Medical and Other Volunteers Needed for Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race

Race organizers reaching out to physicians, nurses and EMTs to volunteer in medical tent

Physicians, nurses, EMTs and non-medical volunteers are needed to help staff the medical tent at the upcoming Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth.

Race organizers want to make sure there will be enough medical personnel to adequately treat runners suffering from any race-related injuries or heat conditions on race day. The Peoples Beach to Beacon also provides professional liability coverage to medical personnel who volunteer.

The race will be held Sunday, Aug. 1 this year, however, volunteers can choose to help out before, during or after the race.

Students are also encouraged to volunteer; they simply need a parent’s signature if under 18.

To volunteer or for more information, contact Maya Cohen, the race’s volunteer coordinator, at (207) 838-8816 or mmcohen@maine.rr.com. To register online, go to www.beach2beacon.org and click ‘Volunteer Opportunities’, or pick up a form at any Peoples branch statewide.

Professional medical personnel are needed to provide an array of treatment, but non-medical volunteers also are needed for tent set up, transporting ice and water, record keeping and other important tasks, Cohen said.

Besides the medical tent, where 80 volunteers are still needed, other areas of need include parking, security and water stations. Volunteers receive a commemorative t-shirt for their efforts and are invited to a special picnic following the race.

The Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K, founded by Joan Benoit Samuelson and Peoples, has become one of the marquee events on the international road race circuit, attracting elite athletes worldwide to Maine. The event, which attracts about 10,000 spectators who line the course, requires as many as 850 volunteers each year.

Runners from around the world, New England and Maine – 5,000 in all – will compete in the race that begins at Crescent Beach along Route 77 and ends 6.2 miles later in Fort Williams at Portland Head, the most photographed lighthouse in America.

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