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Volunteer Opportunities

We have several opportunities to volunteer throughout the year.

  • Honor A Vet, Place a Flag/Retrieve a Flag Program, National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
  • Honor Our Heroes, Veterans Grand Marshals Program Support, virtual and day of Parade
  • High School Essay Competition Program Support, virtual and day of Parade
  • Phoenix Veterans Day Parade Support, Central, Camelback and 7th Street
  • Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony Program Support, Wesley Bolin Plaza

To volunteer, look at the blocks below and sign up for the position. We will get in touch with you for details.

We thank you for supporting our nonprofit which honors our nation’s veterans!

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Honor a Veteran, Place and Retrieve a Gravesite Flag - May 27th and June 3rd

We must place thousands of small American Flags near the internment sites (graves and columbariums) for our deceased service members, veterans, and family. This process first includes creating a hole in the hard dirt and placing the flag in the spot. For the retrieval, we need to remove the flags, sort the ones we can keep for the next year, bundle them up in sets of about 30, rubber band them together, and place the damaged flags into bins to destroy them appropriately. There are different dates for each activity:

  • Flag Placements, Saturday, May 27, at 7:30 a.m. COMPLETE, thank you!
  • Flag Retrievals, Saturday, June 3 at 7 a.m.

  Sign up with your family and friends using the button below.

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All volunteer opportunities are now filled. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered this year!

We have several opportunities for the parade where you can help, including:

The annual Phoenix Veterans Day Parade is an all-volunteer effort, requiring hundreds of willing hands to honor the contributions of our U.S. veterans and help build a patriotic Phoenix community spirit that recognizes the sacrifices veterans make for our country. If you feel you could help in some way, please click the link under the area that interests you. We couldn’t put on an event like this without our wonderful volunteers! When: November 11  Time:  Approximately 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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Parade March Volunteers (50-60)
All Positions Filled

During the parade, the Parade March volunteers help ensure that the units keep a steady pace, and they will help the unit manage any issues including pacing, breakdowns, access to first aid, etc.  If the matter is a car breakdown or other similar issue, the volunteer will need to assist in moving the broken-down vehicle or entry to the left and help the entries behind them to move to the right so the parade may continue along the route.  The Parade Committee will respond with appropriate support.
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Staging (12)
All Positions Filled

Volunteers will assist all entries during check-in by directing them to their designated staging area, communicating any concerns or questions to appropriate personnel, and ensuring a steady pace as entries enter the parade route.
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Volunteer For Next Year!

Number Carriers (50)
All Positions Filled

These volunteers will carry the parade entry number flag in the parade.  The flag numbers help people to follow along in the program to know what entry is passing in front of them.
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Volunteer For Next Year!

Balloon Handlers (30)
All Positions Filled

Volunteers support the handling of the helium balloons and safely carry them down the 2-mile parade route.
Sign up for position
Volunteer For Next Year!

Sponsorships (12)
All Positions Filled

These year-round volunteers will assist with target marketing new sponsors to be a part of this dynamic event and conducting and following through on outreach and sponsor fulfillment. Sponsorship materials will be provided.

Sign up for position
Volunteer For Next Year!

Parade Route Managers (16)
All Positions Filled

Volunteers will be assigned to the speaker towers and will be assigned radios to communicate via a radio channel during the parade.  Relaying this information is essential to the safety and flow of the parade, and communicating issues, along the entire parade route.
Sign up for position
Volunteer For Next Year!

Public Relations and Marketing (12)
All Positions Filled

These year-round volunteers will assist with pre-parade and day of parade publicity for the event. This will include crafting news releases, pitching media outlets, crafting blogs, social media posts, and creating newsletters.

Sign up for position
Volunteer For Next Year!

VIP-Sponsor Hospitality Set Up (12)
All Positions Filled

Volunteers are responsible for setting up tents, chairs, placing programs on seats, refilling the hydration area with water, and maintaining a clean environment for sponsors to enjoy the special sponsor seating area.
Sign up for position
Volunteer For Next Year!

Banner Carriers (14-16)
All Positions Filled

Need two people one each banner to carry the following banners in the parade:
  • Parade presented by Honoring America’s Veterans
  • Business Community Grand Marshals
  • Veterans Grand Marshals
  • Essay Winners
  • Mayor of Phoenix
  • Governor of Arizona
  • VIPS/Congressional Members
Sign up for position
Volunteer For Next Year!

Scouts, Program, and Flag Distribution
All Positions Filled

Numerous Scouting organizations manage parade programs and flag distribution. If you’d like to be in the parade and offer your community service to help our veterans, sign up with your unit via the button below. Scouts Program and Flag Distribution button.
Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Parade March Volunteers (50-60)

During the parade, the Parade March volunteers help ensure that the units keep a steady pace, and they will help the unit manage any issues including pacing, breakdowns, access to first aid, etc.  If the matter is a car breakdown or other similar issue, the volunteer will need to assist in moving the broken-down vehicle or entry to the left and help the entries behind them to move to the right so the parade may continue along the route.  The Parade Committee will respond with appropriate support.
Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Staging (12)

Volunteers will assist all entries during check-in by directing them to their designated staging area, communicating any concerns or questions to appropriate personnel, and ensuring a steady pace as entries enter the parade route.
Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Number Carriers (50)

These volunteers will carry the parade entry number flag in the parade.  The flag numbers help people to follow along in the program to know what entry is passing in front of them.
Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Balloon Handlers (30)

Volunteers support the handling of the helium balloons and safely carry them down the 2-mile parade route.
Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Sponsorships (12)

These year-round volunteers will assist with target marketing new sponsors to be a part of this dynamic event and conducting and following through on outreach and sponsor fulfillment. Sponsorship materials will be provided.

Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Parade Route Managers (16)

Volunteers will be assigned to the speaker towers and will be assigned radios to communicate via a radio channel during the parade.  Relaying this information is essential to the safety and flow of the parade, and communicating issues, along the entire parade route.
Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Public Relations and Marketing (12)

These year-round volunteers will assist with pre-parade and day of parade publicity for the event. This will include crafting news releases, pitching media outlets, crafting blogs, social media posts, and creating newsletters.

Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

VIP-Sponsor Hospitality Set Up (12)

Volunteers are responsible for setting up tents, chairs, placing programs on seats, refilling the hydration area with water, and maintaining a clean environment for sponsors to enjoy the special sponsor seating area.
Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Banner Carriers (14-16)

Need two people one each banner to carry the following banners in the parade:
  • Parade presented by Honoring America’s Veterans
  • Business Community Grand Marshals
  • Veterans Grand Marshals
  • Essay Winners
  • Mayor of Phoenix
  • Governor of Arizona
  • VIPS/Congressional Members
Sign up for position
Volunteer Today!

Scouts, Program, and Flag Distribution

Numerous Scouting organizations manage parade programs and flag distribution. If you’d like to be in the parade and offer your community service to help our veterans, sign up with your unit via the button below. Scouts Program and Flag Distribution button.
Sign up for position

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Honoring America's Veterans

We salute our veterans and their loved ones by thanking, honoring, and recognizing them for their service and patriotism to our country. 

Honoring America’s Veterans
6501 East Greenway Parkway, #103-235,
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Phone: (480) 368-8714
Email: paula.pedene@honoringamericasveterans.org

The Phoenix Veteran’s Day Parade is managed and presented by Honoring America’s Veterans, Inc.

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