The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center is seeking volunteers to help staff the Newport Marathon & Pell Bridge Run! Help support the MLK Community Center and two wonderful events that are pillars in our community. Duties include distribution of race bibs, t-shirts, swag bags, preparation of finish line, etc.
Volunteer opportunities available
For the Newport Marahon:
Sat. Oct. 12th 11:30am-6pm
Sun. Oct. 13th 5:15am-7:30am
For the Pell Bridge Run:
Fri. Oct. 18th 3:30pm-7:00pm;
Sat. Oct. 19th 11:30am-5:00pm
For more information, please contact Nancy Harten at (401) 846-4828 or email nharten@MLKCCenter.org.
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