Hey MAD Clubbers! The 2006 Nike Women's Marathon will be on Sunday, October 22nd, and our club has been assigned to help the race start off smoothly at the Start Area located in Union Square. Our shift will be from 5 AM to 9AM (I know it's early!), but as an extra thank-you for getting up super early to come out and support a great cause, we'll be giving out FIVE credits for this event instead of four.

Ever other volunteering club at Lowell will be doing the Nike Marathon, so what makes volunteering with MAD so great, you ask?

Well, for one thing, you'll be done with your shift by the time most people are just starting, so you will have the rest of the day free to do whatever you want. Last year, we did the same shift and we were finished by 7:30 AM, so the people who volunteered got five credits for doing less than three hours of work! Plus, by volunteering at the start area, you'll have the opportunity to meet all the great runners before they get sweaty and exhausted from the run.

All we ask is for you to bring a positive attitude, a great smile, and maybe an extra sweater because it will be very cold!

If you haven't signed up to volunteer at the Nike Marathon yet, please come to our next meeting on Wednesday, October 4th at 3:30 in room 259 to sign up and ask questions. If you can't make it to the meeting, please e-mail me to sign up, and be sure to include your full name, reg, and e-mail address.