Volunteers Needed For the 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships

I have mentioned this before, and now there is this plea:

In just a few weeks from now, we will be hosting the 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships in downtown Richmond. The event will feature 400 student athletes from more than 100 colleges and universities from across the country. It is also serving as the official test event for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.

We are seeking committed individuals to serve as course marshals on Friday, May 2nd, Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th, 2014. The course marshal role is considered to be the “best seat in the house” as they assist race organizers with crowd control and traffic safety as the racers speed by.

Each volunteer will receive a t-shirt to commemorate the event, food and beverage during their shift and a 15% discount code to use on Richmond 2015 merchandise. In addition, if you volunteer for 2014, Richmond 2015 will provide you with your first choice of volunteer role for the 2015 World Championships when the best men and women cyclists, from all over the world, race through the streets of the Richmond region.

See the attached flier for more information, or to register visit our volunteer site at www.richmond2015.com/volunteer. If you have questions, send them to volunteer@richmond2015.com or call 804-788-5820. Please consider volunteering and please forward to friends, family and co-workers that may be interested.

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3rd Annual Oregon Hill Memorial Day Soccer Invitational Tournament Announced

Perhaps the sunny weather this weekend has inspired him- Manny has announced the 3rd Annual Oregon Hill Memorial Day Soccer Tournament for Saturday, May 24.

From the FaceBook event page:

7 vs 7; 30 minute halves on an irregular field. Six teams in tournament style play

$100 TEAM REGISTRATION FEE: ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE WILLIAM BYRD COMMUNITY CENTER
Team Captains should email me at oregonhillnumina@gmail.com for details

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Silent Memorial Day Run On Monday

I did not see this listed with the Virginia War Memorial activities, but the Times Dispatch has a story about a ‘silent’ Memorial Day run to honor fallen soldiers.

Stephen Adt, a VCU police officer,

organized an informal silent run for noon on Monday, Memorial Day, from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center to the Virginia War Memorial on South Belvidere Street to remind the community that the holiday is more than just hot dogs.

Read more by clicking here.

5K Run/Walk to Remember This Saturday

The Virginia War Memorial will host their 2nd annual 5K Run/Walk to Remember on Saturday, April 6 at 8 am. The route goes through Oregon Hill and Hollywood Cemetery. Between 8:30 am and 9:30 am there will be 500 participants traveling on the streets.

The event will only close 2nd Street from the Lee Bridge to Byrd Street the morning of the race. No others streets will be closed. Soldiers from Ft. Lee will be along the race route directing participants.