This race will be collecting donations for the Volunteer Team Inc., the non-profit volunteer team at Rocky Gap State Park.
The volunteer team at Rocky Gap was initiated in 1992 in response to budgetary cuts throughout the State Forest and Park Service. A core group of dedicated individuals began to volunteer personal time to maintain resources and preserve programs at three local sites. Since then, hundreds of volunteers, individuals and groups have participated in the program, logging in excess of 250,000 hours.
In 1995, the volunteer team became incorporated and was granted non-profit organization status. Its new fund-raising capabilities are used to support various projects and special events at Rocky Gap State Park.
Volunteers are involved in many aspects of operations and maintenance. Maintenance work includes, but is not limited to, maintaining campground and day-use facilities, trail maintenance, gardening, building picnic tables, creating fish habitats, cleaning grounds and construction projects.
