NOTICE: As of March 26, we still need ten more volunteers:
Recently Sue Paterno was wondering if she could get some help from Paterno Fellows. The answer was Yes, and because you responded so enthusiastically, she’s now looking for more volunteers. Could you think again about helping out?
Here’s the details. She first asked for help in the conduct of a 5K run for charity–Special Olympics–on the day after the Blue-White football game late in April. Thus a dozen Paterno Fellows will be assisting with the Sunday race, which benefits Special Olympics. Beginning around 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 25, football players will be running with Penn State donors, with the finish line in Beaver Stadium, and we’ll be helping with with arrangements, prizes, and so forth that morning.
But she also needs assistance on Friday evening, April 23 and during the day on Saturday, April 24, to sign up potential runners. You probably know that a big festival is set up near the stadium on Friday evening and that the Blue White game on Saturday draws a huge crowd–Mrs. Paterno thinks that lots of festival-goers and football fans will want to sign up to run in the race.
So could you help out with the sign ups? Pick one of the times below, let me know which one you want (by writing me at jselzer@psu.edu), and I’ll schedule the first 24 people who contact me.
Friday, April 23, 6-10 pm shift (during the festival)
Saturday, April 24, 9am-2 pm shift (before and during the game, in or near the stadium)
Saturday, April 24, 2 -6 pm (during and after the game)
How about it? Sounds like fun, for a good cause, in the service of our Paterno Fellows namesake! Don’t worry, you won’t have to handle any money. You’ll get further information on your duties after you sign up. And if there are slow times, you’ll be able to enjoy the festival and the game.
And there’s this too: some of you will want to do the run on Sunday–check out their Web site to learn how.