Rhonda Fincher started The Kendrick Fincher Memorial Foundation in memory of her 13-year old son, Kendrick, who died after suffering from a heat stroke at a sport practice. She also set up the Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation to promote proper hydration and prevention of heat illness through presentations to school children, athletes, coaches and parents. The Foundation distributes water bottles at its presentations and provides “cool huts” that are misting tents at various public events. It organizes fund raising events to raise awareness and to raise funds to help it carry out its mission.
I was pleased to volunteer to help set up for the 18th Annual Kendrick Fincher Youth Run this year. The Run took place at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers. Volunteers showed up the day before the race to help set up. There were folks giving out race packets and swag bags to registered runners, putting out signs, and so on. I was tasked to help build a barricade around a designated area so the bikers could park their bikes safely. Since I had never put up a barricade before, it was a learning experience for me. After that was completed, we went around the Promenade looking for places to hang banners and signs. Since there were not specific places set up for us to hang them, we had to be resourceful to make it work. That was fun.
If you wish to volunteer for this worthy cause, please check out The Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation site at kendrickfincher.org or call 479-986-9960.
I was pleased to volunteer to help set up for the 18th Annual Kendrick Fincher Youth Run this year. The Run took place at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers. Volunteers showed up the day before the race to help set up. There were folks giving out race packets and swag bags to registered runners, putting out signs, and so on. I was tasked to help build a barricade around a designated area so the bikers could park their bikes safely. Since I had never put up a barricade before, it was a learning experience for me. After that was completed, we went around the Promenade looking for places to hang banners and signs. Since there were not specific places set up for us to hang them, we had to be resourceful to make it work. That was fun.
If you wish to volunteer for this worthy cause, please check out The Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation site at kendrickfincher.org or call 479-986-9960.
Written by Chamber Champion, Chung Tan
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