Taizhou University dispatched a total of 414 teachers and students as volunteers to provide support in the 2023 Taizhou Marathon. The Marathon started in Huangyan District, Taizhou at 8am on December 3rd. The competition consists of three events: Sweet Run, Half Marathon, and Full Marathon, with 15,000 participants.
Before the competition, the Taizhou Marathon Organizing Committee, together with the university, carefully prepared for and held the 2023 Taizhou Marathon Volunteer Training Meeting, which put forward clear requirements for the volunteers in terms of etiquette, language service, work discipline, etc. The volunteers’ full understanding of the service work of the event provided strong support for the smooth progress of the marathon competition.
At 5 o’clock in the morning, all the volunteers gathered in an orderly manner under the guidance of the University Youth League Committee teachers and took a bus to the arranged service points on various tracks. After their arrival, the volunteers quickly sprang into action. They actively made preparations for the competition by setting up the venue, maintaining the order of the race track, distributing supplies, and arranging them in the most convenient positions. During the competition, volunteers warmly guided the runners, provided them with drinks and food, cheered, and recorded their vigorous running postures. We can always see the volunteers busy working beside the track. They have contributed their efforts to the competition service with sincere smiles, enthusiastic service and skilled movements, which has guaranteed the smooth progress of the competition. After the competition, volunteers worked together with sanitation workers to clean up the road and restore it to its original state, ensuring the cleanliness and tidiness of the city.
During the nearly seven hours of volunteer service, all young volunteers followed orders and provided services with cooperation, ensuring the marathon’s well-organized and warm atmosphere. With high morale as well as a serious and efficient work attitude, they have received unanimous praise from relevant departments and the organizing committee, demonstrating the responsibility of young people to both the public and participating athletes. In the days to come, our university will continue to carry out the volunteer spirit of “Dedication, Mutual Assistance, Friendship and Progress”, and cultivate our students into distinguished young people in the new era who have noble ideals, dare to take responsibility and bear hardships, and are willing to work hard. We will showcase the spirit of Taizhou University volunteers, and contribute our youthful strength to the construction of a beautiful Taizhou and its high-quality development.