Amanda Schuler
Gen 1033: Life of the Mind
Professor Lenard
2 December 2016

Freshman Blogging Project
Run Rudolph Run
The Run Rudolph Run was an event was a great experience to exercise, raise money for families in need, and enjoy the Christmas spirit. This 5k run along one of Stockton University’s nature trails around Lake Fred was part of the Honor’s Programs charity fundraisers which raised money to give a family in need money for the holidays. The social was held on Saturday, November 19th, 2016 and hosted by Stockton’s Honors program. The fundraiser was led by Kate Volpe, the current Director of Service Project. Ms. Volpe coordinated the event which involved making posters, sending out flyers to local schools, and purchasing Christmas decorations to sell at the fundraiser. The overall experience was very upbeat and festive.
The event began in the Townsend Residential Life Center where all of the student volunteers set up tables for the runners, and made trail signs. Music was playing the volunteers split up into groups. As the event began and runners arrived, everyone settled down. Ms. Volpe assigned the groups to different stations; either inside or outside. She asked everyone to participate to make the event a success. While some people took pictures, and collected money from the runners, I was in a small group that help signs up along the trail as the runners passed by. After the race, all the volunteers gathered to share feedback in order to make the next run an even bigger success.
In my person opinion, I thoroughly enjoyed the event. I was very inclined to volunteer because I thought that the festive idea was very creative and was for a good cause. Overall, the Run Rudolph Run hosted by Stockton’s Honors Program and led by Kate Volpe was a great way to raise money for a good cause while having fun.