Marine Corps Marathon Musters Volunteers for October Weekend Events

The MCM has opened its volunteer program to the public enabling thousands of individuals and groups to serve between Thursday, Oct. 23 and Marathon Day, Sunday, Oct. 26. Volunteers can register at www.marinemarathon.com for a wide variety of support duties alongside U.S. Marines.

"As any Marine knows, it takes teamwork to complete the mission," says MCM Director Rick Nealis. "With the assistance of thousands of volunteers, the MCM has earned its reputation as one of the most organized and most gratifying marathons in the world."

MCM volunteers can register for responsibilities throughout MCM Weekend including Packet Pick-up, baggage, information, clothing collection and recycling and in a variety of duty stations. These areas include the Health & Fitness Expo by GE, the MCM Kids Run, MCM10K, Runners Village, MCM Finish Festival and water points and food stations located along the Marathon and MCM10K course. There also are positions available for volunteers with professional skills such as HAM operators, massage therapists and those with certified medical training including EMTs, nurses and doctors.

By selecting "group registration," members of community organizations can register larger numbers of volunteers to work together during MCM events. Several groups return to volunteer at the MCM each year, including Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops, Arlington County, the Junior League of Washington, numerous charity groups and employees of Navy Federal Credit Union, UPS and Walmart.

MCM volunteers each receive a commemorative T-shirt and volunteer certificate. Teens requiring community volunteer hours for high school or college also benefit from registering to help out during MCM Weekend.

Once volunteers are registered, they will be emailed further details about their position and its requirements, as well as event information including maps, parking etc.

The 39th MCM begins in Arlington, Va. and runs throughout the nation's capital, finishing at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Rosslyn, Va.

The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is the third largest marathon in the United States and eighth in the world and is voted "Best Marathon in the Mid Atlantic" and "Best Marathon for Charities." The MCM honors the dedication, sportsmanship and patriotism of its participants.

Also known as "The People's Marathon," runners from all walks of life participate in the MCM, the largest marathon not to offer prize money.  The 39th MCM sponsored by Arlington County, Brooks and GE, will be held on October 26, 2014 in Arlington, VA. No federal or Marine Corps endorsement is implied.

Source:  Marine Corps Marathon