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The Great Fruitcake Toss Volunteer Application

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Deadline: Jan 26, 2026 5:00 pm (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada)
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The Great Fruitcake Toss
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Date: Jan 31, 2026 12:00 pm - Jan 31, 2026 3:00 pm (MST)
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502 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829, United States

About the event

Test your skills and toss that fruitcake from the holidays you have sitting around! With competitions like distance & accuracy toss, balance obstacle course, & basketcake, there's something for the whole family to participate in this winter! Bring your own fruitcake or rent one of ours. $1 gets you a ticket to toss at each event or trade in canned /non-perishable goods to our local St. Andrews Food Pantry to get free tosses! (max 10 per family). Are you a baker? Enter the "Too Good To Toss" Bake-Off and win fantastic fruitcake-y prizes from the BEST fruitcake makers in the WORLD, Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas!
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About the application

Fruitcakes Fly! By agreeing to volunteer at the Great Fruitcake Toss, you're aware that fruitcakes will be thrown nearby you.

Shifts

Title Location Time Slots available Hours
Morning Set Up Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO Jan 31, 2026 9:00 am - 11:45 am 8 3
message Help set up the different courses. You'll be measuring out distance to set up cones, putting up the Balance course, hanging banners, helping unload, and making sure the tables and tents are up for the entrance area.
Accuracy Course Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO Jan 31, 2026 11:30 am - 3:00 pm 2 4
message Keep track of leaders on the leader board for the different age divisions.
Distance Course Monitors Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO Jan 31, 2026 11:30 am - 3:00 pm 2 4
message Keep track of the leaders on the leader board for the different age groups and gather thrown fruitcakes for the next users.
Fruitcake Fetchers Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO Jan 31, 2026 11:30 am - 3:00 pm 3 4
message Help "fetch" fruitcakes after they're tossed for the distance and accuracy courses, and return them to the table.
Fruitcake Tech Inspect Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO Jan 31, 2026 11:30 am - 3:00 pm 1 4
message Ensure that all homemade fruitcakes being used for the event are up to our standards by following the guidelines.
Ticket and Merch Sales Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO Jan 31, 2026 11:30 am - 3:00 pm 4 4
message Take money for fruitcake toss tickets and rentals as well as any merchandise.
Waiver Signers Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO Jan 31, 2026 11:30 am - 3:00 pm 2 4
message Everyone who participates must sign a waiver. You'll be in charge of walking up the line and having people sign paperwork prior to them competing.
Tear Down Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, CO Jan 31, 2026 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm 6 1
message Help us take down all of the courses and load up vehicles. The more who help, the quicker we finish the day!

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