Volunteer - Pay It Forward

I've tried to upload a spreadsheet.  Link is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An7ZkKfHG1L1dDk4REtzTFNGWDVsU0YydFlZYzJ1SGc  Use [email protected] to login and password of challengeforum. 

KNS, I added your name.  Thanks for joining!!!

Sure thing.  It always feels good to work an event, cheering on the participants.  It is also nice to be cheered on when you are participating, and if we don't all take a turn, who will?  Hubby usually volunteers at the events that I am in.  Keeps him busy while I'm out on the course. 

That sounds like a great challenge.

I'll challenge myself to find a race I can volunteer at this year...

Hey, add your Hubby's name to the spreadsheet too.  He should get credit for his hard work too.

Glad to have you here Kate!

I'm late to the game, but just had to reply. Besides my own athletic events this year, I have two other goals... to donate blood 4 times, and to give 100 hours of service (about 20 more than last year). I volunteered at the Twin Cities Marathon this past Fall and it was great! I'm looking forward to working at some of the races I'm not participating in close to my house.

"Not all who are Leaders will serve, but all who Serve are Leaders!"

Happy January!

Tonya

Wow, that is what I like about this.  I was thinking only about volunteering and then you mention another exceptionally worthy thing to do - blood donations!  I just added it to my goal list too.  I gave last week but now it makes me focused on scheduling further blood donations.

Welcome abroad Dandy_girl!  We are thrilled to have you.  I added you to the spreadsheet as well as your goals.   I wish you the best on all of your athletic events too.

And if people don't want to update the spreadsheet, just feel free to post in this thread.  I think it's nice to formally declare our goals because once someone else sees an idea, it sometimes makes them realize that they can do that or something else that would benefit others.  To borrow the Parrothead expression, "Let's party with a purpose."

I'm late to the game but I'm in as well.  1 race down this year volunteering with the graffiti crew on a "color" run.

(Color Run 01- small.jpg)

They are a series of 5K fun runs and about every kilometer there is a color station (mine was obviously pink) where the runners run through and are colored up by graffiti crews.  The color is a tinted corn starch based substance so its not toxic (still doesn't taste good) and environmentally friendly.  The races aren't timed so its all just for the experience.

http://www.thegraffitirun.com/

http://www.colormerad.com/

are just a few.  Whole family is running next year.

Also on a related note.  Volunteering at race #2 for 2013.  Body marking/bike inspection at the Calaveras duathlon this weekend.

Hubby and I will be volunteering at a local race this Saturday.  We will be at the finish line greeting all those sweaty happy runners.

I found out that there is a color run this weekend about 100 miles from me.  Would love to do it but son has a high school baseball game so I've got to pass.  What a cool idea!  Glad you had fun and the whole family is doing.  Have fun this weekend at body marking!  We always have a deal that the guys get to body mark the women and the girls get to body mark the men.  Makes it more fun that way.

Have an awesome time!  So good of both of you to volunteer to help.

You are all doing so good with your race volunteering!!!!!  I've got to get busy.  Son's baseball is overdrive right now and we have our volunteering at the games so I haven't been able to pick up any races lately.  Soon tho.

Our church had the blood mobile today so I gave blood.  Then I went to church and was in time for communion where I passed out!  Not the hit-the-floor kind (cuz son grabbed me) but more the kind where I looked like a drunk at the communion altar.  Hubby and son got me out of there.

That is a lot of volunteering!  So glad to have you on board.

Worked Race Day Registration for Springtime Tally.  Busy, busy, busy.  Funny how I can be wearing a watch and not even have time to sneak a peek at the time.