Portage Winter Blast Half Marathon & 5k Community Spirit Challenge
- Portage Winterblast Half Marathon & 5k
- 8135 South Westnedge Avenue, Portage, MI 49002 , Portage, MI 49002 United States
Additional Information
“2014 Winter Blast Half Marathon & 5k Community Spirit Challenge and Volunteer Opportunities”
January 28, 2014 [PORTAGE, Mich.] – The Winter Blast Half Marathon and 5k is pleased to introduce the Community Spirit Challenge for groups who volunteer to staff one of seven aid & spirit stations on race morning, March 2, 2014. Volunteer groups are eligible for cash awards which they designate to a local (Kalamazoo and adjacent counties) non-profit 501(c) (3) organization of their choice. Any business, organization or group is eligible to participate by recruiting a minimum of 10 volunteers to staff an aid station developing a creative theme, and generate course excitement. The recipient of the cash award must be a local non-profit 501(c) (3) organization. Proceeds will be awarded based on half marathon participant post-race vote.
Altogether, the Winter Blast Half Marathon & 5k needs nearly 200 volunteers to fill a variety of positions including the Community Spirit Challenge aid stations, course marshals, parking attendants, registration volunteers, awards volunteers and more March 1 & 2, 2014. The event is organized in partnership by the Kalamazoo Area Runners and the City of Portage.
Event proceeds benefit the Winter Blast Half Marathon & 5k, and the Kalamazoo Area Runners. Kalamazoo Area Runners is the largest running club in the State of Michigan, and a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to the promotion of running as a source of physical, spiritual and social wellness while enhancing the quality of life in the community.
More information on the Winter Blast Half Marathon and 5k Community Spirit Challenge and other volunteer opportunities, can be found on the volunteer page of www.portagewinterblast.wordpress.com.