FOOTPRINT Lake Grapevine Runners & Walkers
March - April 2012
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RAW Leaps to Celebrate Our Volunteers By Kathryn Gleghorn
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t our Leap Year Day Run and Volunteer Appreciation Social, RRCA Board member, Kelly Richards, recognized two of RAW’s most dedicated volunteers by presenting Jeff Barnhart and Gary Howsam with their “RRCA National Outstanding Volunteer” patch and certificate. This is a welldeserved honor for both men as they are perpetual volunteers at RAW and provide invaluable services to the club and the DFW running community at large. The purpose of the Outstanding Volunteer Recognition program with the RRCA is to shine a spotlight on individuals who have volunteered over 2000 hours of their time over a period of time to the sport of running. In addition to these two significant achievements, the rest of the time was dedicated to other RAW volunteers. RAW provided each volunteer with a ticket for entry into a drawing of
several prizes. The more times a member volunteered, the more tickets they earned in the drawing. Some lucky members won more than one prize because of the multiple times they volunteered. Kelly Richards stated that the success of RRCA and RAW is dependent on our volunteers. Having such a large club and hosting multiple events during the year, it was a great opportunity to thank the people who have given so much of their time to the club. There are so many ways to volunteer that it’s easy to give back to the club you love. Consider signing up for water duty, working one of RAW’s popular races, volunteering at a RAW booth and sharing your story with potential members, serving on the Board, and so many others.
Kelly Richards presents Jeff Barnhart with the “RRCA National Outstanding Volunteer” patch and certificate.
What’s a A RAW-cous celebration without an awesome cake.
Kelly Richards presents Gary Howsam with his RRCA award for volunteering over 2,000 hours.
(l-r) Volunteers John Bush, Joe and Evelyn Luccioni and Chris Reyher enjoy the pizza.
Carol Ezell selects a race entry as her raffle prize.
(l-r) Mindi Molinar, Kat Sparks and Pam Widders add to their volunteer credits by helping set up the food table.