Expert team of volunteers make organizing thousands of kids look easy at Awesome 3000
Bright and early on Saturday, May 16, over 2,000 children and teens will descend on Bush’s Pasture Park, bouncing on the soles of their running shoes and ready to race for glory and – more importantly – for fun.
Jodi Blackman, Awesome 3000’s lead organizer for United Way, spends months each year preparing for the youth fun run which raises thousands to support students, staff and teachers in the Salem-Keizer School District.
The runners…
