Help Needed!

Dear Sisters,

As many of you are aware of, the Bentonville Running Festival offered a fund raising opportunity to our ward.  They requested 50 volunteers to work two water stations and to cheer the runners on during the last mile of the half marathon, which is up the Crystal Bridges hill and through Compton Gardens.  The funds received will be used to help cover the costs of Girls Camp and Scout Camp.  Of course, our ward being the awesome ward that it is, we have our 50 volunteers!

Last night, while I was attending a meeting for all of this, the organizers approached me with another request.  They have had some volunteers back out of their commitments and they are in need of 20 to 30 more people who are 17 years or older that will serve as Street Marshals.  These are the people stationed at intersections to waive the runners on to go in the right direction.  The amount we are receiving for our first 50 volunteers is $1000.  If we can supply 20 Street Marshals, the donation goes up to $1500.  If we supply 30, we will receive $2000. 

So now you know what my next request is. They are asking us to be the Street Marshals for the 5K run.  This involves a 2 hour commitment from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.  Actually, you will probably be finished by 8:00, but to be safe, lets say 8:30.  

If you or any family members can help us out with this, please contact Kathie Cude.