📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
’Mátra 115 Community Trail’ is organized more than 25 years ago by using only voluntary resources to realizing the program. This is one of the oldest and well-known trail event in Hungary which grows the number of participants every year, currently, more than 200 participants took part in the race and more than 100 volunteers working on the day of the race.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will help the local organizers in the organization work before- and the cleaning work after the event, and also on the day of the race volunteers will take part in the organizing team on check-points and start/finish stations. As preparation work they mainly will involve in the field works for cleaning the hiking trails and renewing the hiking signs. Moreover, they will take part in other preparations as prepare ribbons, carrying water for check-points, help in the kitchen with cooking preparation and support any kind of pre-organizing work for the event etc. Also, they will have the possibility to use their art skills to paint some stones, which is the official and unique prize of the runners who completed the race. Every year about 200 „stone prizes” made by volunteers. Additionally, ESC volunteers will get the special task as a media team to document and advertise the event on social media channels during their project and also got the task to make the documentation by taking photos on the whole race. After the event, they will have the request to make a short movie about the event from the preparation work until the end of the race that they can promote on the website and social media channels as well. They also will have the opportunity to plan and create promotional material for the event. As the project takes place in the region of Mátra volunteers would have the opportunity to get to know the highest mountain region in Hungary which has plenty of natural sights and heritage.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will take place in different places depends on the daily work they will do, some of the fieldwork will be placed in the forest and we solve their accommodation by camping in tents or in a local hut. Other works will take place in the organizational center where most of the preparation work will be done and volunteers will accommodate in nearby local accommodation. They will mainly cook together and on filed works, they will get food packages, sandwiches and packed lunch. Some of the days they will receive food from the accommodation they will stay. They will receive extra above their pocket money for breakfast and dinner and for the meals on the weekend and free days.
📍 About the location
As the project takes place in the region of Mátra, volunteers would have the opportunity to get to know the highest mountain region in Hungary which has plenty of natural sights and heritage. It provides many trail for hiking or small excoursions and also this region is a famous wine region if someone would like wine turism its a good place for it. The closest town is Eger, with rich cultural and historical hertiages. About 100 km away from Budapest the capital, which provide many cultural and entertinment facilities.
⚠️ Requirements
Applicants should send a motivation letter answering the following questions:
- Why are you interested in working in a sport event? Do you have any relevant sport experience especially in hiking before?
-Do you have experience in organizing or participating in community events?
-Do you have experience working in an international environment/group?
-Are willing to participate in common living arrangements (community cooking, shared sleeping/living area, planning of group activities) with other volunteers?
-Are you happy to take part in physical work outdoor every day during the hot summer?
- Any other relevant information which explains why you would like to participate
ℹ️ Additional information
This camp is an ESC project (European Solidarity Corps) we can accept volunteers only from eligible countries, volunteers have to complete the whole duration of the camp. The age limit is 18-30 years.