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A group of young adults with learning disabilities known as The Falcons was assembled two years ago to encourage its members to be physically active outdoors.
Since then they have been involved with Queen’s parkrun, Belfast, Northern Ireland and on a recent Saturday, 10 members of the group did a volunteer takeover.
The story was covered by BBC News, which can be found here. You can also watch the video coverage here through Facebook.
Most parkrun volunteers are easy to spot. They’re wearing a bright yellow vest, scanning barcodes near the finish, marshaling along the trail, or any of the familiar roles. The volunteer coordinator (VC) role is less visible. Essential to the success of every event, but more in the background. In this volunteer spotlight we meet…
Hello all – Foxy here with another fab barkrunner interview. This time, we are taking the country roads to Charleston, West Virginia to meet the adventurous Scout! Scout, could you tell us about yourself? My name is Scout, and I’ll turn 8 on December 18. My fur mom is a Husky and my fur dad is…
