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1/31/05

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR CANTON-SLU RACE WEEKEND

CANTON – Help the Canton area celebrate wellness by being a volunteer for 
the second annual Canton-St. Lawrence University Race Weekend, to be held 
April 29-30.
	The event includes the Canton-Potsdam Hospital Marathon, a 
half-marathon and a 5K race. The races will be followed by a day of 
entertainment on the St. Lawrence University campus, as part of the 
University's annual Spring Fest celebration.
	Volunteers are needed for a variety of duties: checking in runners 
on Friday afternoon and evening; setting up and taking down the race 
staging area; checking in runners on race day; handing out food and drink 
before and after the races; handing out water and sports drinks along the 
course; presenting runners with medals after the race; and cleaning up 
after the event.
	Close to 100 volunteers are needed to make the event a success. 
Those interested may volunteer as an individual, or as part of a group. 
There will be 12 aid stations along the course and a group may choose to 
work as volunteers together at an aid station, if requested. Each aid 
station must be staffed by at least four people at all times, but there 
may be more people involved at an aid station if a larger group chooses 
to volunteer together.
	To volunteer for the event, contact Maureen Williams at 
mwilliams@stlawu.edu, or by calling 229-5646. Please let us know if you 
are volunteering as an individual, or as a group.  The hours you will 
work as a volunteer will depend on the job assigned, but 
volunteers will be needed for various periods of time on Friday, April 29, 
and between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. You will be 
notified of the hours you are being asked to work as the race date draws 
near.

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