattle Night Ride
• Kitsap Color Classic

21 Hours

• Emerald City Ride 
• Flying Wheels

24 Hours

• STP
• RSVP
• All Cascade Tour Lites (limited to 5 volunteers per tour)

To redeem volunteer hours:

1. Use the Look up your useable volunteer hours tool to see if you have enough volunteer hours;
2. Email the Volunteer Coordinator which ride you would like to register for;
3. We will confirm your hours and send you a private link for free registration;
4. After using the link to register, confirm your registration on your Dashboard (may take up to 30 minutes). 

Riding and Maintenance Classes Registration

Volunteers can exchange their volunteer hours for Cascade riding and maintenance class registrations. Once you earn enough hours to unlock the registration code for one class type then you may register for and attend as many classes within that class type as you like.

10 Hours - Acoustic bicycle maintenance class type

• Fix-a-Flat
• Maintenance for Every Rider
• Chains & Derailleurs
• Brake System Maintenance
• Roadside Repair
• Women & Non-Binary Classes

14 Hours - Ebike, Learn to Ride, and Basic Cycling Techniques class type

• Ebike Classes
• Learn to Ride
• Basic Cycling Techniques

18 Hours - Urban Cycling Techniques class type

• Urban Cycling Techniques

To redeem volunteer hours for riding and maintenance class registrations:

1. Use the Look up your useable volunteer hours tool to see if you have enough volunteer hours;
2. Email the Volunteer Coordinator which class type you would like to unlock registrations for;
3. We will confirm your hours and send you a private link that will let you register for all classes within that type;
4. After using the link to register, confirm your registration on your Dashboard (may take up to 30 minutes). 

Discounts

Up to 40% off any order from Showers Pass rainy weather riding gear

To redeem volunteer discount:

1. Volunteer for 8 hours;
2. Email the Volunteer Coordinator and they will send you the code.

20% off any order from Burley bike trailers for Pedaling Relief Project volunteers

To redeem volunteer discount:

1. Email the Volunteer Coordinator and they will send you the code.

$250 off any Propella E-bike

To redeem volunteer discount:

1. Email the Volunteer Coordinator which discount you would like the code for;
2. We will confirm that you are an active volunteer and then email you the code / link fo the discount!

Membership

Volunteers may also exchange hours for a Cascade membership.* Contact the Volunteer Coordinator with membership requests.  

Individual membership - 8 hours, Family membership - 16 hours

To redeem a Cascade membership:

1. Use the Look up your useable volunteer hours tool to see if you have enough volunteer hours;
2. Email the Volunteer Coordinator which membership type you would like;
3. We will confirm your hours and credit your Cascade account with a year-long membership

Volunteer Party

Every year, Cascade honors stellar volunteers at the Volunteer Appreciation Party with Volunteer of the Year and departmental awards. These awards are chosen by Cascade Staff with consideration of public nominations from Cascade members and riders.

*Hours that are earned after 2020 do not expire. Hours can be transferred between volunteers and can also be gifted to family members or close friends once the giving volunteer has earned 24 or more hours. Hours can be used on on RAW or any multi-day tours.