After I got back on Sunday it was time to volunteer at an event called the Warrior Dash.
I am going on a missions team to Nepal this summer (originally Team Bangladesh) and one of the fundraisers we took part in was called The Warrior Dash. It was a three mile run through a lot of obstacles and the website had them jumping over fire, crawling through mud and wearing ridiculous costumes. My team and I had a blast. Angela and Lizzee, two of my teammates are pictured on the left. Our team's job was to check in people's gear then hand it out to them after they raced.
The costumes that people wore were ridiculous. Many people had kilts, and masks. There were a ton of costumes. We saw someone dressed up from The Simpsons, Aquateen Hunger Force, people who looked freakishly like zombies, guys dressed like girls and lots and lots of loin clothes. One of the big draws for people was the free beer they got to have after the race, so I must say it was very interesting to do customer service with highly intoxicated individuals. Yet it was so fun to see people so energetic about a race. After the race especially, it was funny to see everyone drenched or covered in mud because those were the obstacles at the very end of the race.
The biggest challenge our team faced was getting 25 volunteers to show up. We only managed to get around 20 but we still received the $1000 which was such a blessing. Thanks to friends of mine like Kayti and Rachel, we all got to have a fun time and actually serve for not that long. The event ended early so we actually came home 3 hours earlier than we expected. Definitely a plus of serving as well was that we tons of free stuff too! We got a shirt, a hilarious viking helmet (as can be seen pictured), and some people managed to get free Warrior Dash mugs.
It was definitely one of the most unique serving opportunities I have ever had but a lot of fun. You should probably be expected a blog next year about how I raced in the Warrior Dash!
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