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Call for Volunteers for Novant Health Charlotte Marathon

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Volunteer registration is open for the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon taking place on Saturday, Nov. 12.

The following individual and group volunteer positions are needed from Monday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 12: Health & Wellness Expo Support; Information Kiosk; Packet Distribution; Registration; Signage Help on Course; T-Shirt Distribution; Baggage Area; Start Line and Finish Line Support; Beer Tent (must be 21 or older); VIP Tent; and Marathon Relay Shifts. For those interested in volunteering for the race and expo area, can register online at http://runcharlotte.com/.

There is also an opportunity for non-profit organizations to volunteer as a group and receive a charitable contribution for their team’s efforts. For questions regarding volunteering, e-mail Bryan Paschal at bpaschal@paschalpromotions.com.

“Volunteers are a vital part of our race by not only helping create a great event experience, but by also supporting the runners and our community,” said Tim Rhodes, race director of the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon. “We need more than nine hundred volunteers and can never have too many volunteers for an event of this magnitude so we encourage people to grab their friends, family, co-workers and neighbors and sign up to volunteer.”

Featuring a marathon, half-marathon, 5K run/walk, marathon relay and a kids 1 mile fun run, the event draws participants from around the United States. The Novant Health Charlotte Marathon – which has a six-hour course time limit – is a Boston Marathon qualifier (course certification is NC15107DF). For more information about signing up to volunteer or run, visit www.runcharlotte.com.

About Novant Health Charlotte Marathon

Racing through the streets of Charlotte, N.C. since 2005, the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon (formerly the Novant Health Thunder Road Marathon) features a marathon, half-marathon, 5K run/walk, relay and a kids 1 mile fun run, the event draws participants from around the United States. For more information, visit www.runcharlotte.com.

Stay connected with the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CharlotteMarathon, on Instagram at https://instagram.com/CharlotteMarathon and Twitter at @CLTMarathon.

Press Contact

Contact: Jenni Walker
Email: jennifer@walkerprgroup.com
Phone: 704-649-6571