Volunteer of the Year

I think one of the most important things that parents can teach their children is how to give back in the community and the importance of volunteering. After all, what is a community without those two things? Over the life of the MGA Triple Crown Run, I have been able to meet so many families and volunteers who have helped us achieve race day success. My friend Kristine has been a tireless volunteer, leading race day operations for the past three years.  In doing so, she has gotten her workplace involved and her co-workers have gotten their families involved which has been fantastic.  One of those special families is the Mersman Family.  Their daughter has a knack for volunteering which is so so special. Not only does she volunteer for the MGA Triple Crown Run every year but also for the Irish Festival in KC.  It seems every year, no matter how early we have to be up for the run or how busy or frazzled we may be, Kate is there bouncing around with a smile on her face, greeting everybody who comes and making them feel welcome. That my friends is priceless.

Over the weekend Kate was honored with the Volunteer of the Year Award for the MGA. We were able to keep it a surprise and I was thrilled for her. When you are a teenager and you are getting a Volunteer of the Year Award, you are going places! Congrats Kate!

By the way, the MGA Triple Crown Run is 99% run on volunteers. If you want to volunteer please comment or shoot me a message.