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 Apr 14 Celebrate National Volunteer Week, Apr 19-25th
THE ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA ENCOURAGES THE RUNNING COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK, APRIL 19 - APRIL 25, 2009Arlington, VA - “Celebrating People in Action” captures the meaning of this signature week founded by the Points of Light Institute. The goal of National Volunteer Week is to honor people who have dedicated themselves to taking action, solving problems, and supporting grassroots efforts in their communities. Established in 1974 by President Richard Nixon, National Volunteer Week has grown each year, drawing the support and endorsement of all subsequent U.S. presidents, governors, mayors and other respected elected officials. To celebrate National Volunteer Week, the RRCA encourages the running community to recognize the hard work and dedication of the volunteers that are the backbone for the sport of running. The success of the RRCA as well as our member clubs and events is based on volunteerism. Since its inception in 1958, the RRCA has relied on the spirit of volunteers to carry out programs, find sponsors, hand out water, work finish lines, and many other important tasks. It is in recognition of these volunteers that the RRCA developed the National Outstanding Volunteer Recognition program. The purpose of the Outstanding Volunteer Recognition program with the RRCA is to shine a spotlight on individuals that have volunteered over 2000 hours of their time over a period of time to the sport of running. Club presidents, volunteer coordinators, RRCA State Reps, etc. can submit the names of 3 individuals per year per club or event for the outstanding volunteer recognition program. Submissions will be collected throughout the year, and all recipients will receive a certificate and commemorative patch. These items will be mailed near the end of the year. National Outstanding Volunteer recipients will be announced in the RRCA News, and posted on the awards page of the website. Without volunteers, our clubs and events would not be as successful at promoting running in their communities. To learn more about the Outstanding Volunteer Recognition Program or to submit a recipient’s name for recognition, visit us at http://www.rrca.org/services/awards/. Photo: Outstanding Volunteer Recognition patch design ###
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